Diogo Jota (28), Liverpool striker, died in a car accident in Zamora (Spain), on the night of Wednesday to Thursday. The Spanish authorities have confirmed the terrible news.
Terrible news. The Spanish authorities announced the death of Diogo Jota (28), Liverpool striker. The Portuguese international (49 selections, 14 goals) was the victim of a road accident. According to the first elements, the vehicle aboard which he was traveling (a Lamborghini, according to the Spanish news agency, EFE) left the road shortly after 0:30 am, Thursday morning before taking fire. His brother, André Silva (25), who was on board, also died, according to the Zamora24horas.com site. He was also a professional football player in Penafiel (Portuguese D2).
He celebrated his wedding last week
The tragic accident occurred at kilometer 65 of the A-52 in the Cernadilla area, the media specifies. Alerted by many witnesses, important help have been deployed in the area. “The Civil Guard of Traffic, the firefighters of the provincial deputation of Zamora and the Emergency Coordination Center (CCU) of health emergencies were dispatched to the scene, from which a medical emergency (UME) and the primary primary care staff (MAP) of the Mombuey Health Center, which could only confirm the death of the two young.
Diogo Jota was on vacation since Liverpool was not qualified for the Club World Cup, which is currently arguing in the United States. The player had taken advantage of this cut to marry his partner Rate Cardoso last week. He had also posted a video of this “unforgettable day” on his Instagram account on Wednesday. The couple had three children: Denis (2021), Duarte (2023) and a girl born in 2024.
The attacker came out of a season rich in titles with the Premier League won with Liverpool, but also the League of Nations with Portugal. Diogo Jota, trained in Gondomar (Portugal) and launched in Ferreira Paços, had been transferred to Atlético de Madrid in 2016 before being loaned to FC Porto and Wolverhampton which had recruited it permanently in 2018 (against 14 million euros). Liverpool had bought it in 2020 hanging 45 million euros. In five years, he won five titles and played the final of Champions League in 2022 (lost against Real Madrid (1-0).
