Liverpool Players Pay Tribute To Jota In 1st Match Since Death
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Liverpool players and fans paid tribute to Diogo Jota in the club’s first match since his tragic death earlier this month.
A minute’s silence was held before their pre-season friendly against Preston North End at Deepdale, with Preston captain Ben Whiteman laying a wreath in front of the Liverpool supporters.
Jota, aged 28, died alongside his brother, André Silva, in a car crash in Spain’s Zamora province. Just 11 days earlier, he had married his long-term partner, Rute Cardoso, with whom he shared three children.
Earlier this week, Liverpool announced that Jota’s number 20 shirt would be retired across the club as a mark of respect.
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