Poignant moment as the coffins of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva are brought into the church in Portugal

Football players and staff past and present are among the mourners in Portugal to pay their respects at Diogo Jota’s funeral following his death in a car crash in Spain alongside his brother Andre Silva.

The father-of-three, who married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso 11 days before the accident, was killed alongside his brother after a Lamborghini they were travelling in burst into flames following a suspected tyre blowout in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The funeral is being held this morning with parish priest at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in Sao Cosme, Jose Manuel Macedo updating people on the timings.

It comes after family and friends gathered for the brothers’ wake on Friday, with a queue forming outside the Portuguese chapel.

The brothers’ parents attended the Sao Cosme Chapel, the Capela da Ressurreicao, in the town of Gondomar near Porto on Friday, with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and Jota’s agent also among attendees.

Diogo Jota most recently played for Liverpool FC. He played for Wolves from 2018 to 2020.

The coffins of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva are brought into the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in the town of Gondomar near Porto. The Liverpool and Portugal forward died along with his younger brother Andre Silva in the accident in Zamora on Thursday morning. Picture date: Saturday July 5, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: PA Wire.

Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk and Andy Robertson arrive at the funeral of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva being held at Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in the town of Gondomar near Porto. The Liverpool and Portugal forward died along with his younger brother Andre Silva in the accident in Zamora on Thursday morning. Picture date: Saturday July 5, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: PA Wire.

Liverpool postponed the return of players for pre-season following Jota’s death, as a number of players past and present paid tribute.

A sea of floral tributes had been left outside Anfield, with many Liverpool fans and supporters of other clubs looking to pay their respects.