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On Diogo Jota's 29th Birthday, Tributes Revisit Police Findings in Fatal A-52 Crash

Liverpool’s response has focused on caring for his family and honoring his legacy with lasting gestures.

Overview

  • Civil Guard investigators maintain a tyre blowout during an overtaking maneuver sent the Lamborghini off the A-52, with no other vehicle involved, and a judicial inquiry in Zamora remains open.
  • Jota was driving to Santander to take a ferry to Portsmouth after doctors advised him not to fly following lung surgery, with an overnight stop planned in Benavente.
  • A post-crash fire hindered identification, prompting document checks and DNA testing, and local reports say his wife identified the occupants at the scene.
  • Liverpool paid the remainder of his contract to his widow and children and permanently retired the No. 20 shirt, decisions publicly highlighted by manager Arne Slot.
  • New commemorations included Liverpool’s birthday tribute and fresh messages from former teammates, alongside accounts of a phone call with Gondomar SC’s president hours before the crash.