Diogo Jota’s widow helps carry his coffin as hundreds gather for football star’s funeral

Diogo Jota’s grieving widow helped carry her husband’s coffin as mourners gathered in Gondomar, Portugal, for the football star’s funeral.

Diogo Jota’s heartbroken wife, Rute Cardoso, helped carry his coffin. Credit: John Powell / Getty

As previously reported, the Liverpool FC star died alongside his younger brother, André Silva – who was also a professional footballer, on Thursday (July 3) at around 12:35AM.

The brothers were involved in a devastating car crash on the A-52 highway near Zamora, Spain. Their Lamborghini veered off the road, rolled, and burst into flames, igniting the surrounding vegetation.

They were traveling to Santander to catch a ferry to the UK when the crash occurred. Jota, who had recently undergone lung surgery, had been advised not to fly.

The horrific incident has left the football world and their hometown of Gondomar, Portugal, in shock.

Just two weeks after marrying Jota, the 28-year-old’s wife helped carry his coffin into the church for his funeral, supported by family members in harrowing scenes.

The couple, childhood sweethearts who met as teenagers in the city of Porto, shared three young children and had celebrated their wedding days before the tragedy.

Rute Cardoso was consoled as she held the back of her husband’s coffin as it made its way towards the church. Credit: Octavio Passos / Getty

Heartbreaking scenes unfolded as Jota’s parents, Joaquim and Isabel, comforted each other through tears while walking into Gondomar church for the funeral service, which was led by the Bishop of Porto and began at 10AM local time.