Football clubs including Paris St Germain, who have several Portuguese internationals in their squad, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Real Madrid observed a moment of silence during training for their matches in the Club World Cup taking place in the US.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said on Thursday forward Pedro Neto was weighing whether to play in Friday's quarterfinal against Palmeiras, as the Portuguese international mourns the death of his close friend.
Jota's manager at Liverpool, Arne Slot, said on Thursday his thoughts were with his family. “My message to them is clear — you will never walk alone,” Slot said.
“For us as a club, the sense of shock is absolute. Diogo was not just our player. He was a loved one to all of us. He was a teammate, a colleague, a workmate and in all of those roles he was special.”
In Gondomar, a town of about 160,000 people in the Porto metropolitan area known for artisanal gold and filigree jewellery, residents were struggling to come to terms with the sudden death of a local hero.