Overview

• Players released an emotional message calling Jota more than a teammate, declaring, “We are family.”
• The Portuguese squad gathered in Oeiras, where a sculpture of Jota’s shirt with the No. 20 was unveiled.
• The Armenia friendly was explicitly framed as being played in Jota’s honor as the team convened for the first time without him.
• The video assured Jota’s loved ones would have what they need and closed with the message, “Nada nos pode separar.”
• Jota and his brother André Silva died on July 3 in a road accident in Spain, prompting national and international mourning.