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Luis Diaz has breached his soundlessness connected the daze decease of Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota and the interaction the nonaccomplishment of his person has had connected him.
Jota and his member Andre Silva were killed successful a car crash successful an country of bluish Spain successful the aboriginal hours of July 3.
The Lamborghini Huracan the brace were travelling successful suffered a tyre blowout portion overtaking different conveyance and subsequently near the roadworthy earlier past catching fire, according to Spanish police.
Jota had precocious undergone country and is understood to person been advised not to alert by doctors earlier travelling to the Spanish larboard of Santander by car to caput backmost to Liverpool for pre-season training.
The shot satellite was near stunned by the daze quality and a aftermath took spot for the 2 brothers successful Gondomar successful Portugal connected Friday, earlier their ceremonial was held implicit the weekend.
Many of Jota's team-mates astatine nine and planetary level attended the ceremonial including members of the Liverpool squad specified arsenic brag Arne Slot, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson, among others.
Tributes person poured successful for Diogo Jota since his tragic death. (Image: Getty)
Manchester City duo Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva positive Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes were besides successful attendance, having been Jota's Portugal teammates, although his chap planetary workfellow Cristiano Ronaldo was not there.
His nine teammate Alisson was besides incapable to attend portion different Liverpool subordinate who was absent from the ceremonial was attacker Diaz, who has present breached his soundlessness connected the nonaccomplishment of his Anfield teammate.
The winger was not capable to be the ceremonial owing to travelling to his homeland of Colombia astatine the time.
But helium has present reflected connected his friend's decease and paid an affectional tribute to his Liverpool teammate who welcomed him to Anfield erstwhile helium arrived from Porto successful January 2022, revealing helium broke down successful tears erstwhile learning the quality of Jota's passing.
Speaking to WinSportsTV via the Daily Mail, helium said: "It's precise hard to person quality similar this, it's precise sad.
Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota. (Image: Getty)
"No 1 is prepared for this, helium was a cardinal companion erstwhile I arrived successful Liverpool due to the fact that his household welcomed maine and we formed a large friendship. We had a steadfast rivalry and it was important.
"May helium remainder successful peace, I person a large person successful my heart, who volition ever beryllium remembered by his team.
"I privation to nonstop a batch of spot to his family, his wife, his children, due to the fact that the information is that they are suffering a batch with this.
"[It hurts] a lot, a lot. It was unthinkable erstwhile I woke up and saw the news. The information is I broke down successful tears. It arsenic a very, very, precise large pain."
Jota joined Liverpool successful 2020 from Wolves for a transportation interest of much than £40 cardinal and went connected to nett 65 goals successful 182 games connected Merseyside.
In that time, helium won the Premier League, 1 FA Cup and 2 League Cups, portion helium besides won 2 UEFA Nations League titles with Portugal, the latest of which was this summertime aft triumph successful the competition's last implicit Spain connected penalties.
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