In a heartfelt gesture, Liverpool will reportedly pay the remaining two years of Jota’s contract to his family.
Thousands gathered in Gondomar, Portugal, on Saturday to pay final respects to Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who died in a car crash on Thursday.
Jota’s widow, Rute Cardoso—who married the 28-year-old less than a month ago—was seen hugging mourners outside the Chapel of the Resurrection. The brothers’ coffins were carried to the nearby Igreja Matriz de Gondomar, where only family and close friends attended the service.
Liverpool teammates including Virgil Van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Darwin Núñez, Joe Gomez, and Alexis Mac Allister attended. Van Dijk carried flowers shaped like Jota’s number 20 shirt. Manchester City’s Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva, Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, and Portugal coach Roberto Martinez also paid tribute.
In a heartfelt gesture, Liverpool will reportedly pay the remaining two years of Jota’s contract to his family.
Jota and Andre died when their Lamborghini crashed in Spain during a road trip. Fans lined the streets, applauding players as they passed, while aerial images showed queues outside the chapel.
Jota’s agent Jorge Mendes and grieving family members joined thousands of supporters who gathered to say goodbye to the Portugal international.