Player Diogo Jota went to England by car because of recent lung surgery

A 28 -year -old striker, who worked in the Portuguese team and Liverpool, had a medical recommendation to avoid plane and, according to the Portuguese press, was on his way to Santander, Spain, to take a ferry after dinner with his family. Diogo Jota, Liverpool player, dies in an accident in Spain the player of the Portuguese team and Liverpool FC Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident on Thursday (3) in Spain, was on his way to England to perform to the new season of the English team. The striker went by car by medical recommendation and was with his brother, also player André Silva, from Penafiel. According to CNN from Portugal, the 28-year-old was expected by the team until this Friday (4). As he had undergone a small lung surgery recently, he cannot travel by plane and was going to Santander on the Spanish coast to take a ferry to his destination. The ferry that Diogo and his brother, André, would take to leave at 11am this Thursday and arrive in Plymouth, in southern England, at 7:15 am on Friday (4), in Brasília time, according to the website of the company Brittany Ferries, which operates the route. From English port city to Liverpool, the player’s final destination, he would still need to follow about 5 hours by car. According to commentator Vitor Pinto, from the Portuguese news channel CMTV, hours before starting the long trip that would end in tragedy, Diogo Jota had his last family lunch – next to his wife, Ruth, and three children. The commentator said that the player was in Portugal for the wedding of a friend, also player José Sá. “Diogo would be lunch in Leça da Plameira with his wife and children. It is assumed that, in the middle of the afternoon or early evening, he began his trip to take the ferry Boat,” said the journalist. As the accident was the accident happened in Spain and, according to the Spanish police, the car where the two were caught fire after leaving the track on a federal highway in Zamora, northwestern Spain. In a statement, the Civil Guard stated that the vehicle, a Lamborghini Huracán, was traveling through A-52, Spain’s National Highway, at the time of the Sanabria region, early in the early hours of Thursday (Wednesday night Brasília). During an overtaking, one of the tires burst, throwing the car out of the track, which caught fire in the sequence, said the Civil Guard. Also according to the authorities, the two died at the scene. “A vehicle left the track on the sidewalk on the left. The investigation points to a traffic accident due to the burst of a tire during an overtaking. As a result of the accident, the car burned down, and both occupants died,” Spain’s Civil Guard said in a statement. Also read: Recent titles and marriage, 3 children: Who was Diogo Jota Repercussion: Portuguese National Team, clubs and players regretted Jota’s brother: André Silva was also a player and played at Penafiel there was no information on what caused the tire explosion until the last update of this report. The Civil Guard also said that in a statement waiting for the result of the expertise on site, but that only Diogo Jota and his brother were in the car. The local deputy mayor, Ángel Blanco García, said the bodies would be subjected to DNA identification. The local government of Zamora said the flames generated by the fire in the players’ car were spread to local vegetation, but were controlled by firefighters who went to the place to help the victims. A video made at the scene of the accident showed how the car was after the accident (see below). Video shows images of the scene of the accident that killed the player Diogo Jota in Spain. Diogo Jota was 28 years old and leaves his wife and three children. Although he and his wife, Ruth Cardoso, were already living together and had children, the two had a wedding party 11 days ago. Cardoso had not yet spoken out about the death of her husband until the last update of this report. The United Kingdom Prime Minister, where Diogo Jota lived, Keir Stmermer, regretted the player’s death. His 26 -year -old brother André Silva was also a player and worked at Penafiel, a Portuguese team. Map shows where player Diogo Jota suffered a car accident on July 3, 2025. He and his brother died at the scene. Art/ G1 Trajectory Diogo Jota celebrates the title of the European League of Portugal on June 9, 2025 in the end against Spain Annegret Hilse/ Reuters born in the city of Massarelos, in Portugal, in 1996, Jota began his professional career in the Portuguese team Paços de Ferreira. Then he passed Porto before leaving the country and playing at Wolverhampton, England. From there, he was hired by Liverpool in 2020. At the club, one of the main ones in England and Europe, lived the peak of his career and won an English championship, an England Cup and two league cups. Often summoned for the Portuguese team, Jota last month won the League of Nations, in the end against Spain decided on penalties after a 2-2 draw. The striker scored 14 goals in 47 games for the Portuguese team. Liverpool fans leave flowers in front of the English club stadium in honor of player Diogo Jota, killed in a car accident, on July 3, 2025. Temilade Adelaja/ Reuters The Portuguese Football Federation regretted the death of the two athletes. See below: The Portuguese Football Federation and all Portuguese football are completely devastated by the death of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, this dawn, in Spain. Much more than the fantastic player, with almost 50 internationalizations for the National Team A, Diogo Jota was an extraordinary person, respected by all colleagues and opponents, someone with contagious joy and reference in the community itself. The Portuguese Football Federation expresses the most felt condolences to the family and friends of Diogo and André Silva, as well as Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel, the clubs where, respectively, aligned the players. The Portuguese Football Federation has already requested UEFA a minute of silence, this Thursday, before the departure of our team with Spain, in the women’s European. We lost two champions. The disappearance of Diogo and André Silva represent irreparable losses for Portuguese football and we will do everything to honor their legacy daily.

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