12 MINUTES BEFORE DISASTER: CCTV releases audio recording of Diogo Jotaâs final phone call before the crash. The conversation sounds eerily prophetic, sending chills down the spine of those who hear it.
Diogo Jota was in a âhappy momentâ during final hours in heartbreaking last phone call
Diogo Jota, who tragically passed away following a road traffic accident on Thursday (July 3), was in a âhappy momentâ as revealed by his final phone call
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Diogo Jota was in a âhappy momentâ before his tragic death.
Jota, 28, lost his life in a road traffic accident alongside his brother, Andre Silva, when their car a Lamborghini, left the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking another vehicle and then caught fire.
Before the accident, the forward spoke to the president of Gondomar while driving towards Zamora, in Spain.
Ãlvaro Cerqueira, president of Gondomar SC, was reportedly one of the last people Diogo Jota spoke to before the tragedy, speaking to the Liverpool star a couple of hours before his death.
âIt was just after 10 pm last night, we were on the phone and he was fine,â the president of the club where Jota started his training and took his first steps towards becoming a world-renowned player told JN.
Diogo Jota died on Thursday(Image: Getty Images)
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Cerqueira and Jota had regular conversations: âWe spoke almost every week, and I know he was going through a happy moment,â he added.
Although Jota played for Liverpool and AndrÃĐ Silva moved to Penafiel for the last two seasons, the pitch at the SÃĢo Miguel Stadium was always available to the brothers.
âWhen Diogo needed to train during the off-season, he would ask to come here, and we would always make everything available. His brother would usually come too, and they would both train.
Tributes have poured in for the Liverpool star(Image: Getty Images)
Affected by the pain of losing two friends, the president of Gondomar SC did not want to elaborate further: âIt is difficult to talk at a time like this, but what will remain is the image of two very humble people, who leave a huge void.â
Tributes have poured in from around the footballing world.
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âLiverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota. The club have been informed the 28-year-old has passed away following a road traffic accident in Spain along with his brother, Andre.
