Jota’s children join tributes as Liverpool, Wolves pay respects
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Two of Diogo Jota’s children, Dinis (left) and Duarte (right) walk on the pitch ahead of the EPL match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers on Dec 27.
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LIVERPOOL, England - Two of Diogo Jota’s children were mascots at Anfield on Dec 27 as Liverpool and Wolves paid tribute to their former forward.
Portuguese forward Jota, who played for both Premier League clubs, died in a car crash alongside his younger brother in July in north-western Spain. He was 28.
Jota joined Wolves on loan from Atletico Madrid in 2017 and made a permanent move to the club the following year.
He then signed a five-year deal in 2020 with Liverpool, where he won the league title earlier this year.
In the first meeting between the sides since his death, both sets of fans paid their respects, including a chant in Jota’s name on the 20th minute.
Diogo Jota's wife Rute Cardoso is seen before the match.
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Two of his three children, Dinis and Duarte, as well as family members performed the role as mascots, while his wife Rute Cardoso was also in attendance.
Liverpool retired the number 20 shirt worn by Jota and there are plans for a permanent memorial to the Portugal international and his brother Andre Silva, who was also killed in the accident, at Anfield. AFP, REUTERS
Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool walks on the pitch with two of Diogo Jota’s children, Dinis (second from right) and Duarte (left) ahead of the match.
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