Diogo Jota car crash eight months on: Cause of collision and tragic reason he was driving
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The late Liverpool forward is expected to be honoured when the Reds meet Wolves in the FA Cup on Friday eveningIt's been just over eight months since Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, died in a car crash. The Reds and Wolves, the club Liverpool signed Jota from in 2020, will meet in the FA Cup fifth round on Friday night.The Midlands outfit are set to pay a touching tribute to the striker before the game through a painting by former Wolves star Jody Craddock, with the match sitself et to be screened lived on the BBC.Liverpool icon Jota, 28, and Andre, 25, were killed in the early hours of July 3, 2025.
Their journey was born out of practical purposes as the Portugal international was unable to fly due to a recent lung operation.READ MORE: Chef who knew Diogo Jota 'like family' runs her own restaurant in heart of LiverpoolREAD MORE: Trent Alexander-Arnold pays new tribute to Liverpool icon Diogo Jota with touching gestureThe Lamborghini Huracan carrying Jota and his brother veered off the road, bursting into flames. However, it was confirmed not long after that both occupants had tragically lost their lives shortly after help had arrived at the scene.Reports claimed the fire damage to the wreckage was so extensive that it initially hindered efforts to identify the two victims.Discussing the brother's travel arrangements following Jota's operation, CNN Portugal's Rui Laura said: "The surgery he had had was lung surgery, and he had been advised against flying following this."He was on his way to the northern Spanish port city of Santander to cross the ferry and reach the UK that way and carry on with the car once he reached Britain.
Arne Slot's side lost 2-1 to Rob Edwards's outfit in the Premier League on Tuesday night.Both sets of fans used the 18th minute of the fixture to sing about Jota in unison, with the game representing the first tie between the sides at Molineux since the brothers' tragic passing.Jota wore the number 18 jersey during his time at Wolves, which is why there was applause during that moment of the game. All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageThe Liverpool supporters in the away end joined in and displayed a banner of their own, which read: 'Obrigado Diogo, forever our number 20'.In their first home game of the Premier League season, Wolves had also paid tribute to their former player.