THIS is the dramatic moment former Atletico Madrid striker Angel Correa backtracks with his youngest daughter in his arms as a bear runs towards them.
The Argentine international got the shock of his life after being surprised by the animal outside the family home in the Mexican city of Monterrey where he now plays his club football.
The Atletico hero’s wife Sabrina Di Marco, who filmed the surprise encounter, posted a video of the incident on her social media.
Dad-of-three Angel, who joined Mexican club Tigres UANL in July after more than a decade with the Spanish LaLiga giants, grabbed hold tight of two-year-old Lia as the bear headed towards them in the tree-lined street.
Only when he saw it appeared to have no intention of attacking them did he pause his run backwards and turn to look towards his wife with a nervous smile on his face.
Lia looked totally unfazed by the incident, also flashing a smile at Sabrina who posted the footage with the caption: “Someone came to visit us” alongside a bear emoji.
One local joked: “Welcome to Monterrey Angel.”
Another struck a more serious tone, claiming: “He did the exact opposite you should do in these circumstances.
“A bear runs faster than humans, it’s stronger than humans and bears that come down from the mountains are wild animals.”
Fellow Argentinian and former Manchester City defender Martin Dimechelis, who used to manage in Monterrey, had his own encounter with a bear outside his home while he was still living in Mexico in December last year.
The animal was filmed wandering around his garden before running off as the retired footballer approached it with his family.
His wife Evangelina Anderson, who recently confirmed she had separated from her husband, could be overheard chiding one of their children and telling them: “It’s enormous. Don’t go near it.”
Their surprise encounter with the bear happened on New Year’s Eve last year.
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