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Diogo Jota had been courageously battling a lesser-known condition known as pneumothorax, or collapsed lung, in the weeks leading up to his tragic passing.

That's according to his physiotherapist, Miguel Goncalves.

Jota persevered through the health issue and met with Goncalves just five hours prior to the fatal accident in Zamora, Spain.



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Goncalves shared that the brothers intended to drive to Santander to board a ferry to England, opting to travel in the evening due to cooler temperatures.

Goncalves explained: "I said goodbye to him and his brother, Andre, at around 8:30 pm.

They were going to travel at night because it was cooler, but they weren't going direct."

The funeral is set to commence on Friday, with the wake scheduled in Sao Cosme at 3 pm, followed by the funeral at 10 am on Saturday.

In a heartfelt interview with Record, Goncalves, based predominantly at a hospital in Porto, shared his thoughts: "Diogo was very aware of his professionalism

To be clear, Diogo and Andre weren't partying at all, they weren't in the so-called 'good mood' life, they had nothing that deserved any repair