Overview
- The mistake occurred during Real Madrid’s Ordinary General Assembly, where a memorial video used Elche forward André da Silva’s photo instead of André Silva, Diogo Jota’s late brother.
- The club posted an official apology on X to Elche CF and André da Silva, calling the misidentification an error and expressing regret.
- Club president Florentino Pérez apologized publicly at the assembly, describing the incident as a human error.
- The timing proved awkward with Real Madrid scheduled to play Elche on Sunday, and André da Silva was reported as likely to feature for the visitors.
- Coverage notes the sensitivity of the error given July’s fatal crash involving Jota and his brother and that no further actions beyond the apologies have been reported.