Death of Diogo Jota: The funeral of the Portuguese player and his brother will take place on Saturday near Porto

The funeral of Liverpool's Portuguese international striker Diogo Jota and his brother is expected to take place on Saturday in Gondomar, a suburb of Porto (north), at 10:00 a.m. local time (09:00 GMT), Lusa news agency reported on Thursday, citing a source at the local town hall.

It was with the local club, Gondomar Sport Clube, founded in 1921, that the Reds striker made his football debut. A funeral service could be held as early as Friday evening in a chapel adjacent to the church in Gondomar, but the schedule was not yet known at this stage, as the bodies of the two men were still in Spain at the time, Lusa said.

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The Portuguese international, aged 28 and his younger brother André, also a professional footballer in the Portuguese second division with Penafiel, aged 25, died in a car accident on a motorway in the province of Zamora, in the northwest of Spain, near the town of Cernadilla, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday.

According to the Civil Guard, the vehicle "left the road" before catching fire. Father of three, Diogo Jota announced a few days ago that he was getting married on June 22, posting photos of the ceremony on the social network X. His sudden death has sparked shock among many football figures.