Diogo Jota latest: Footballer's family attend wake ahead of funeral - as Salah pays emotional tribute
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has joined the family of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre at a wake for the two footballers.
The president of the Portuguese Football Federation, Pedro Provenza, was also seen at the church in Gondomar where the pair's bodies have been taken.
A number of footballers are there to pay their respects too.
These include Jota's former Wolves and Portugal teammate Joao Moutinho and Nottingham Forest's Jota Silva.
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