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She has lived most of her life across the street from Diogo Jota’s family home in Gondomar, a small city on the outskirts of Porto in northern Portugal.

Those who knew him speak of his humility and generous heart.

In the early hours of Thursday, Ana began receiving messages from friends and colleagues – people who knew of her close ties to the Jota family – asking if the heartbreaking rumours were true.

“A lot of people messaged me asking if it was fake news,” she says.

But that story all but disappeared when the death of Diogo Jota was confirmed.

He was living a very happy moment in his family life, and he was progressing as an exceptional footballer, both internationally and with the national team.

Diogo was a great student, from a family of footballers.

If you needed something, it might take some time but he always came through.”

On Saturday morning Diogo and André will be buried in Gondomar.