Overview
- Luis Díaz skipped Saturday’s funeral service in Gondomar to attend an influencer event in Colombia and drew widespread online condemnation.
- Cristiano Ronaldo also did not attend the service, citing personal commitments and encountering far less fan criticism.
- Teammates including Darwin Núñez, Rúben Neves, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson traveled from around the world to pay their respects.
- Social media users confused RB Leipzig’s André Silva with Diogo Jota’s late brother, leading his wife, Maria Hrodrigues, to issue a public clarification.
- RB Leipzig’s André Silva posted an emotional tribute on Instagram expressing shock and grief over the deaths of Jota and his brother.