The 28-year-old football died alongside his brother Andre Silva in a car crash in the early hours of Thursday in northern Spain.
The brothers’ funeral is scheduled for 10am, according to officials in their hometown of Gondomar. It is set to be held at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar church.
Reports in Portugal say the players, most of whom are still on summer holiday, are expected to attend, but Liverpool have yet to confirm arrangements.
Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson pays tribute to Liverpool’s Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash near Zamora, Spain. REUTERS/Temilade AdelajaMohamed Salah, one of the last players to share his grief on social media, admitted he was dreading returning to the club in the wake of Jota’s shock death.
“I am truly lost for words. Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break,” Salah wrote on social media.
Locals and family members arrive to pay their respects at the wake of Diogo Jota being held at Sao Cosme Chapel in the town of Gondomar on Friday 4 July 2025 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Alex Juarez/Anadolu via Getty Images)A well-wisher leaves a scarf at a memorial for Liverpool’s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, set up at the Gondomar Sport Clube stadium, where the late footballer began his career. (Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP)
“My thoughts are with his wife, his children, and of course his parents who suddenly lost their children.
Mourners gathered for a wake at the Sao Cosme Chapel, the Capela da Ressurreicao, in the town of Gondomar near Porto on Friday.
Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes was among a number of club staff to attend the chapel, along with Manchester United’s Portugal international Diogo Dalot.
Nottingham Forest’s Jota Silva, born in Gondomar, and Jota’s former Wolves and Portugal team-mate Joao Moutinho were also among the mourners, with the president of the Portuguese Football Federation Pedro Proenca and Porto president Andre Villas-Boas also visiting.
Well-wishers view flowers, scarves and shirts at a memorial set up close to Anfield football ground for their Portuguese forward Diogo Jota in Liverpool, north-west England July 4, 2025.(Photo by Mark NAFTALIN / AFP) Caption: Members of the media gather outside the cemetery, near the Chapel of the Resurrection, the location of the wake for Liverpool’s Portuguese soccer player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who died in a car crash near Zamora, Spain, in Gondomar, Portugal, July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes Photographer: Pedro Nunes Provider: REUTERS Source: REUTERSSome members of the public embraced and cried before entering the venue as floral tributes of yellow and white and candles were laid by a tree outside.
At Anfield, where a temporary shrine has built up, thousands have left flowers, shirts, scarves and cards.
Jota., his partner Rute Cardoso and child celebrate on the Anfield pitch in 2022 (Photo: Getty)
“Jots it was a pleasure to share a pitch with you but more importantly a friendship. All the laughs we had off the pitch and trying to find ways to wind milly (James Milner) up and get him fined, which we never could,” the England midfielder wrote on Instagram.
“I know how much Rute and your family meant to you and I know you will always be looking down on them. Thank you for everything you brought into this world, we will all miss you.”
A tribute was also paid to Jota at Oasis’ comeback gig at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
During the final bars of Live Forever a picture of Jota was displayed, with the crowd cheering and applauding the gesture.
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