Article by Darius Stanescu – published on Thursday, July 03, 2025 21:42 / Updated Thursday, July 3, 2025 22:02
His funerals Diogo Jota (28) and Andre Silva (25 years old), Died Thursday in Zamora, Spainfollowing a road accident, will take place on Saturday, at 10:00, at the Matrix church in Gondomar.
The privilege will take place tomorrow afternoon (the time is to be set, but probably around 4:00 pm), at the Resurrection Chapel.
Diogo Jota and Andre Silva will be buried on Saturday
The inanimate bodies of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva were released by the Institute of Legal Medicine in Zamora and should arrive in Portugal during Thursday night, according to Abola.pt.
Numerous reactions have appeared in the tragic news of the death of Diogo Jota and André Silva, from Paulo Fonseca to Messi.
Diogo Jota, Liverpool's player, died in a car accident
The Portuguese footballer died from a road accident last night, around 1:40 am Romania, near the Spanish municipality of Sanabria, the province of Zamora, near the border with Portugal. The car went out in the decor somewhere at kilometer 65 of the A-52 highway, and after the impact it caught fire.
On board was the brother of Diogo, Andre, and he was a footballer. 26 years old, Andre was legitimized at Penafiel, in the second Portuguese League.
The local authorities in Zamora said that “two young people died in an accident on the 52nd. The fire brigade intervened, after the vehicle caught fire, and the flames spread to vegetation. The two were 28 and 26 years old. Rest in peace.” The rescuers moved on the spot could only find the death of the two brothers. The car was carbonized.
The cause of death: Around 00:30, on Wednesday night, according to the first information in the investigation, it is mentioned that the Lamborghini in which they were suffered a rubber explosion while trying to overcome.
For this reason, the car left the road, according to AS.com, and the accident was fatal. The car caught fire, and the fire was deadly for the two Portuguese footballers.
