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LIVE: Burial of Diogo Djota and his brother

The funeral of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, is scheduled for today, July 5, at 10 a.m. local time in the Portuguese town of Gondomar.

The brothers died in a car accident near Zamora, Spain, on Thursday in the early hours of Thursday, July 3, at approximately 12:35 a.m. local time.

According to reports from ESPN the funeral will be held at the Matriz de Gondomar church, located 33 kilometres from Porto.

The bodies of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva were sent to Gondomar, Portugal, on the night of Friday, July 4, just after 11:00 p.m. local time.

A convoy of hearses transported them from Puebla de Sanabria, Spain, near the site of the tragic crash, and they were met with quiet applause and mourning crowds outside the local chapel.

 

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