{"id":14467,"date":"2025-07-03T08:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/diogo-jota-and-brother-pass-away-in-accident-mourning-in-world-football\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T08:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:44:13","slug":"diogo-jota-and-brother-pass-away-in-accident-mourning-in-world-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/diogo-jota-and-brother-pass-away-in-accident-mourning-in-world-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Diogo Jota and Brother Pass Away in Accident: Mourning in World Football"},"content":{"rendered":"In a tragic event that has shocked the world of football, Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother, 26, have lost their lives in a traffic accident in Spain.\n\nThe incident occurred in the early hours on the A52, near Cernadilla, Zamora.\n\nAccording to sources from the investigation, the Portuguese brothers were traveling in a Lamborghini that, for reasons still under investigation, veered off the R\u00edas Bajas highway (A52) at kilometer 65, in the direction of Benavente, around 00:40 hours.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alofokedep.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/diogo-jota.jpg\" alt=\"Diogo Jota\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\nIt is speculated that the vehicle may have suffered a tire blowout while overtaking, which caused it to leave the road, catch fire, and be completely burned out.\n\nThe firefighters managed to extinguish the fire, which spread to the nearby vegetation, and collaborated with the emergency services and the Civil Guard. Unfortunately, the emergency services could only confirm the death of the young people.\n\nForensics are performing the autopsy of the bodies and will resort to DNA tests to confirm the identity of both.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Fingerprints will be attempted to be obtained in the autopsy, and DNA tests will be used, which will have to be sent to Madrid for analysis and confirmation, from a legal point of view, of the victims&#8217; identities.<\/p><cite>\u00c1ngel Blanco, Government Subdelegate in Zamora<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nThe Junta de Castilla y Le\u00f3n has activated psychological assistance teams to provide support to the footballers&#8217; families.\n\nIn a press conference, the spokesman for the Board, Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez Carriedo, expressed the community&#8217;s condolences to the family, the Portuguese national team, and Liverpool fans.\n\nDiogo Jos\u00e9 Teixeira da Silva, known as Diogo Jota, played for Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid in 2016 and subsequently for FC Porto until 2018, before joining the English league. Since 2020, he was part of Liverpool.\n\nHis brother, Andr\u00e9 Felipe Silva, was also a footballer and played for Futebol Clube Penafiel, a team in the Portuguese second division.\n\nLiverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota.\n\nLiverpool expressed their deep sorrow for the loss of the player and his brother.\n\nPortuguese football is in a state of &#8220;shock&#8221; after this tragedy.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We have lost two champions. The disappearance of Diogo and Andr\u00e9 Silva is an irreparable loss for Portuguese football and we will do everything possible to honor their legacy every day.<\/p><cite>Pedro Proen\u00e7a, President of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF)<\/cite><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a tragic event that has shocked the world of football, Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother, 26, have lost their lives in a traffic accident in Spain. The incident occurred in the early hours on the A52, near Cernadilla, Zamora. 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