Diogo Jota has only drove in today's incident (July 3), because the doctors advised not to fly after the recent surgery, according to Portuguese sources.
Portugal media said Jota and his younger brother Andrre Silva, on his way to the city of Santander (northern Spain) to the ferry to England, the car they drove suddenly exploded, leading to the accident of robbery of both brothers. Jota's wife had to come to identify the bodies of two people.
Jota's death made the football world shocked. Many celebrities such as Jurgen Klopp, Darwin Nunez, Jamie Carragher and even LeBron James have sent his gratitude to him. At Anfield, Liverpool hung the flag and the fans flocked to the stadium to order flowers to commemorate the bad striker.
CNN Portuguese sports editor, Rui Laura, said live on television: “The surgery that Jota underwent was lung surgery, and he was recommended not to fly afterwards. He was on his way to the port city of Santander in Northern Spain to go to the UK, then continue to drive to Liverpool.
Jota is expected to return to Liverpool on Monday 7 to prepare for the first friendly match of summer with Preston North End, taking place on July 13.
The accident occurred in Zamora province, western Spain – the area between Portugal and Santander city, where Jota plans to catch ships to Portsmouth (UK), then will continue to drive for about 5 hours to return to Merseyside.
JOTA's new wife, Rute Cardoso, who has confirmed the identity of the two brothers with the authorities. She also revealed to the police that they plan to stop in the town of Benavente before continuing the journey to Santander.
Cardoso, the mother of three children with Jota, is currently receiving psychological support from the authorities. The personal items were removed from the burnt Lamborghini were handed over to her.
A relative in the family reported the police when the two brothers did not reach Benavente as expected. After that, the testing of the papers they were all Portuguese citizens.
