When the doors of the grand memorial hall in Porto opened on a somber gray morning, no one could have imagined that the funeral of Diogo Jota—beloved football star, husband, father, and national icon—would be overshadowed by a chilling, bewildering discovery.
What should have been a dignified farewell transformed into a surreal nightmare the moment Sofia Balbi Jota, the woman who had shared her life with him since their teenage years, approached her husband’s coffin to say her final goodbye.
As the lid was lifted, mourners held their breath in solemn reverence. But what followed was a piercing scream that will haunt those present for years to come:
