Diogo Jota funeral latest updates as footballers join family and friends in Portugal

The funeral of Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his younger brother Andre Silva will take place in Portugal on Saturday morning.

The striker, 28, was killed in an accident in Zamora, Spain, on Thursday morning (July 3), along with his 26-year-old brother.

Mourners are gathering in Jota's hometown to pay their respects to the two men at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar at 10am – a day after a wake was held at the nearby Capela da Ressurreicao.

Jota’s wife, Rute Cardoso, who he married last month, arrived alongside other members of the family. Their deaths prompted an outpouring of sympathy for his wife, their three children and the wider family from the football world and beyond.

The footballer had been travelling in a Lamborghini with his brother when the car veered off the road and burst into flames following what police suspect was a tyre blowout while overtaking.

Jota and Silva were both found dead after the car crashed on the A-52 in Palacios de Sanabria near the city of Zamora at 12.40am on Thursday.

Pictures of the aftermath of the crash showed debris scattered along the side of the road including what appeared to be charred parts of the vehicle.

No other vehicles are said to have been involved in the incident.

Mourners gathered for a wake for Diogo Jota and Andre Silva on Friday ahead of the brothers’ funeral on Saturday.

Family and friends arrived at the Sao Cosme Chapel, the Capela da Ressurreicao, in the town of Gondomar near Porto.

The wake was initially private but was later opened up to the public, with hundreds queuing outside the chapel to pay their respects.

The brothers’ parents attended the wake, with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and Jota’s agent also among