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Claudio Ranieri, who is a senior advisor at the club, and Paulo Dybala visited the floral tributes outside the Main Stand(Image: AS Roma)

Roma took the time ahead of their pre-season friendly against Everton to lay flowers in memory of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva at Anfield.

Claudio Ranieri, who is a senior advisor at the club, and Paulo Dybala visited the floral tributes outside the Main Stand.

Footage shared by Roma on X (formerly Twitter) shows the pair laying flowers and paying their respects to the Liverpool striker and his brother.



The club posted the video with the caption "A tribute to Diogo" with a love heart emoji.

The Italian side were the first visitors to the Hill Dickinson Stadium as they took part in the final test event at Everton's new home.

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Ahead of the game David Moyes used his programme notes to pay tribute to Jota and his brother Andre.

The Everton boss said everyone at the club were "devastated" by the news but it brought the city of Liverpool together.

Writing in his programme notes, the Everton manager said: "I must say how shocked and saddened everybody around the club was at the tragic news of the passing of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.

"It was horrendous news but it not only brought the football world together, it brought the city of Liverpool together.

"Every Evertonian was as stunned as the Liverpool fans were at such distressing news.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Diogo and Andre’s families, children and friends."

Diogo Jota with the Premier League trophy on the final day of the 2024/25 season(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Ahead of the new Premier League season kicking off at Anfield on Friday, August 15, Liverpool announced it had commissioned a sculpture to be made in honour of the forward.

The club have since retired the Portuguese’s No.20 squad number across all levels after consultation with the player's family, and they announced a number of further tributes for a forward who joined from Wolves in September 2020.

Floral tributes that were left outside the stadium following the passing of the striker will now be composted and used in flower beds across all club sites, including Anfield, the AXA Training Centre and AXA Melwood Training Centre.

The remaining artefacts are set to be recycled by a specialist company and used to help create a permanent memorial for Jota, that will become a future focal point of remembrance at Anfield.

The design itself remains the subject of dialogue.

The LFC Foundation has also committed to creating a grassroots football programme in Diogo’s name, while a special fan mosaic and a minute of silence is being planned for the first game of the Premier League season, against Bournemouth.

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