Portugal Pays Respect To Diogo Jota In The Opening Match Of Euro Women 2025

JAKARTA - The players from Portugal and Spain had a moment of silence before the opening match of Euro Women's 2025 on Friday, July 4, 2025, in the early hours of Indonesian Western Time (WIB), in memory of the attackers of the Portugal National Team and Liverpool, Diogo Jota.

Both teams also wore black armbands during the match. The players and supporters remained silent for about 20 seconds before the fans began to applaud.

Spanish police said Jota and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a car accident in the early hours of the morning local time in the northwestern region of Spain when Lamborghini they were traveling off the track and caught fire.

Their deaths sparked the outpouring of sadness from supporters, players, and officials in men and women's soccer.

"First of all, I want to take a moment to pay our respects to Diogo and his brother. We really think about the family."

"Diogo followed our team because he loved this country. I was an assistant coach of U-19 in the elite round when Diogo was still U-19."

"We met there. Since then, we have been in touch, when we met in camps, men's and women's teams."

"When we spoke, he always knew the results, he followed the team, some players. This is a culture we have in Portugal."

"Everyone likes the success of all teams. This is a culture we have in our federation. This is us as a country."

"Today was a very sad day because two lives have been lost so young and it's not a good day."

"Of course if we had the possibility to change everything, we would change in an instant," said Portugal coach Francisco Neto, after losing 5-0 to Spain.

Several Portuguese supporters displayed banners in honor of Jota before the match.

"Thank you, Diogo. Thank you, Andre. Football has lost so much and so have we. You will never be forgotten," wrote one banner.

Speaking to reporters on their way to the stadium, Portuguese Republican Assembly President Jose Aguiar Branco, said the country would respect the two men for their contribution to the sport.

"Tomorrow at the Republican Assembly, we will vote on the condolences motion that I will convey in honor of the memories of these two young people and the legacy they left for national sports," he said.