Diogo Jota‘s Portugal team-mates Ruben Neves and Joao Cancelo have flown out for his funeral.
Neves, who also played with Jota at club level for Wolves and Porto, was one of the pallbearers at the funeral in Gondomar after making a late night trip from the USA, where he was playing in the Club World Cup.
Neves and Cancelo both started as Al-Hilal were beaten 2-1 by Fluminense in the quarter-finals.
Jota and his brother Andre passed away in Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning following a car crash.
After making his senior debut for Portugal in 2019, Jota made 49 appearances for his country, scoring 14 goals.
Jota played with Neves more times than any other player in his career – the pair were on the pitch together on 164 occasions.
Ruben Neves arrived at Diogo Jota’s funeral in Portugal after travelling from the USA
Neves, who also played with Jota at club level, was one of the pallbearers at the funeral
Joao Cancelo, who also played with Jota for Portugal, was seen arriving in Gondomar
Like Neves, Cancelo also played in the Club World Cup for Al-Hilal in the USA last night
Portugal international Renato Veiga, who plays for Chelsea, also arrived at the funeral
Jota made his senior Portugal debut in 2019 and made 49 appearances for his country
Jota was part of the Portugal squad which won the UEFA Nations League last month
Jota and Neves also played together at youth level for Portugal.
Chelsea defender Renato Veiga, who is part of the Portugal squad, was also seen arriving for Jota’s funeral.
Jota was part of the Portugal squad which won the Nations League final against Spain last month.
Neves and Cancelo were seen breaking down in tears during the minute’s silence which was held at the Club World Cup.
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Kalidou Koulibaly were seen giving support to Neves during the minute’s silence.
Cancelo was in tears after a minute’s silence in tribute to former team-mate Jota
Cancelo could be seen fighting back the tears as players gathered around the centre circle
Neves wiped away the tears after Al-Hilal and Fluminense paid tribute to Jota
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (left) and Kalidou Koulibaly (right) gave support to Neves during the minute’s silence
