Liverpool reveal planned tributes to Diogo Jota and Andre Silva in pre-season friendly versus Preston – as Reds prepare to return to the pitch one week on from their player’s tragic death
Liverpool announced the tribute to Late Dioğo Jota and his brother Andre Silva during their friendship against Preston North End in the afternoon.
The club mourned after his tragic death last week and returned to England to connect with teammates and start preparations for the 2025-26 season.
28-year-old and brother, in the early hours of last Thursday morning, a tire in the north of Spain in the A-52 highway in the north of the A-52 highway was killed.
A series of Liverpool players and the club’s hierarchy member, head coach Arne, along with the club representing the club on Saturday for the funeral ceremony Jota’s hometown Portugal’daki Gondomar traveled.
Other teammates, including Luis Diaz and Alisson Becker, went to the town for a Requiem audience for Jota and Silva on Wednesday.
Liverpool shared the tributes planned for the pre -first season friend since the tragic deaths of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva
The 28 -year -old boy was killed in a traffic accident while making a return journey from Spain to England last week
Virgil Van Dijk and Andy Robertson were among the Liverpool stars to attend the funeral of Gondomar on Saturday
However, after a delayed return to the pre -season training after the tragedy, Reds will now prepare for the first time.
While the friendly, which will be played in Deepdale instead of Anfield, will start after a comment you will never walk alone, the Preston representatives will put a wreath in front of the Docuk stand.
Fans and players who will play in black arm tapes then observe the silence of Jota and Silva for a minute, while ‘digital tribute’ will play on the screens on the field.
The landlords also created a ‘Matchday program’ souvenir edition ‘, which will praise both men.
Fans will be able to watch the tribute and the match itself on ITV when the game starts at 2.40.
Liverpool Stars returned to the beginning of the season with Mohamed Salah, Conor Bradley, Jeremie Frimpong, Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo and Andy Robertson on Tuesday.
Robertson wrote his own emotional tribute to Jota last week, where the Portuguese star label it as a good man. The best. Very real. Just normal and real ‘.
Scotland midfielder joined Jota’s wedding in less than two weeks than a tragic accident, and organized the mother of his forward, childhood lover and his mother of three younger children.
Dominican Szoboszlai left a flower on a monument to the late player outside Anfield this week
Robertson left a tribute to his friend and teammate after joining the wedding in June
Written tributes to both men will be included in a souvenir program in Preson
“For the team and the club, however, we will try to cope with… How long it takes long,” Instagram wrote. I want to talk about my wife for me. My friend. The man I love and I will miss like crazy. I can talk about him as a player for hours, but none of this feels important right now.
This man. Person. He was a very good man. The best. Very real. Just normal and real. Love for the people he’s interested in. Fun full of fun.
“ He was the most British foreign player I’ve ever met. In the past, we were kidding because he was Irish … Frankly, I would try to claim him as Scottish. I even called him DioGo Macjota.
“ We used to watch the darts together, we would enjoy the horse race. Going to Cheltenham this season was an emphasis – one of the best we have.
The happiest day of his life when I see him last – wedding day. I want to remember the smile that never endures that magical day. How much he exploded with love for his wife and family.
“ I can’t believe we say goodbye. It hurts too early and very much. But thank you for being in my life, my friend – and for doing better. I love you Dioogo. ‘
While the club is preparing official tributes for the market, hundreds of fans travel to ASFELD to lay flowers, scarves and souvenirs in honor of late players.
Robertson and Slot visited the monument on Tuesday, accompanied by the manager’s wife Mirjam.
A wall painting was created next to the fans who left private messages near Anfield
The nest left flowers to the site: ‘DioGo, we had the same dream and we fulfilled it together.
Andre and yourself will be in our hearts forever. Arne, Mirjam, Isa and Joep. ‘
In addition to the flower tribute thrown by the fans in the days following his death, the scores that have signed the commemoration books since the unfortunate incident, fans began to sign a short distance from the ground in memory of the striker.
The wall painting on the Sybil road was marked with the words’ Forever 20 ‘on one side, and’ name was filled with messages from supporters who came to the same ideas with seismic loss.
