Diogo Jota funeral latest: Family and teammates of killed Liverpool star to attend emotional ceremony – UK Times

Diogo Jota and Andre Silva’s funeral is set to be held on Saturday morning, 2 days after the brothers were killed in a car crash.

Hundreds already came to pay their respects at a private and public wake on Friday in their hometown of Gondomar.

A funeral will be held at 10am.

Family, friends and teammates are expected to attend the ceremony.

Reports have suggested Liverpool FC have chartered a flight to Portugal for the funeral.

Several former and present teammates from Liverpool and Portugal’s national team were already seen on Friday.

Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a fatal car crash early on Thursday morning.

There has been an outpouring of grief since, with many paying respects both in Liverpool and Portugal.

On Friday morning, their family held a private wake in the brothers’ hometown of Gondomar near Porto on Friday.

The wake, held at the Capela da Ressurreicao, was then opened to the public at around 3pm.

On Saturday, the funeral is expected to begin at around 10am at the nearby Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in Sao Cosme.

Liverpool have cancelled the phased return of players for pre-season training as they continue to mourn the death of forward Diogo Jota.

The first group of Arne Slot’s squad were scheduled to attend the club’s AXA training complex on Friday for the opening round of physical tests after their summer break.

It is understood that has been postponed as the club deals with the aftermath of the shocking tragedy which saw 28-year-old Jota and his brother Andre Silva killed in a car crash in Spain in the early hours of Thursday.

In his tribute to Diogo Jota yesterday, Liverpool manager Arne Slot said fans would continue to sing “Jota’s song”.

“Oh, he wears the No 20 / He will take us to victory / And when he’s running down the left wing / He’ll cut inside and score for LFC / He’s a lad from Portugal / Better than Figo don’t you know / Oh, his name is Diogo!”

Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a fatal car crash early on Thursday morning.

There has been an outpouring of grief since, with many paying respects both in Liverpool and Portugal.

On Friday morning, their family held a private wake in the brothers’ hometown of Gondomar near Porto on Friday.

The wake, held at the Capela da Ressurreicao, was then opened to the public at around 3pm.

On Saturday, the funeral is expected to begin at around 10am at the nearby Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in Sao Cosme.