The bodies of the two football players were transported from Spain to Portugal on Thursday evening. On Friday, a memorial service will be held for them, in a Catholic church in Gondomar, followed by the funeral on Saturday.
We are available to together with everyone remember their lives, share the sorrow and the Christian hope, says priest Jose Manuel Macedo to Portuguese CNN.
Jota's physiotherapist tells Record that the striker had recently undergone a lung operation, and needed to avoid flying. That's why Jota and his brother were on their way to Santander in Spain to take the ferry to England.
Liverpool begins its preseason on Monday.
The newspaper also writes that the road where the accident occurred last year has generated several complaints to the local traffic authority, due to the poor quality of the asphalt.
Even the car model they were traveling in, a Lamborghini, has previously been recalled after problems, reports The Sun. If the previously reported problems were the cause of the accident is unclear.
”We are deeply affected by the accident in Spain where Diogo and André tragically died. Our thoughts go to their family in this difficult time”‚ writes Lamborghini in a statement.
