Diogo Jota and Andre Silva have been laid to rest at a highly emotional burial ceremony held in their hometown of Gondomar in Portugal on Saturday, two days after the brothers died in a car accident in Spain.
The funeral was attended by family and friends, including Jota’s 28-year-old wife, Rute Cardoso, just two weeks after their wedding ceremony in Spain.
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Players and staff of Liverpool FC and the Portugal national team were also among those at the Parish Church of Saint Cosme and Saint Damiao for the funeral.
Rute Cardoso follows Diogo Jota’s coffin
Procession to the cemetery where Diogo Jota and Andre Silva were buried
Ruben Neves was among the pall-bearers a day after flying in from the United States
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson carry wreaths in honour of the brothers
Liverpool players and staff including Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch and ex-captain Jordan Henderson
Liverpool manager Arne Slot alongside players Ibrahima Konate, Alexis MacAliiter and Joe Gomez
May their souls rest in peace!