Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and His brother Dies in road Accident
Terrible news. Spanish authorities have announced the death of Diogo Jota , 28, a Liverpool striker. The Portuguese international (49 caps, 14 goals) was the victim of a road accident. The vehicle he was traveling in left the road shortly after 12:30 a.m. Thursday morning and caught fire. According to the Spanish news agency EFE, a tire on his Lamborghini exploded while overtaking. His brother, André Silva, 25, who was on board, also died, He was also a professional soccer player for Penafiel (Portuguese second division).
He had celebrated his wedding last week
The tragic accident occurred at kilometer 65 of the A-52 in the Cernadilla area, the media outlet reports. Alerted by numerous witnesses, a large number of emergency services were deployed to the area. “The Civil Traffic Guard, the Fire Brigade of the Provincial Council of Zamora, and the Emergency Coordination Center (CCU) of Health Emergencies were dispatched to the scene, from where a Medical Emergency Unit (UME) and Primary Care medical personnel (MAP) from the Mombuey health center were dispatched, who could only confirm the deaths of the two young people on the spot,” the newspaper reports.
Diogo Jota was on vacation as Liverpool did not qualify for the Club World Cup, which is currently being played in the United States. The player took advantage of the break to marry his partner Rute Cardoso last week. He posted a video of this “unforgettable day” on his Instagram account on Wednesday. The couple had three children: Denis (2021), Duarte (2023), and a daughter born in 2024.
The striker was coming off a title-rich season, winning the Premier League with Liverpool and the Nations League with Portugal. Diogo Jota, trained in Gondomar (Portugal) and launched at Paços de Ferreira, was transferred to Atlético de Madrid in 2016 before being loaned to FC Porto and Wolverhampton, who signed him permanently in 2018 (for €14 million). Liverpool bought him in 2020 for €45 million. In five years, he has won five titles and played in the 2022 Champions League final (lost to Real Madrid (1-0).
