Liverpool Star Diogo Jota Believed To Be Speeding Before Deadly Crash In Spain, Police Investigation Reveals

Diogo Jota, nan Liverpool star who died on pinch his relative successful a car clang past week, was walking complete nan velocity limit, authorities successful Spain said Tuesday.

The Spanish Civil Guard’s investigation is still ongoing, but they said their belief is that Jota was driving excessively accelerated successful his Lamborghini earlier a tyre burst, forcing nan car off-course. 

The investigation besides led to nan belief that Jota was nan 1 driving. There was nary denotation from nan constabulary arsenic to who was driving, Jota aliases André Silva.

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Liverpool's Diogo Jota celebrates scoring during nan Premier League lucifer astatine Carrow Road, Norwich, successful August 2021. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

The Lamborghini burst into flames connected nan Spanish road adjacent Zamora successful northwestern Spain, sidesplitting nan brothers successful a calamity that shocked nan soccer world. Jota was 28 and Silva was 25.

Players from Liverpool, arsenic good arsenic Portugal’s nationalist team, were coming astatine nan ceremonial for nan brothers connected Saturday. 

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Virgil Van Dijk, Liverpool’s captain, carried a reddish floral statement successful nan style of a shot garment pinch Jota’s No. 20 connected it pinch achromatic flowers. Andrew Robertson, different Liverpool teammate, held a akin statement pinch Silva’s No. 30, which he wore pinch his Portuguese nine Penafiel. 

Many others successful nan shot world, including Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva and Rúben Dias, were astatine nan ceremonial complete nan weekend.

"These are really, really sad days, arsenic you tin imagine," Portugal’s nationalist squad coach Roberto Martinez said astatine nan funeral, via FOX Sports. "But coming we showed we are a large, adjacent family. … Their tone will beryllium pinch america forever." 

The tract of nan car mishap successful which Liverpool subordinate Diogo Jota and his relative died successful nan north-western metropolis of Zamora, Spain, Thursday, July 3, 2025.  (Emilio Fraile/AP Photo)

The brothers were reportedly heading to committee a vessel from bluish Spain to England, wherever Jota would rejoin his Liverpool squad pursuing summertime break. 

"Liverpool Football Club are devastated by nan tragic passing of Diogo Jota," nan squad said successful a connection Thursday. "Liverpool FC will beryllium making nary further remark astatine this clip and petition nan privateness of Diogo and Andre’s family, friends, teammates and nine unit is respected arsenic they effort to travel to position pinch an unimaginable loss." 

Cristiano Ronaldo, a Team Portugal legend, besides reacted to nan tragic news.

Liverpool's Diogo Jota, center, celebrates aft scoring his sides 2nd extremity during nan English Premier League shot lucifer betwixt Liverpool and Leicester City astatine Anfield stadium successful Liverpool, England, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. (Jon Super/AP Photo)

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"Doesn't make immoderate sense," he said successful an Instagram post. "Just now we were together successful nan National Team, conscionable now you were married. To your family, to your woman and children, I nonstop my condolences and wish them each nan spot successful nan world.  

Jota had 47 goals complete 123 appearances pinch Liverpool. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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