Dio -Jota Andre Silva’s diog funeral, held in Portugal

Dioga Jota and Andre Silva football players were honored by their family, friends and teammates at a joint funeral in Portugal.

28 -year -old Jota was laid to rest next to his brother Silva, 25 years after they died in a car disaster on Thursday.

Hundreds of locals and supporters gathered in the Matis of the Igrawi in Gondamara, where the brothers are on Saturday.

The funeral also gathered huge names from all over football, including Jooths Virgil Van Dyk and Andy Robertson teammates, who saw that a flower tributes were seen in the church before the ceremony.

The service took place in a small Portuguese city of Gondamara near Porto, which remained after the death of the brothers.

Players from FC Liverpool, who only three months ago, celebrated their victory in the Prime Minister, came to the funeral.

Watching them, walking with each other, almost as they went on the field, there was an emotional experience.

There was a strong sense of community, but also the general gloom.

Many were noticeably upset, and fans on the other side of the barrier applauded players. One woman shouted at them as they walked: “Força!” – Power.

Family and close friends entered the church in full silence, many of them bent when the church bell.

One person in the procession lifted a sign with a photo of Silva, which said: “Para semper um de nós”. (Forever one of us.)

There was so much the influence of the brothers on football and their local community that some guests had to watch the ceremony outside the church, often hugging and comforting each other.

The locals and football lovers in the crowd silently watched the majority of service, which lasted for about an hour.

Many wore football shirts and carried goods from different teams all over Portugal and abroad, where Jota and Silva played for the local Penfiel club spent some time.

One of these fans was Antonio Moraira, who went early in the morning to become one of the first beyond the Matriz de Gondamara, where the funeral took place.

“I know I will not be able to go inside, but I wanted to pay my respect,” he told me from the barrier outside the church.

Later, Antonio showed me his phone – a little old, he said – with the FC Porto emblem.

Antonio recalled the memories of Jota on the field when he spent a year playing for a local club, but added that the brothers were much more than football stars.

“They were good people, from a modest family, such as we.”

This was especially impressed by him, 40 years ago, his family survived a similar tragedy. His aunt, uncle and young cousin died in a car accident three days before Christmas, leaving another cousin behind.

He said that Jota and Silva may not have been his immediate family, but their death felt personal.

“This is what I think: it is difficult to lose parents, it is very difficult. But the loss of children is impossible,” he added.

Jooth’s journey, like a player, inspired many people here in Gondamara, told me a football fan Fabio Silva.

He lagged behind the brothers since they started in local clubs – and said that it should be here for their last journey.

“Despite the influence they had on football, and even in financially, they never allowed him to show,” he told me, adding that the family loved in the city.

“The community is sad, devastated,” he said.

After spending some time with them for years, Fabio said there was only one reason when he was here: “Respect for the brothers, family.”

Fabbio Fabio and Raphael’s avid fans traveled from the neighboring city of Lordel to honor Jooth and Silva.

Dressing Jooth’s shirt, Fabio said he was important to be here “for the last day of Jotti.” Both said it was a lot for society that so many people appeared to pay their respect.

They watched the ceremony outside the church, like hundreds of other fans – which Fabio said it was difficult. Noding, Raphael agreed, but said it was also beautiful.

“This is an example of what you need to live with a maximum,” Raphael said, “because you never know when the last day is.

“Tell me all you want to say and I have to say – tomorrow may be too late,” Fabio added.