Diogo Jota's funeral to be held in Portugal tomorrow after Liverpool star's tragic death in horror Lamborghini crash
Jota, 28, was
when a tyre on his Lamborghini blew out and the car hurtled off the road, catching fire.
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Liverpool FC star Jota, 28, died alongside his brother André, 26
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Wreckage from the tragic crash
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Rute Cardoso and Diogo Jota got married on June 22
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His brother André Silva, 25, who played for Portuguese second-tier club Penafiel, was also in the car when it caught fire after crashing,
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The service is set to take place in Sao Cosme in his home city of Porto, northern Portugal.
Jota had married his
there just 10 days earlier.
Hearses were seen arriving at a funeral home in the Spanish town of Puebla da Sanabria, northwestern Spain, this afternoon.
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The brothers were travelling through Zamora, Spain on the A-52 towards Santander, where they were to catch a ferry to the UK.
The Portuguese ace had missed several matches last season after suffering a rib injury in October during a match against Chelsea.
Emergency crews rushed to the crash site in the early hours of the morning and managed to put out the flames.
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Both brothers were tragically pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Zamora Provincial Council.
Their bodies were taken to a forensics unit in Zamora so autopsies could be performed.
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Rute was being consoled as she went about the harrowing task of assisting coroner's officials attempting to identify her husband's body.
She and other family members were reportedly seen comforting one another after arriving at the Zamora forensics unit.
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The bodies were reported to have been released for burial and on their way to Portugal.
Sources claim they would be taken to the Chapel of the Resurrection in their home town of Gondomar.
Police are said to be looking into the crash as "a possible speeding incident", according to a government source.
The crash occurred in the tiny municipality of Cernadilla at a notorious accident black spot.
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A town hall official described the A-52 highway where the tragedy occurred as "very dangerous".
Meanwhile another town hall source said: "As it passes through Cernadilla it is full of bends at 120 kilometres per hour.
"Exceeding the speed limit or poor visibility at night are often the cause of accidents in these areas."
Jota played on the left wing and up front for
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They added that everyone at the club is still coming to terms with the "unimaginable loss".
The club has opened physical and digital books of condolence.
The Portuguese national football team have said they are 'devastated' by Jota's death.
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They added that he 'was not only a fantastic player with almost 50 caps for the national team, but also an extraordinary person who was respected by all his teammates and opponents'.
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