Diogo Jota funeral updates as Liverpool stars join family at emotional service
The emotional ceremony, which begins at 10am, takes place in Gondomar, outside Porto, following Friday night's wake and widespread tributes to the duo, who sadly died on Thursday.
The Premier League footballer and his younger brother both lost their lives in a devastating crash near Zamora close to Spain's north-west border with Portugal. The tragic incident occurred just days after Jota's marriage to his childhood sweetheart, Rute Cardoso - who had to identify her husband and his brother after the crash.
Hundreds attended the wake at the Capela da Ressurreicao on Friday, with Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes and Fenway Sports' CEO of Football Michael Edwards leading an LFC delegation. A number of Liverpool stars will be in attendance on Saturday, along with former Kop players Thiago Alcantara and Fabinho - as well as Manchester United's Diogo Dalot and Manchester City's Bernardo Silva - having all paid tribute on Friday.
Keep up with all the latest from Gondomar, as the footballing world comes together to pay tribute and say farewell to Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.
The funerals of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva will take place at 10am on Saturday morning in Gondomar, a half-hour drive inland from the northern Portuguese city of Porto.
On Friday afternoon the Liverpool forward's wife Rute and family members attended a private wake at Sao Cosme Chapel with priest Jose Manuel Macedo set to oversee the funeral at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar catholic church.
Manchester City star Bernardo Silva was among the footballing stars who visited the wake to pay tribute to his ex-Portugal team-mate.
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Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, will be laid to rest this morning following the tragic death of the pair on Thursday.
The pair were travelling in a Lamborghini near Zamora in Spain when it veered off the road and burst into flames, killing both before emergency services arrived.
Tributes have been flooding in following news of the tragedy and a wake in Gondomar, where the pair grew up, was attended by thousands of mourners on Friday - including a delegation from Liverpool.
Today's funeral, starting this morning, is set to be similarly attended, both in the church and outside.
It promises to be another extremely emotional day.
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