Liverpool player Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Zamora, Spain. According to As, the vehicle in which he was traveling with his brother André Felipe, a Penafiel midfielder who also died, burned after leaving the road.
The accident, according to the Guardia Civil, occurred at 12:30 a.m. on the A52 motorway in the Cernadilla area. According to initial reports, the cause of the fatal accident was a problem with a tyre on the car in which Diogo Jota (who was on holiday in Spain) and his brother were travelling .
Diogo Jota was born on December 4, 1996. After starting out at Paços Ferreira and a brief stint at Porto (on loan from Atlético Madrid, where he never played), he established himself with Wolverhampton in England between 2017 and 2020. Then his move to Liverpool, with whom he won the last Premier League. A month ago he had won the Nations League with Portugal and on June 22 he got married .
In a brief statement, Liverpool said they had been "informed that the 28-year-old has died in a car crash in Spain, along with his brother André. Liverpool FC will make no further comment and ask that the privacy of Diogo Jota's family, friends, team-mates and staff be respected. The club will continue to offer its support ."
Among the many messages, there is also that of Cagliari Calcio , which «joins in the condolences for the tragic and sudden passing of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, embracing with affection the families and all the members of Liverpool and Penafiel FC».
(Online Union)
