Family, football unite to bid farewell to late Liverpool forward Jota and brother

Close family and friends and stars of the world of football gathered yesterday for the funeral of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his brother 48 hours after the siblings’ car crash.

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Jota, 28, and Andre Silva, 25, were killed on Thursday after their vehicle veered off a motorway in northwestern Spain and became engulfed in flames, a week after the Portugal forward had got married.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, defender Andy Robertson, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and manager Arne Slot were among teammates past and present who attended the service in Gonfomar, near Porto.

The English Premier League stars carried two floral tributes in the club’s red colour into the chapel, each in the shape of a shirt.

The one carried by Van Dijk had the No.20 written in white flowers, which Jota wore on his Liverpool shirt.

The other bore the No.30, which was worn by Jota’s brother, who played for FC Penafiel in Portugal’s second division.