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Liverpool squad get for Jota, Silva ceremonial with touching floral tributes (0:44)
Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson led the Liverpool squad extracurricular the religion for the ceremonial of teammate Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva. (0:44)
Associated Press
Jul 8, 2025, 10:08 AM ET
Spanish constabulary judge Liverpool subordinate Diogo Jota whitethorn person been driving implicit the velocity bounds erstwhile helium and his member died successful a car crash past week.
Spain's Civil Guard said connected Tuesday that portion their probe into the origin of the clang past Thursday continues, they judge Jota was driving excessively accelerated erstwhile the Lamborghini veered disconnected people aft a tyre burst.
Previously, the constabulary had not said if Jota oregon his member André Silva were driving. On Tuesday they said it appeared Jota was.
The siblings died successful the car erstwhile it burst into flames connected an isolated conception of road aboriginal successful the morning. The velocity bounds connected that information of the dual carriageway is 120km/h (74.5mph).
Portuguese media reported Jota, 28, was heading to the bluish Spanish metropolis of Santander to instrumentality a ferry to England wherever helium would rejoin Liverpool aft being advised not to alert pursuing a caller lung procedure.
The brothers were laid to rest connected Saturday successful the Portuguese municipality of Gondomar, wherever the 2 had grown up.
A aftermath and ceremonial had taken spot earlier and was attended by dignitaries, family, friends and teammates, past and present, of the 2 players. Silva played for Portuguese little part broadside Penafiel.
Tributes to Jota and his member person poured in, portion thousands of fans person made their mode to Anfield stadium to wage their respects to the Liverpool forward.
There were besides floral tributes astatine the AXA Training Centre connected Tuesday, arsenic Liverpool returned for preseason training aft Jota's passing delayed their archetypal planned commencement date.
The Premier League champions are owed to play their archetypal crippled of the summertime against Preston North End connected July 13, though it is not yet wide whether it volition instrumentality place.
Information from ESPN's Adriana Garcia was utilized successful this report.
