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da Minhoteira, near where Diogo Jota and Andre Silva grew up

Maria Pereira can't hold back the tears as she remembers Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.

The 30-year-old said: "We played from the garage door to the main gate.

The ECHO visited the place where Diogo Jota and Andre Silva grew up(Image: Liverpool Echo)Article continues below

"We played small tournaments.



He said: "Almost every summer, they were going to my house or we'd go into their house to play FIFA or ride our bikes to the town, or play football in the yard.

"His grandma was sad we destroyed the fences.

I think that's what we have to hold." The small road where Jota and Silva grew up is a real tight knit family community and Cosme's cousin, Tiago Silva, also fondly remembers the good memories from playing with the brothers as children.

Tiago Silva, 26, spoke to the ECHO about Diogo Jota and Andre Silva(Image: Liverpool Echo)

He told the ECHO: "We played together, we laughed together.

The 22-year-old said: "When we grew up, Diogo became a really good player but he stayed humble.

A very empathetic person."

Carlos Sousa and Vanessa Marques in front of the two shirts Diogo Jota donated to their pub

Rather than their football careers and the success they achieved in the sport, their personality is what the community where Jota and Silva grew up will hold on to when they remember the two boys from their neighbourhood.

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Cosme said: "When we seen them, they were always smiling, they were always happy, they were always happy with their simple life.