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HOUSTON, TEXAS - JULY 06: Raúl Jiménez #9 of the Mexico celebrates after scoring a goal with a jersey of former teammate Diogo Jota during the finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 between the United States and Mexico at NRG Stadium on July 06, 2025 in Houston, Texas.

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Raul Jimenez paid three touching tributes to his former Wolverhampton Wanderers strike-partner, Diogo Jota, after firing Mexico to Gold Cup glory.

The pair had been travelling across Spain to catch a ferry back to England ahead of the start of pre-season when their vehicle veered off the road after suffering a tyre blowout.

Jota and Silva were laid to rest on Saturday (July 5) in their hometown of Gondomar, with the majority of the Liverpool squad travelling to Portugal to attend their team-mate’s funeral.

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Jimenez was unable to attend due to his international commitments with Mexico, but he paid tribute to his former Wolves team-mate before, during and after the game.

The striker initially walked out for the final against the United States wearing a Mexico shirt with ‘Diogo.

J’ and the number 20 on the back, in honour of the Portuguese.

Meanwhile, when Jimenez equalised for Mexico shortly before the half-hour mark, cancelling out Chris Richards’ early opener, he retrieved the personalised Jota jersey from the sidelines, laid it down in front of him and recreated the Portuguese’s gamer celebration.

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Mexico would run out 2-1 winners thanks to Edson Alvarez’s late winner as they won the Gold Cup.

Jimenez would later pose with the ‘Diogo.

We shared many beautiful moments being important parts of what Wolves achieved in those times.

“It’s very tough to learn this type of news about someone so close to you and who was a great friend.”

Jimenez, who now plays for Fulham, made 82 appearances alongside Jota during two shared seasons at Wolves, with the pair both contributing to 17 different goals.

The Mexican is not the first footballer to pay tribute to Jota when celebrating a goal since his passing last week.

Kylian Mbappe did a 20 gesture with his fingers, in reference to the Liverpool forward’s shirt number, after scoring Real Madrid’s winner against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the likes of Ousmane Dembele and Jota’s former Portugal Under-21s team-mate, Diogo Goncalves, have before recreated his gamer celebration.

And former Liverpool FC women player Rinsola Babajide, who wore the number 20 jersey during her time with Reds, also recreated the celebration when scoring her first goal for Nigeria in their 3-0 win over Tunisia in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.

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Explaining her celebration after the game, she said: “It was for Diogo Jota and his brother as well