Liverpool's star forward Diogo Jota died today morning in a tragic accident in North Western Spain in Zamora, only a few days after his wedding. His brother Andre Silva was also with him in the car and even he died in the crash. The Spanish Guardia Civil verbally confirmed the deaths of Diogo and Silva, revealing that they were in a Lamborghini and the incident happened due to a tyre blowout while overtaking.
The incident happened at 12:30 AM BST on Thursday when the car tried to overtake another car. It left the road after a tyre blew out and was set on fire.
"The information we have so far is that the car, which was a Lamborghini, was in a road traffic accident and left the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking. It was in the early hours, 00:30 BST, in the municipality of Cernadilla in the province of Zamora. The car caught on fire and the two occupants were killed," the Guardia Civil said while confirming the identities of the two players who passed away.
Portuguese Football Federation releases an official statement
The president of the Portuguese Football Federation expressed his condolences, calling Diogo an extraordinary person and admitted that Portuguese football is devastated by his tragic death. He also informed that the PFF has asked UEFA to observe a minute's silence before Portugal's match against Spain today in the Women's European Championship.
"The Portuguese Football Federation and all of Portuguese football are completely devastated by the death of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, this early morning, in Spain. Much more than an amazing player, with almost 50 international appearances for the national team, Diogo Jota was an extraordinary person, someone with an infectious joy and a reference in the community itself.
"On my behalf, and on behalf of the Portuguese Football Federation, I express my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Diogo and Andre Silva, as well as Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel, the clubs where, respectively, they played their football. The Portuguese Football Federation has already asked Uefa for a minute's silence, this Thursday, before the match of our national team with Spain, in the women's European Championship.
"The loss of Diogo and Andre represent irreplaceable losses for Portuguese football and we will do everything, daily, to honour their legacy," the statement from Proenca read.
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