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The wife of former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius was spotted watching her husband play for his current side on Saturday.
Karius, 32, is married to Italian TV presenter Diletta Leotta, 33, who has become familiar to viewers through her work for broadcaster DAZN.
She was in attendance for Karius' first appearance for over three months following a lengthy injury lay-off as his Schalke side drew 0-0 with Dutch team FC Twente.
Leotta was seen watching from the stands with the couple's two-year-old daughter, Aria, in tow.
She also posted a photo of her in an orange bikini while in Germany.
The Italian could be seen giving Karius a brief kiss after the half-time whistle blew during the friendly match.
She spoke to German publication BILD after the encounter, in which she expressed pride at her husband being able to return from a calf injury so quickly.
Diletta Leotta posted a picture of herself in an orange bikini while on a visit to Germany
She also shared a quick moment of affection with husband Loris Karius
Leotta said: 'I'm so proud that Loris made his comeback so quickly!'
'It's always nice when the family is there to watch. Of course, they can't be there all the time – unfortunately! But the more often, the better for me.
'It's obvious, everyone likes to have their family close by.'
'This time I'll only be here in Gelsenkirchen for a short three days. But I'll definitely be there longer around [Schalke's] first home game against Hertha [Berlin]!'
Her comments come after Karius revealed last month that he was so overwhelmed meeting his wife's family for the first time that he locked himself in his room and dived onto the bed to process his emotions.
Karius and Leotta tied the knot last year in a lavish ceremony at a five-star hotel resort and devoured a cake almost as tall as them.
However, meeting Leotta's family from Catania, Sicily, was apparently a culture shock which left Karius 'destroyed' and yearning for respite because of the exuberance and noise.
'It was fun to bring Loris to my house in Catania for the first time,' Leotta told the Storie oltre le Stories podcast via Gazzetta dello Sport.
Karius was playing in his first match for over three months following a calf injury
'At a certain point during lunch - he doesn't speak Italian, by the way - he heard all this noise.
'He wasn't used to this disaster, he said to me: "Please stop, I need a break!"
'He went upstairs to his room, locked himself in and threw himself on the bed destroyed by life.
