Diogo Jota and Andre Silva will both be laid to rest in their home town of Gondomar, just two days after the recently-married Liverpool star and his younger brother tragically died in a car crash in northern Spain
The family of Diogo Jota and his younger brother, Andre Silva, will be joined by the tragic Liverpool striker's team-mates, Premier League stars, and thousands of fans as they lay their sons to rest on Saturday morning.
The emotional ceremony, which begins at 10am, takes place in Gondomar, outside Porto, and widespread tributes to the duo, who sadly died on Thursday.
The footballer and his younger brother near Zamora close to Spain's north-west border with Portugal. The tragic incident occurred Rute Cardoso - who
Hundreds attended the wake at the and Fenway Sports’ CEO of Football Michael Edwards leading an LFC delegation. A number of Liverpool stars will be in attendance on Saturday, along with former Kop players Thiago Alcantara and Fabinho - as well as Diogo Dalot and Manchester City's Bernardo Silva - having all paid tribute on Friday.
Keep up with all the latest from Gondomar, as the footballing world comes together to pay tribute and say farewell to Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.
The funerals of and his brother Andre Silva will take place at 10am on Saturday morning in Gondomar, a half-hour drive inland from the northern Portuguese city of Porto.
On Friday afternoon the Liverpool forward's wife Rute and family members with priest Jose Manuel Macedo set to oversee the funeral at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar catholic church.
Manchester City star Bernardo Silva was among the footballing stars who visited the wake to pay tribute to his ex-Portugal team-mate.
Bernardo Silva, the Manchester City captain, arrives at the public wake
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Diogo Jota and his brother, will be laid to rest this morning following the tragic death of the pair on Thursday.
The pair were travelling in a Lamborghini near Zamora in Spain when it veered off the road and burst into flames, killing both before emergency services arrived.
Tributes have been flooding in following news of the tragedy and a wake in Gondomar, where the pair grew up, was attended by thousands of mourners on Friday -
Today's funeral, starting this morning, is set to be similarly attended, both in the church and outside.
It promises to be another extremely emotional day.
People queuing outside the funeral chapel for the wake in Gondomar, on the outskirts of Porto (
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