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On the side of a calm road by Capela da RESSUREICAO, on the outskirts of Porto, the crowd has built all night.
Waiting for the saddest from going home.
And at 11:30 a.m. last night, the calm of the night was broken by dozens of clapping when the corpse brought a coffin from the two sons of Gondomar’s football.
Latest: tribute paid to Liverpool Foward Jota
It’s exactly 23 hours since Car accident in North Spain it was killed Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.
This tragedy has resolved throughout the world. But their loss feels the most painful here in their hometown.
A few minutes of driving at the Gondomar Sport Club, flower collections, scarves, shirts and candles grew outside the academy called Jota.
That’s where I met with his former teammate from 28 years who later won every big English trophy Liverpool.
Miguel Rocha wore one of the 20 Jota Liverpool shirts and gripped the jersey from the previous club, Wolves, talented by his friend.
They played together here for a decade, through the ranks of youth.
Local residents have paid their respects at the Gondomar Sport Club in Portugal, where the brothers started
“At that time, every child dreamed of becoming a professional,” Rocha told Sky News. “But at the same time, we know it’s very difficult, but he got it.
“My colleagues and I played together at that time, we were all very proud.
“This Gondomar community, too PortugalEvery time we see Diogo Jota on the field, we feel very proud. There is nothing but pride. “
People have gathered with disbelief at the club in Portugal where they played for a decade, through the ranks of youth
Flowers, scarves, shirts and candles are one of the remaining tribes
Licínio Ribeiro Correia watched the two brothers grew up in Gondomar and continued to spend time with them.
“We can immediately see Diogo that he is hungry for the ball,” he recalls. “When he plays, a goal is a spectacle.
“Then he left here and went to Paços de Ferreira, he went to a bigger club and Oh Well, we lost Diogo.”
Licínio Ribeiro Correia watched the two brothers develop their skills in Gondomar SC
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But Jota never forgot his roots, sending a shirt back from England to Correia.
The last round of the attacker in a Portuguese shirt is to help his country to the League of Nation -Second Nation.
He left Liverpool after the Premier League trophy parade and so many people were guarding the club’s red shirt.
One of them is Afonso Gama who has just finished the playing season for U-19 Gondomar.
Afonso Gama, who played for Gondomar, said he had been inspired by Diogo Jota
Through sadness, Gama pondered to see a player rising from a simple low -level club to the height of sports.
“He made us believe it was possible,” Gama told Sky News. “We know this is not for everyone. We have to work hard.
“And he is an inspiration for everyone who plays here.”
