The Diogo Jota family gathered in the Portugal Church before Wake and Funeral

The Diogo Jota family gathered in the Portugal Church before Wake and Funeral

wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F07%2Fnewspress-collage-jsmlfyv8c-1751634400089 The Diogo Jota family gathered in the Portugal Church before Wake and Funeral

Gondomar, Portugal – Family and Friends of Liverpool striker Dyou Jota and his brother gathered Portuguese football players were killed In a car accident in Spain.

Some embraced and cried before entering the Capella da Resourio Sao Cosmi, where the funeral of the brothers is planned for Saturday.

Jota, 28, and his 25 -year -old brother, Andre Silva, were found dead near Zamora in northwest Spain yet. Lamborghini were driving their crash Over isolated from the highway after midnight on Thursday and exploded in the fire.

Joachim (Center), Dugo Gota’s father and brother, arrives with other relatives in a church on July 4, 2025. AP
Dugo Jota was tragicly killed in a fire car accident in Spain in July 2025. AFP via Getty Images

Spanish government officials said that their bodies were returned to Portugal after they were identified by the family.

Gotta and his parents have homes in Jendumar, where he started his career as a child. Gondomar is a working -class city next to Porto, where Gota was born.

Joaqium (Al -Wasat), the father of Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his brother, was embraced in a church where their bodies were brought to wake up and the funeral. AP
Those who gathered in Portugal brought flowers. AP

The death of Gota occurred two weeks after He married a partner for a long time Rue Cardoso during its vacation in a long season, where Liverpool helped win the Premier League title. The couple gave birth to three children, the youngest of whom was born last year.

They said that the Spanish police were investigating the cause of the accident, which did not include another car.

The death of Dugo Jota comes just weeks after his partner for his partner, Rot Cardoso. @Diologs_18/Instagram
Three young children share. @rotecfcardoso14/Instagram
Dyou Jota with his family on the field. AFP via Getty Images

His brother Silva played with the Portuguese club Benaville in the lower sections.

Pour condolences from Portuguese officials Football world The news of the accident also spread.

Liverpool fans put wreaths and team scarves outside the Anfield stadium, while a moment of silence was held before Portugal played Spain in the European Women’s Championship in Switzerland.

The greeting of flowers is left outside the Anfield stadium in Liverpool after the death of Dugo Jota. Reuters
Fans pushed their respect for the late star in Liverpool. Reuters

The loss felt sharply in his hometown, especially in the first football club, where Gota started playing at the age of nine.

“He never forgot his roots, nor his friends, because he had a group of friends who were with him in training here in Gondomar who even from time to time called to go and watch Liverpool games in England,” said Anselmo Serra, Director of Gondomar SC. “They were like a group of friends who have never forgotten over the years.”

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