Family, friends and Liverpool teammates say final farewell at Diogo Jota & brother Andre's funeral after tragic crash

The Sun

05-07-2025

FAMILY, friends and Liverpool teammates said goodbye to Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva's at their funeral in Portugal after Thursday's tragic car crash.
Liverpool stars Virgil Van Dijk and Andy Robertson led mourners with two touching wreathes emblazoned with Diogo's number 20 and André's number 30.
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A joint- funeral for Jota, 28, and his brother André Silva, 25, was held at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar church after the devastating crash.
Portugal's head coach Roberto Martinez spoke after the ceremony and described how the days since their tragic deaths had been 'really, really sad' but the funeral today showed 'we are a very large, close family'.
Martinez went on to say it was 'essential' for Portugal to show 'we are together,' adding the brothers' spirits will be 'with us forever'.
He said: 'So thank you very much for your messages and for your support and everything that we receive [from] all over the world.
'Today we are all one football family.'
Liverpool manager Arne Slot was there with his players - including Reds stars Joe Gomez, Darwin Nunez and Alexis Mac Allister.
Former teammates Jordan Henderson and James Milner were also in attendance.
Some of Jota's international teammates present at the ceremony were Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, Chelsea's Joao Felix and Manchester City's Bernardo Silva.
A huge crowd of mourners gathered outside the church and showed support for the brothers' friends, family, coaches and teammates as they walked in procession.
The service was private but a live audio feed was played outside the church.
Addressing Jota's children, who were not at the service, as well as their mother and grandparents, the Gondomar priest was heard saying in the broadcast: "There are no words, but there are feelings.
"We also suffer a lot and we are with you emotionally."
Jota, along with brother André, died when his hired acid green £210,000 Lamborghini supercar suffered a suspected tyre blowout and crashed in a fireball on the A52 highway in Zamora province, northern Spain.
The brothers were en route to the Spanish port city of Santander to catch a ferry to the UK after the Portugal star was urged not to travel by plane following lung surgery.
Tributes have flooded in since the horrific news, including from Jota's Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and current Reds boss Arne Slot.
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Head coach of the Portugal national team, Roberto Martinez, speaks to the media
Head coach of the Portugal national team, Roberto Martinez, speaks to the media
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Liverpool player Conor Bradley (C) steps out of the church after funeral ceremony
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Portugal's head coach says the brothers' spirits 'will be with us forever'
Portugal's head coach Roberto Martinez has spoken outside the church where the brothers' funeral took place.
He started by describing how the days since their tragic deaths had been "really, really sad" but the funeral today showed "we are a very large, close family".
Martinez went on to say it was "essential" for Portugal to show "we are together," adding the brothers' spirits will be "with us forever".
He said: "So thank you very much for your messages and for your support and everything that we receive [from] all over the world.
"Today we are all one football family."
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Former Liverpool's Captain Jordan Henderson after funeral
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Liverpool FC players Ibrahima Konate, Wataru Endo and Curtis Jones leave the church
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Liverpool's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk (C) leaves funeral
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Liverpool's team players step out of the church
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Liverpool manager Arne Slot leaves ceremony
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Jordan Henderson and James Milner leave funeral
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Ceremony ends
The ceremony has ended.
Church bells rang as the coffins were carried out.
Mourners gathered inside the church are now leaving.
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Funeral service begins with prayer
A live audio feed of the funeral is being played outside the church, with the service starting with the Lord's Prayer.
Diogo Jota and André Silva's family are Catholic.
A Gondomar priest told local media on Friday that Jota cared deeply about his faith.
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Crowds gathered while family and players walk in procession
A huge crowd of mourners has gathered outside the church.
They have been showing support for Jota and his brother Andre's friends, family, coaches and teammates who have been walking in procession.
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Mourners filing into church
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Family and friends gather in church for funeral
Family and friends of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva are gathering inside the church for the funeral.
The coffins have arrived.
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Former Liverpool's Captain Jordan Henderson arrives
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Chelsea's Renato Veiga arrives
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Liverpool players walk to the church
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Liverpool's Curtis Jones (C) and Technical Director Julian Ward (R) arrive
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Liverpool's Joe Gomez and Arne Slot arrive
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Darwin Nunez, football player for Liverpool and Uruguay, and his partner Lorena Manas, arrive
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Arne Slot, Manager of Liverpool FC, arrives with players and coaching staff
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Porto FC President Andre Villas-Boas arrives
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Liverpool's captain Virgil van Dijk and Liverpool's player Andrew Robertson arrive