Diogo Jota‘s family, including wife Rute and his and brother Andre Silva’s parents, were in attendance as Wolves paid an emotional tribute on Saturday.
Wolves kicked off their Premier League campaign at home to Man City, and used the occasion to mark the life of their former striker and his brother.
Their parents, Isabel and Joaquim Silva, were invited to Molineux along with Jota’s wife Rute, who sat in the stands alongside his former Wolves teammate and close friend Ruben Neves.
A stunning tifo of Jota’s image, stretching the height of the South Bank, was raised before kickoff along with a banner reading ‘we’ll remember you when you walk in fields of gold’.
Sting’s ‘Fields of Gold’, the forward’s favourite song, was played and a designated period of silence was instead observed with applause and chants ringing around Molineux.
Diogo left an everlasting impression on our club and our city, giving us memories to last a lifetime.
Today, we came together to honour his life, and that of his brother André.
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— Wolves (@Wolves) August 16, 2025
Pepijn Lijnders, who played a key role in bringing Jota to Liverpool from Wolves in 2020, was visibly emotional as he stood alongside Pep Guardiola and Kolo Toure as part of Man City‘s backroom staff.
So too were Wolves and Portugal goalkeeper Jose Sa and Man City players Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva, who were all teammates of Jota’s for a number of years.
Also in attendance on Saturday was Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez, who was among those able to travel to Gondomar for the brothers’ funeral.
The Wolves supporters applauded and chanted throughout the 18th minute of the game in recognition of Jota’s No. 18 shirt.
Diogo and Andre both featured on the cover of a commemorative matchday programme, while Wolves supporters commissioned a mural for the striker on Waterloo Road near Molineux.
It was a poignant evening as Wolves paid tribute to a player who first joined on loan from Atletic Madrid in 2017, when they were still in the Championship.
Jota went on to score 44 goals in 131 games for the Midlands club, earning his £45 million move to Liverpool and, in his death, a place in Wolves‘ Hall of Fame.
Wolves have already announced plans for a permanent tribute at Molineux, with the loss felt just as profoundly in Wolverhampton as it has on Merseyside.
Liverpool paid tribute before, during and after the 4-2 win over Bournemouth on Friday night, with Mohamed Salah in tears at full-time as he stood alone in front of the Kop, who sang Jota’s song on repeat.