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Pedro Neto paid tribute to Liverpool forward Diogo Jota following his passing, aged 28.(Image: Photo by Carl Recine - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Pedro Neto has paid an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota.

The Liverpool striker and his brother Andre Silva died on Thursday (July 3) after a tyre blew out on their car, resulting in a crash when attempting to overtake on the A52, known as the Palacios de Sanabria, according to local police.

The bodies of both footballers were returned to their native Portugal on Thursday evening ahead of a wake on Friday and then a funeral service at Igreja Matriz de Gondomar (the Mother Church of Gondomar) today.



There was a large Liverpool contingent at the service on Saturday morning, with a number of Jota's team-mates making the trip to Portugal.

Ruben Neves and Joao Cancelo made the journey from America to the 28-year-old's hometown of Gondomar hours after Al-Hilal's exit from the Club World Cup at the hands of Fluminense.

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Neto was forced to miss the service after Chelsea's quarter-final in the tournament kicked off at 2am BST.

The 25-year-old played 85 minutes in their 2-1 win over Palmeiras, which booked a spot in the last four against Fluminense.

However, before the encounter, he paid a tribute of his own as he came out to the field with a Chelsea shirt adorning: "Diogo" and "Andre", which was held up by both Neto and Enzo Fernandez during the moment's silence.

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Taking to Instagram hours after the funeral service ended, the Chelsea winger wrote: "My sweet friend Jota,

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"What a man, what a husband, what a father, what a partner and what a friend...

"Your endearing laugh that made us all laugh non-stop.

"I learned a lot from you and as you often said "There are no fantasies in the world.

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"You are great and you will always be and that is how we will remember you forever.

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"We will never forget you, watch over us."

Both Jota and Neto were club teammates before playing alongside each other on the international stage.

During their time at Molineux, they played 14 times before adding an extra seven appearances for the Portuguese national team.


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