The wife and family of Diogo Jota were joined by Liverpool players for the funeral of the striker and his brother, Andre Silva, in Portugal after their death in a car accident in Spain.
The father of three children, who married his long -term partner Rute Cardoso 11 days before the accident, died alongside his brother after a Lamborghini, they went to flames following an alleged eruption of tires in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The coffins of Jota and Silva were transported to the Igreja Matriz church in Gondomar in the city of Gondomar near Porto on Saturday morning, followed by people in mourning.
A bell of the church penetrated and crowds applauded while the coffins of the brothers were transported in the church, followed by mourning people, some with their arms in each other.
Other views arriving at the church included the head coach of the Reds Arne Slot, Captain Virgil Van Dijk and the teammates, including Andy Robertson, Conor Bradley, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones, Darwin Nunez and Joe Gomez.
The boss of Liverpool Arne Slot was present
Liverpool players past and present were present
Liverpool’s teammates from Jota, Darwin Nunez (left), and Federico Chiesa (right) were present
Ses coéquipiers nationaux Bruno Fernandes de Manchester, Joao Felix et Renato, de ChelSea, de Manchester, de Wolves, de Joao Felix et Renato, de Chelsea, de Nelson, de Wolves, de Wolves, de Wolves, de Wolves, de Wolves, de Wolves, de Wolves, de Wolves, de Wolves, de Wolves, de Wolves, Porto and Rubio and Rubio, as well as Wolves Villas-Boas and director of Portugal Roberto Martinez.
Jota’s teammate from Portugal, Bruno Fernandes, was present
Jota’s teammate of Portugal, Ruben Dias, was present
Jota’s teammate of Portugal, Bernardo Silva, was present
Jota’s former teammate, Joao Moutinho, was present
Some players wore crowns of football shirts when they arrived at the church.
“They are [have been] Really sad days, as you can imagine, but today we have shown that we are a very large but close family, “said Martinez Sky Sports News.
“We are Portugal, and it was essential for us that [with] Andre Silva and Diogo Jota, we are together and we will always be together and their mind will be with us forever.
“Thank you very much for your messages, for your support and everything we have received [from] all over the world. It means a lot and today we are all a football family. “”
Family and friends gathered for the wake of the brothers on Friday, with a queue outside the Portuguese chapel.
The parents of the brothers attended the chapel of Sao Cosme, the Capela Da Ressurreicao, in Gondomar, with the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and the agent of Jota.
People held out service sheets featuring photos of the two brothers, the greatest showing Jota smiling in his Liverpool shirt and making a sign of heart with his hands.
Liverpool postponed the return of their players for the pre-season after the death of Jota and the players past and present paid tribute to him and his brother on social networks.
A sea of floral tributes had been left outside Anfield, with many fans of Liverpool and supporters of other clubs who seek to pay tribute.
The flags were lowered to half the stadium and all club stores, museums and visits were closed until Monday, the staff offered support for well-being.
Jota and Silva were found dead after the car crashed on the A-52 in Palacios de Sanabria near the city of Zamora at 12:40 pm on Thursday.
The police said that they were investigating the possibility that the Lamborghini has left the road due to an eruption of the tires during the surpassing, and a source of the government’s sub-delegation in Zamora confirmed “a possible speed incident” was examined.
Photos of the consequences of the accident showed scattered debris along the road, including what seemed to be charred parts of the vehicle.
No other vehicle would have been involved in the incident.
