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Jota and his brother were killed in the early hours of July 3, with the 28-year-old Liverpool player driving the pair to England.The Lamborghini Huracan carrying Jota and his brother veered off the road, bursting into flames. Following lung surgery, Jota had been cautioned against flying and was instead driving to Santander.
This then led to the car coming off the road around 12.40am and becoming engulfed in flames.Firefighters and emergency services put out the fire but it was confirmed not long after the crash both occupants had died 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. However, the late forward's impact in Merseyside will never be forgotten as Liverpool FC have retired the number 20 shirt Jota made his own during his time at the club.After the news last summer, the ECHO visited Jota's native Gondomar to pay tribute to his legacy and hear about why he was such a treasured figure in both his home city and Liverpool.We visited the family home where he grew up in the small row of houses off the Rua da Minhoteira.
There his childhood friend, Cosme Oliveira, told us how brothers Jota and Silva never forgot their roots.He said: "They both are the meaning of humble. They never lost their roots here.
