Liverpool ahead Diogo Jota dies in automobile accident aged 28

Diogo Jota, the Liverpool and Portuguese ahead, died in a automobile crash close to Zamora in northwestern Spain along with his brother, the Portuguese Soccer Federation mentioned on Thursday. He was 28.

The regional hearth division of Castile and Leon, the place Zamora is situated, mentioned on its web site a automobile crashed early on Thursday, shortly after midnight, and burst into flames, with two males, aged 28 and 26, discovered useless.

“We’ve misplaced two champions. Their deaths signify irreparable losses for Portuguese soccer, and we are going to do every thing we will to honour their legacy each day,” the Portuguese Soccer Federation mentioned in an announcement.

Spanish police instructed Reuters they might not but formally verify the names of the deceased, however every thing pointed to it being Jota and his brother. The Lamborghini they had been travelling veered off the street, the spokesperson mentioned.

The our bodies have been taken to a forensics unit in close by Zamora the place autopsies can be carried out, they mentioned.

Jota, who acquired married on June 28, helped Liverpool win the Premier League final season and in addition gained the FA Cup and League Cup with the Merseyside outfit.

Jota arrived at Anfield from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2020 and scored 65 targets in 182 appearances for the membership in all competitions.

He additionally made 49 appearances for Portugal, twice profitable the UEFA Nations League.

With company inputs