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Diogo Jota had a telephone speech with the president of Gondomar SC, his boyhood club, specified hours earlier the Liverpool star's tragic passing.
The club's president revealed that Jota, 28, was "going done a blessed moment" during their chat. Disaster struck successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday erstwhile Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, lost their lives pursuing a devastating car crash connected the A-52 motorway successful Zamora province, Spain.
The brothers were traveling to the larboard of Santander to committee a ferry backmost to England aft Jota had been told to debar flying pursuing caller lung surgery. The Lamborghini they were successful near the carriageway astatine 12:30 americium section time pursuing what is believed to person been a tyre blowout portion overtaking. Both men perished successful the collision.
It's present been revealed that Jota spoke to Gondomar SC president Alvaro Cerqueira connected the telephone conscionable earlier his death. The guardant started his shot vocation with Gondomar arsenic a nine-year-old.
Cerqueira told JN: "It was conscionable aft 10 p.m. past nighttime [Thursday], we were connected the telephone and helium was fine.
"We spoke astir each week, and I cognize helium was going done a blessed moment. When Diogo needed to bid during the off-season, helium would inquire to travel here, and we would ever marque everything available.
"His member would usually travel too, and they would some train. It is hard to speech astatine a clip similar this, but what volition stay is the representation of 2 precise humble people, who permission a immense void."
Gondomar, nestled adjacent the metropolis of Porto, was the spot Jota called home. It was present that helium wed his semipermanent spouse Rute Cardoso conscionable 2 weeks earlier his untimely passing, a national blessed with 3 children.
His and his brother's ceremonial is scheduled for 10 americium connected Saturday. The proceedings volition statesman with a aftermath astatine Sao Cosme Chapel, followed by a ceremonial work astatine Igreja Matriz de Gondomar.
The shot satellite has been agreed successful mourning, with an outpouring of tributes to the erstwhile Liverpool subordinate from colleagues, managers, clubs, and supporters. Anfield has go a focal constituent for grief, with fans leaving flowers and mementos successful grant of Jota.
Liverpool's skipper Virgil van Dijk joined the chorus of voices expressing their sorrow, taking to Instagram to share: "Man, I can't judge it, I don't wanna judge it. Absolutely devastated and successful full disbelief. What a quality being, what a player, but astir importantly what an unbelievable household man.
"You meant truthful overmuch to each of america and you ever will! For your household to suffer 2 sons, a hubby and a begetter is conscionable unimaginable. So cruel and unfair. My bosom is breaking for each of your beauteous family, for Rute and for your kids.
"I committedness you that successful these hard times and beyond we volition ever beryllium determination for your family. A champion forever, fig 20 forever. It's been a privilege to person stood by your broadside connected the pitch, and to person been your person disconnected it.
"We volition miss you beyond words and ne'er hide you. Your bequest volition unrecorded on, we volition marque definite of it! Rest successful cleanable bid Diogo and Andre."
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