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Lionel Messi has posted a tribute to Diogo Jota pursuing the Liverpool star’s tragic death.
The Portuguese guardant has passed distant astatine the property of 28 following a car clang successful Spain successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday morning. Jota was traveling with his member Andre Silva, who besides died successful the accident.
The shot satellite has been paying tribute to Jota and his member since the quality broke, with a fig of his Liverpool teammates, including Darwin Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott, posting affectional messages connected societal media on with different salient figures from the sport.
Messi is the latest to adhd his condolences, having posted his ain connection connected his Instagram story.
Above an representation of Jota, the Inter Miami prima and Barcelona fable included the caption “QEPD”. That's the initials of the Spanish operation "Que en paz descanse", which translates into English arsenic "May helium remainder successful peace".
Messi joins his long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo successful posting a connection for Jota, with the second issuing a heartfelt tribute to his planetary teammate, having lone precocious played alongside Jota arsenic Portugal won the UEFA Nations League.
"It doesn't marque sense,” Ronaldo wrote.
"Just present we were unneurotic successful the National Team, conscionable present you got married. To your family, your wife, and your children, I nonstop my condolences and privation them each the spot successful the world. I cognize you volition ever beryllium with them. Rest successful Peace, Diogo and André. We volition each miss you."
A connection from Liverpool read: "Liverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota.
"The nine person been informed the 28-year-old has passed distant pursuing a roadworthy postulation mishap successful Spain on with his brother, Andre.
"Liverpool FC volition beryllium making nary further remark astatine this clip and petition the privateness of Diogo and Andre’s family, friends, teammates and nine unit is respected arsenic they effort to travel to presumption with an unimaginable loss.
"We volition proceed to supply them with our afloat support."
Jota proved to beryllium a hugely influential subordinate for Liverpool pursuing his accomplishment astatine Anfield from Wolves successful 2020. Among his honors astatine the club, helium helped the Reds to the FA Cup and League Cup successful 2022, arsenic good arsenic the Premier League rubric earlier this year.
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