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Cristiano Ronaldo shared a heartbreaking tribute to Diogo Jota(Image: PA)

Cristiano Ronaldo was not present at the funeral of Diogo Jota on Saturday morning.

Jota was mourned at a service in Gondomar, near Porto, Portugal, where he and his brother Andre Silva were laid to rest following their tragic passing in a car accident in Spain.

Members of the Liverpool squad, along with colleagues from the Portugal national team and past teammates from Wolves made the journey to Portugal to honour his memory.



However, Ronaldo, the captain of the Portugal team, was notably absent from the attendees at the funeral, which was officiated by priest Jose Manuel Macedo at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar catholic church.

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Mirror Football reports that Ronaldo was concerned that his appearance in the small town might inadvertently detract from the solemn occasion dedicated to his teammate and younger brother.

He has chosen to stay out of the public eye recently, spending time with his family.

Ronaldo did, however, share a heartfelt homage to Jota on social media following the heartbreaking news on Thursday.

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His message read: "It doesn't make sense.

We will all miss you."

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Standing shoulder to shoulder with Van Dijk and Robertson were Liverpool's own Curtis Jones, Alexis Mac Allister, Harvey Elliott, Wataru Endo, Darwin Nunez, Federico Chiesa, alongside head coach Arne Slot.

Also showing their respects were former Reds Caoimhin Kelleher, Jordan Henderson and James Milner.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot the funeral of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva(Image: PA)

Tragically, Jota and his brother passed away when their Lamborghini veered off a road in northwestern Spain, in the early hours of Thursday.

Their funeral proceeded after a private wake on Friday, attended by Jota's wife Rute Cardoso and their close kin.

In response to the devastating event, the Portuguese Football Federation said: "Diogo Jota was not only a fantastic player with almost 50 caps for the national team, but also an extraordinary person who was respected by all his team-mates and opponents.

He had a contagious joy and was a reference point in his own community."

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"On behalf of the Portuguese Football Federation and myself, I would like to offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of Diogo and Andre as well as Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel, the respective clubs of the players.

"We have lost two champions.