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Diogo Jota, the Liverpool star who died with his brother in a car accident last week, was traveling through the speed limit, authorities in Spain said Tuesday.
The Spanish Civil Guard investigation is still ongoing, but they said that his belief is that Jota was driving too fast in his Lamborghini before a tire exploded, which forced the car.
The investigation also led to the belief that Jota was the one he was driving. There were no police indications about who was driving, Jota or André Silva.
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Diogo Jota de Liverpool celebrates scores during the Premier League match by Carow Road, Norwich, in August 2021. (Joe Giddens/pa through AP)
The Lamborghini exploded in flames on the Spanish road near Zamora in the northwest of Spain, killing the brothers in a tragedy that shocked the world of football. Jota was 28 years old and Silva was 25 years old.
Liverpool players, as well as the national team of Portugal, were present at the funeral of the brothers on Saturday.
Liverpool’s football player Diogo Jota dead at age 28, weeks after winning Premier League and marry
Virgil Van Dijk, captain of Liverpool, carried a red floral arrangement in the form of a football shirt with the number 20 of jota with white flowers. Andrew Robertson, another Liverpool teammate, had a similar agreement with Silva’s number 30, which he had with his Penafiel Portuguese club.
Many others in the world of football, including Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United and Bernardo Silva and Rúben days, were at the funeral during the weekend.
“These are very, very sad days, as you can imagine,” said Portugal National Team coach Roberto Martínez, at the funeral, through Fox Sports. “But today we show that we are a big and close family … His spirit will be with us forever.”
The site of the car accident in which the Liverpool Diogo Jota player and his brother died in the northwest city of Zamora, Spain, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Photo of Emilio Fraile/AP)
According to the reports, the brothers went to board a boat from northern Spain to England, where Jota would join their Liverpool team after summer holidays.
“The Liverpool soccer club is devastated by the tragic death of Diogo Jota,” the team said in a statement on Thursday. “Liverpool FC will not comment at this time and request the privacy of the family, friends, teammates and personnel from Andre de Diogo and Andre, the club staff is respected while trying to accept an unimaginable loss.”
Cristiano Ronaldo, a legend of the Portugal team, also reacted to the tragic news.
Diogo Jota de Liverpool, Centro, celebrates after scoring the second goal on his side during the football game of the English Premier League between Liverpool and Leicester City at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, on Sunday, November 22, 2020. (Photo of Jon Super/AP)
“It makes no sense,” he said on an Instagram post. “Right now we were together in the national team, right now they were married. With your family, with your wife and children, I send my condolences and I wish you all the strength of the world.
Jota had 47 goals in 123 appearances with Liverpool.
