Liverpool Teammates Assemble in Diogo Jota’s Hometown in Portugal for Funeral Services

On Saturday, Liverpool players convened in the quaint Portuguese town of Gondomar for the funeral of their Premier League teammate Diogo Jota, who tragically lost his life alongside his younger brother in a car accident in Spain on Thursday.

The club’s captain, Virgil Van Dijk, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, and manager Arne Slot, among others, arrived in Portugal late on Friday to honour the striker and his brother, Andre Silva.

They are set to join Jota’s mourning family and the local community, as hundreds of residents from Gondomar—where Jota was raised—gather for the service at the Igreja Matriz church.

Rute Cardoso, who recently married Jota just weeks prior, is anticipated to be accompanied by their three young children during the ceremony.

The untimely passing of Jota, at only 28 years of age, has sent shockwaves throughout the football community and beyond, inspiring an outpouring of condolences from national leaders and sport figures alike.

Reports indicate that the brothers were en route to a ferry in Spain for travel to Britain when their Lamborghini tragically left the road and caught fire just after midnight on Thursday. Authorities believe a tyre may have blown out.