Present at the funeral of Diogo Jota this morning in Portugal, Bernardo Silva paid a vibrant tribute to his former teammate.
It was in Gondomar, not far from Porto, that the funeral of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva took place this morning, both died in a road accident in Spain on the night of Wednesday to Thursday. Many players from the Portuguese selection, FC Porto, Liverpool or Wolverhampton, attended mass, like Bernardo Silva.
“Jota will always be in our hearts”
And on CNN Portugal, the Manchester City player paid a good tribute to his friend, highlighting his human qualities and his determination to become a professional. “Diogo has never been trained in a large club and he followed the most difficult paths,” he said. His passion, his will and his determination allowed him to succeed in life and to have a brilliant career. But more importantly, as a person … Jota will always be in our hearts. He will always be present at each breakfast, lunch, dinner, each gathering of the national team, each part of PlayStation or in our card games. I share the pain of his family. He was a great friend, André Silva too ”. A Bernardo Silva on the verge of tears.
