Portuguese star ahead and brother laid to relaxation in dwelling city after deadly automotive crash
GONDOMAR, Portugal – Carrying a purple floral wreath bearing his jersey quantity, Diogo Jota’s Liverpool teammates joined family and residents in a small Portuguese city on Saturday for the funeral of the soccer star, who died together with his brother in a automotive crash on Thursday.
Membership captain Virgil Van Dijk, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and supervisor Arne Slot have been amongst Liverpool teammates previous and current who attended the service in Gondomar for the striker and his brother, Andre Silva.
The English Premier League stars carried two floral tributes within the membership’s purple color into the chapel, every within the form of a shirt.
The one carried by Van Dijk had the quantity 20 written in white flowers, which Jota wore on his Liverpool shirt.
The opposite bore the quantity 30, which was worn by Jota’s brother, who performed for FC Peñafiel within the Portuguese second division.
Wearing black and with their heads bowed, the teammates entered the church in silence. The one sound was the applause from the group outdoors.
Rute Cardoso, who married her childhood sweetheart Jota solely two weeks earlier than the deadly crash, arrived with family.
Tons of of residents of Gondomar, a small city in northern Portugal the place Jota grew up, gathered outdoors.
The personal service was presided over by the Bishop of Porto, Manuel Linda.
In an emotional homily addressed to Jota’s mother and father, his spouse and their three younger youngsters, Linda stated “solidarity in love is at all times stronger than loss of life”.
Teammates from the Portugal nationwide squad together with Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes, who each play within the Premier League, additionally attended the service.
“Jota will at all times be in our hearts. He’ll at all times be current at each breakfast, lunch, dinner, in any respect our nationwide group get-togethers, at our PlayStation video games, at our card video games,” Silva advised the Portuguese broadcaster TVI.
Jota’s loss of life on the age of 28 despatched shock waves by the world of soccer and past, with messages of condolences pouring in from nationwide leaders in addition to throughout the game.
Followers continued to put flowers and different tributes to the striker on Saturday outdoors Liverpool’s Anfield stadium.
The brothers have been believed to have been driving to a ferry in Spain to journey to Britain when their Lamborghini veered off the highway and burst into flames after midnight on Thursday. Police stated they suspected a tyre had burst.
Followers pay their respects outdoors Anfield Stadium, on the day of the funeral of Liverpool ahead Diogo Jota in Portugal. (Picture: Reuters)
