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People break into applause as Liverpool team arrive with Diogo Jota tribute

A delegation of Liverpool players led by Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson arrived holding a floral tribute bearing Diogo Jota's number 20.

The players were visibly emotional as they entered the church where Diogo Jota and Andre Silva were going to be laid to rest.

Caiomhin Kelleher, Conor Bradley, Wataru Endo, Darwin Nunez, Federico Chiesa, Ibrahima Konate and Ryan Gravenberch were part of the Liverpool FC delegation.



Both were present at the chapel yesterday to pay their tributes and they are now both attending the funeral.

Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk and Andy Robertson arrive at the funeral of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva being held at Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in the town of Gondomar near Porto.(Image: Mirror )

The Liverpool striker was travelling with his younger sibling in northern Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning when his car was involved in a fatal crash.

It's been reported the crash, on the A52 known as Palacios de Sanabria, near the city of Zamora, was the result of a blown-out tyre as Jota and Andre Silva, himself a player for Portuguese side Penafiel, were making their way towards a ferry that was bound for the UK ahead of a return to pre-season training.

Article continues belowLiverpool's Joe Gomez and Arne Slot arrive at the funeral of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva being held at Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in the town of Gondomar near Porto.

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The bodies of both footballers were returned to their native Portugal on Thursday evening and a wake was held in Gondomar, a district of Porto, on Friday, July 4 ahead of the funeral service at Igreja Matriz de Gondomar (the Mother Church of Gondomar) today (July 5).

Jose Manuel Macedo, parish priest at Igreja Matriz, told CNN Portugal: "The bodies of the two brothers will be taken to the Easter chapel to pray tomorrow and then there will be a funeral.

At the same time, we share the pain, as well as the hope of the believers."

Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk and Andy Robertson arrive at the funeral of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva being held at Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in the town of Gondomar near Porto.

(Image: PA Wire)

Portugal's President of the Assembly, Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco, explained how Jota was an example to the people of Portugal, saying: "It is very sad news for national and international sport.

"We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva.