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Jul 4, 2025, 05:25 AM ET

The funeral of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m.

local time in the Portuguese town of Gondomar.

The brothers were killed in a car crash near Zamora, Spain, on Thursday.

ESPN can confirm that the funeral will be held at the Matriz de Gondomar church, located 33 kilometres from Porto.

local time on Friday.

The two bodies arrived in hearses just before midnight to Gondomar, André Silva's birthplace, and were met with applause by local residents.

Spain's Guardia Civil (Civil Guard) told ESPN on Friday the investigation into what caused the accident is ongoing.

A preliminary investigation suggested that a blown tire while overtaking could have been the cause of the incident.

A Spanish government official, Ángel Blanco, said on Thursday that the car was completely burned and that the two players were inside the vehicle.

According to Miguel Gonçalves, a Portuguese physiotherapist who had recently treated Jota, the Liverpool forward had been advised to travel by car instead of flying after undergoing minor surgery on his right lung at the end of the season.

Jota won the UEFA Nations League with Portugal last month.

People paid trubute in memory to Diogo Jota outside Anfield. Getty

"The base of his right lung had collapsed slightly, but with post-operative physiotherapy he was practically perfect," Gonçalves told Record of Costa, as reported in Marca.

"When I left him, he was no longer in pain and was going back to Liverpool.

I said goodbye to them at dinner time."

Jota's agent, Jorge Mendes, travelled to Zamora to be with the players' family.

A tearful Mendes told reporters: "We've lost two great people.