Fabinho, Joao Moutinho and Andre Villa-Boas were among the mourners at a wake held for Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva
Fabinho was among the mourners at a wake held for his former Liverpool team-mate Diogo Jota and his brother, fellow professional footballer Andre Silva, on Friday (July 4). The pair were killed in a car crash in the early hours of Thursday morning (July 3) after their vehicle veered off the road.
It's been reported the accident, on the A52 known as Palacios de Sanabria, near the city of Zamora, was the result of a blown-out tyre which led to their vehicle veering off the road.
The brothers had been travelling in the Zamora region of Sanabri and were making their way toward a ferry that was bound for the UK ahead of a return to pre-season training for Jota with the Reds.
The bodies of both footballers were returned to their native Portugal on Thursday evening with a wake then scheduled in Gondomar, a district of Porto, on Friday ahead of a funeral service at Igreja Matriz de Gondomar (the Mother Church of Gondomar) on Saturday (July 5).
Friday’s wake was held at Capelas da Ressurreicao (Chapels of the Resurrection) church, in the Fontainhas neighborhood, as mourners gathered on the streets of Porto to pay tribute to a national hero.
Fabinho was one of the most high-profile faces pictured at the wake. The Brazilian made 98 appearances alongside the Portuguese in three seasons at the club as they helped the Reds win both the League and FA Cup.
Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot was also pictured at the wake. The defender made 21 appearances alongside the Liverpool forward for Portugal and Portugal Under-21s.
Joao Moutinho, who now plays for SC Braga, was also present. He made 95 appearances alongside Jota for Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national side.
Meanwhile, Jose Fonte was also spotted. The former Southampton defender appeared alongside Jota for the Portuguese national side.
RB Leipzig forward Andre Silva was also in attendance, having made 35 appearances with his compatriot for club and country. The pair were team-mates at FC Porto, as well as internationally for both Portugal and Portugal Under-21s.
Representatives from Liverpool, including Lee Nobes, Head of Rehab Physiotherapy, Jonathan Power, Director of Medicine and Performance and Amit Pannu, First Team Doctor were all pictured arriving at the public wake.
Meanwhile, former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager Villas-Boas was also present in Gondomar. The Portuguese is currently the club president of FC Porto. Jota spent the 2016/17 season on loan with the Portuguese giants, while his brother spent some of his youth career with the club.
Nottingham Forest and Portugal international Jota Silva was also pictured arriving at the wake with flowers. He was later pictured speaking to Paulo Battista, friend and tailor of Jota.
Football agent Jorge Mendes, whose GestiFute agency represented the Liverpool forward, was also pictured at the wake.
Elsewhere, both the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and Prime Minister of Portugal, Luis Montenegro, were also in attendance along with Pedro Proenca, the President of the Portuguese Football Federation.