Sadly, Jota was only 28. His funeral, which was held in Portugal on Saturday, July 5, was attended by his wife, Rute Cardoso. The couple had been married for less than a month. Cardoso was seen crying inconsolably at the funeral.

Diogo Jota's death has been a blow to the world of sport. The Portuguese was travelling in his car, together with his brother, on the Rias Baixas motorway (A52) at kilometre 65, wh