Football Community Gathers for Diogo Jota's Funeral in Portugal

Diogo Jota and André Silva are being laid to rest in Portugal. Several teammates are in attendance to bid farewell to the football brothers who died in a car accident during the night to Thursday.

» Published: July 05 2025

Football Community Gathers for Diogo Jota's Funeral in Portugal
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The ceremony is private and no outsiders are allowed into the church. This after the family experienced Friday's memorial service as too intense, according to BBC.

During Saturday morning, several teammates of the Liverpool attacker were seen arriving at the small Catholic church in Gondomar, including team captain Virgil Van Dijk and Andy Robertson who carried red and white flower wreaths decorated with player numbers. Liverpool coach Arne Slot and teammates such as Alexis Mac Allister and Joe Gomez were also glimpsed on site.

Also, Portuguese national teammates such as Bernardo Silva, Rúben Dias, Ruben Neves and Bruno Fernandes were seen arriving at the ceremony.

Diogo Jota and André Silva died in a car accident near Cernadilla in northern Spain near the border with Portugal.

Jota made 190 matches in the Premier League, for Liverpool and Wolves, and represented the Portuguese national team in 49 matches.

He became 28 years old and leaves behind a wife and three children.

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