Santiago Jimenez admits he met love in the midst of a pandemic thanks to Call of Duty.

Pandemic COVID-19 changed the global status quo and the lives of millions of people, including Santiago Jimenezwhich, among all the media’s expectations, caused by his excellent hitting streak in Netherlandsmade a personal confession regarding his private life.

‘Child’ recognized in the dynamics of communication with Feyenoord through YouTube that in the midst of social isolation due to the pandemic, he was able to meet the one who is now his bride, Fer Serranowhom he met while playing the famous military video game ‘Call of Duty’.

The couple began dating in 2020 and officially announced their engagement in November 2022. “It’s a very funny story,” began Serrano, who also took part in the conversation. “You won’t believe it,” he added. Jimenez.

At the height of the pandemic, in March 2020, a young woman experienced the death of her mother and took refuge in video games as a distraction. “I was at home all day. all i did was play Call of Duty Warzone. But really fanatical. I was born to play. That was all I did.”

“I once posted a story I was playing on social media and I won. Santiago replied: Wow, are you playing? Let’s Play. I didn’t answer right away because my thoughts were only with my mother at that moment. Two weeks later, he said he was playing with friends. He invited me to join, which I did. Just friendly,” Serrano explained.

When it’s your turn Jimenez, the young striker explained that they did not know each other, but both followed each other on the social network of the camera, which clearly facilitated the interaction between them. “We didn’t know each other, we followed each other in instagram and we never met.

“He is also three years younger than me. Therefore, we did not meet either at a party or through mutual friends. I accepted the invitation to play, and then we played for two months without a break, because he did not train due to covid-19, ”the girl explained.

Although at that time Jimenez was already known for his travels with Blue Cross in that Final tournament Liga MX 2020, He did not have the glory that haunts him at the present time. In the audiovisual clip, the assailant explained what the moment was like when he met his partner.

“We get up at 1pm and play until 5am,” Santi said. “We just stopped to eat. Then we drove straight back. The funny thing is that I skated on the street because I really needed to get away from everything. He asked me where I am. The funny thing is that he lived only three houses from me. At some point, he came out, and this was our first meeting, ”added Serrano.

At 22 years old Jimenez he established himself as one of the most promising strikers in Europe with 20 goals in a season. Fer Serrano is an artist, director, and has 287,000 followers on Instagram.