The bodies of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva are being veiled since Friday morning, at a closed ceremony to family and close friends in Gondomar, Portugal. The locality is in the region of Porto, north of the country. Among those present, Liverpool’s businessman Jorge Mendes, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
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The bodies of players Diogo Jota and André Silva were released on Thursday afternoon, Spanish time, from the Puebla de Sanabria morgue, a city near the crash site, and followed in a funeral train to Gondomar, in a route of approximately 250km.
In the local city of the brothers, dozens of people received the procession with applause and emotion. A special security apparent was required. The chapel where the wake happens is isolated by the police.
During the Friday morning, the family and friends of the players arrived at the tribute site, in the resurrection chapel. There is expectation-until then not confirmed-from a ceremony open to the public later this Friday. On Saturday, a funeral should occur in a local chapel.
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The accident that killed Diogo Jota and André Silva
Brothers Diogo Jota and André Silva had a car accident at dawn on Thursday in northern Spain. The car where both were left the track and exploded, burning on fire. The two could not resist.
The main line of investigation points to a flat tire, which would have done the vehicle, a Lamborghini Huracán, get out of control and get lost beside the highway.
Diogo Jota was 28 years old and his brother André Silva, 25. Jota worked for Liverpool, from England and also worked for the Portuguese team. Silva worked on PenafielLusitanian Second Division Club.
The two returned from Portugal to England and did not do the plane route because of a medical recommendation, as Jota had recently had lung surgery and atmospheric pressure could be harmful at this time.
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