Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a fatal car crash early on Thursday morning.

There has been an outpouring of grief since, with many paying respects both in Liverpool and Portugal.

On Friday morning, their family held a private wake in the brothers’ hometown of Gondomar near Porto on Friday.

The wake, held at the Capela da Ressurreicao, was then opened to the public at around 3pm.

On Saturday, the funeral is expected to begin at around 10am at the nearby Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in Sao Cosme.

Diogo Jota’s physiotherapist has denied that Liverpool FC’s forward was partying before he was killed in a tragic car crash on Thursday.

Respiratory physiotherapist Miguel Goncalves said Jota was an “unparalleled professional” who was “excited, confident in his recovery and enthusiastic” for the upcoming season.

The footballer had been travelling in a Lamborghini with his brother Andre Silva when the car veered off the road and burst into flames following what police suspect was a tyre blowout while overtaking.

Dr Goncalves told Portuguese outlet Record: “I said goodbye to him and his brother, Andre, at around 8:30pm. His brother was a great companion and decided to go with him, to accompany him on the trip.

“Diogo and Andre weren’t partying at all, they weren’t in the so-called ‘good mood’ life, they had nothing that deserved any repair. Nothing.”

Diogo Jota and Andre Silva’s funeral is set to be held on Saturday morning, 2 days after the brothers were killed in a car crash.

Hundreds already came to pay their respects at a private and public wake on Friday in their hometown of Gondomar.

A funeral will be held at 10am.

Family, friends and teammates are expected to attend the ceremony.

Reports have suggested Liverpool FC have chartered a flight to Portugal for the funeral.

Several former and present teammates from Liverpool and Portugal’s national team were already seen on Friday.

Oasis have played tribute to Diogo Jota on the first night of their highly-anticipated comeback tour.

During the final bars of their song Live Forever a picture of Jota, the Liverpool footballer who died in a car accident on Thursday, was displayed, with the crowd cheering and applauding the gesture.

The warm up act, Liverpool band Cast, also dedicated a ballad to Jota.

A number of Jota’s teammates, present and former, have been seen paying their respects at his wake today.

One of his former Liverpool teammates, Darwin Nunez, was seen arriving at the wake.

His national teammate Bruno Fernandes was also pictures alongside other Portugese players in Jota’s hometown of Gondomar.

Players grew visibly emotional during a minute of silence for the late Diogo Jota and Andre Silva before the start of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarterfinal football match.

Players from Brazil's Fluminense and Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal paid tribute to the late footballers the Camping World Stadium in Orlando on Friday.