Diogo Jota’s heartbroken wife Rute Cardoso visits Anfield with Liverpool stars to lay flowers and view loving tributes

Published on July 11, 2025 at 07:17 PM

DIOGO Jota’s heartbroken wife visited Anfield to view the tributes left for her husband.

Rute Cardoso, 28, hugged two children as she looked at the sea of flowers, teddies, scarves, football shirts and messages.

Woman and children embracing at a memorial with Liverpool scarves and flowers.
Rute, wife of Jota, left, hugs two kids at Anfield on her visit to view tributes
Rute Cardoso, widow of late Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota, views tributes at Anfield.
Rute views tributes to the soccer player at Anfield
Liverpool players carrying flowers at a memorial for Diogo Jota.
Liverpool players carry flowers as they view tributes to late Portuguese soccer player Diogo Jota at Anfield
Liverpool player, number 20, in action.
Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota died in a car crash in Spain

Liverpool players also carried flowers in tribute to Jota, who died in a car crash with his brother Andre Silva.

There will be a rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone and a minute’s silence on Sunday at Liverpool’s friendly at Preston North End.

Dad-of-three Jota, 28, and Silva, 25, died when the Lamborghini they were in burst into flames after a suspected tyre blowout.

He had married partnerjust 11 days before the crash.

Police said Jota was driving when he crashed his rental acid green Lamborghini near Zamora, Spain, on July 3.

The brothers were en route to the Spanish port city of Santander to catch a ferry to the UK after thestar was urged not to travel by plane following lung surgery.

They were laid to rest after a heartbreaking funeral attended by his family, friends and Liverpool teammates last Saturday.

poured in from around the world, with,andamong those whothe loss of the brothers.

Liverpool starsandled mourners with two touching wreaths emblazoned with Diogo’s number 20 and André’s number 30.

Portugal’s head coachspoke after the ceremony and described how the days since their tragic deaths had been “really, really sad”; but the funeral today showed “we are a very large, close family”;.

Martinez went on to say it was “essential”; for Portugal to show “we are together,”; adding the brothers’ spirits will be “with us forever”;.

He said: “So thank you very much for your messages and for your support and everything that we receive [from] all over the world.

“Today we are all onefootballfamily.”;

Liverpool manager Arne Slot was there with his players – including Reds stars, Darwin Nunez and.

Former teammatesandwere also in attendance.

Some of Jota’s international teammates present at the ceremony wereUnited captainBrunoFernandes,Chelsea’s Joao Felix and‘s.

A huge crowd of mourners gathered outside the church and showed support for the brothers’ friends, family, coaches and teammates as they walked in procession.

The service was private but a live audio feed was played outside the church.

AddressingJota’s children, who were not at the service, as well as their mother and grandparents, the Gondomar priest was heard saying in the broadcast: “There are no words, but there are feelings.

“We also suffer a lot and we are with you emotionally.”;

Family portrait at a wedding.
Rute Cardoso and Diogo had got married less than two weeks ago
Two young men in FC Porto jerseys stand in a stadium.
Diogo and his brother Andre both played football – with the younger sibling playing for FC Penafiel

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