Diogo Jota and André Silva’s funeral held in Portugal

Footballers Diogo Jota and André Silva were honored by their families, friends and teammates at a joint funeral in Portugal.

28 -year -old Jota was thrown to rest next to his 25 -year -old brother Silva after he died in a car accident on Thursday.

Hundreds of indigenous and supporters gathered in Igreja Matriz in Gondomar on Saturday.

The funeral also brought together big names from football, including Jota’s teammates Virgil Van Dijk and Andy Robertson.

The Service was held in Gondomar, a small Portuguese city near Porto, and hugged after the brothers died.

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It was an emotional experience to watch them in line with each other as it was almost as they walked to the field.

There was a strong feeling of community, but also a common poem.

Many of them were visibly upset, and the supporters on the other side of the barrier applauded players. As a woman in the crowd came in, she shouted towards them: “Força!” – Force.

Family and close friends entered the church in complete silence, many of them leaned as church bell pressure.

A person in the regiment hired a sign with the photo of Silva: “Money semiler um de nós.” (Forever one of us.)

The influence of the brothers on the football and the local community was so many things that some guests had to watch the ceremony from outside the church, usually hugged each other and relieved.

The locals in the crowd and football fans quietly watched most of the service that lasted about an hour.

Many of them wore football shirts and carried goods from different teams abroad, where Jota and Silva spent some time, playing for the local club Penafiel.

One of these fans was Antônio Moreira, who set out to be one of the outside of Igreja Matriz de Gondomar, where the funeral was held in the early morning.

Orum I know I couldn’t go in, but I wanted to pay my respects, dedi he said to me from the barrier outside the church.

Antônio then said to me the phone case with FC Porto emblem – a little old -.

Antônio remembered Jota’s fond memories on the field because he spent a year playing for a year for the local club, but he added that it was much more than the brothers’ football stars.

“They were from a humble family, people like us were good people.”

40 years ago, because his family passed a similar tragedy, it was particularly hard. His aunt, uncle and young cousin died in a traffic accident three days before Christmas and left his other cousin behind.

Jota Jota and Silva may not have a direct family, but he felt deaths personal.

“I think it’s hard to lose your family, it’s really hard. But it is unimaginable to lose your children.”

Football fan Fábio Silva inspired many people in Gondomar, Jota’s journey as an actor.

Since they started local clubs, he kept up with the brothers and said that he should be here for his last journey.

“Despite his impact on football, and even financially, they never let him show it, dedi he said that his family was very popular in the town.

“The community was sad, it was ruined,” he said.

Fábio, who has spent some time with them for years, said that there was only one reason he was here: “Respect for the brothers, the family.”

Enthusiastic football fans traveled from Lordelo to the nearby town to honor Fábio and Rafaela, Jota and Silva.

Wearing Jota’s shirt, Fábio said it was important to be here for Jota’s last day “. Both said that many people came to pay their respect for society.

They watched the ceremony from outside the church, like hundreds of fans – like hundreds of fans that Fábio said it was difficult. Rafaela shaking his head accepted, but he said it was beautiful.

“This is an example you should experience life at the highest level, Rafalala said Rafaela.

“Say everything you want to say and you have to say – it can be too late tomorrow.”