The funeral of Dugo Jota André Silva in Portugal

Diogo Jota and André Silva football players were honored by their families, friends and colleagues at a joint funeral in Portugal.

Jota, 28, was placed to rest alongside his brother, Silva, 25, after they died in a car accident on Thursday.

Hundreds of local residents and supporters in the Egeraja Matris gathered in Junumar, where the brothers stem on Saturday.

The funeral also collected huge names from all over football, including Jota Virgil Van Dijk and Andy Robertson teammates, who were seen carrying flowers in the church before the ceremony.

The service was built in Gondomar, a small Portuguese city near Porto, and it was left after the death of the brothers.

Liverpool players, who were celebrating just three months ago, have won the Premier League, reached the funeral together.

Watching them was in line with each other, as they did when walking on the field, an emotional experience.

There was a strong feeling of society, but also a common courage.

Many were clearly disturbed, as supporters on the other side of the barrier clap the players. A woman shouted at the crowd towards them as they were walking in: “Forsa!” – power.

The family and close friends entered the church in complete silence, and many of them with their heads bowed while studying the church bell.

One person in the procession informed the Silva image, which read: “Semper UM de Nós”. (Forever one of us.)

Many of the influence of the brothers on football and their local community were so much that some guests had to watch the party from outside the church, and often embrace each other and relieved.

Local population and football fans watched the crowd silently for most of the service, which lasted for about an hour.

Many wore football shirts and carried goods from different teams throughout Portugal and abroad, where Jota and Silva, who played with the local Penafiel club, made some time.

One of these fans was Engineh Moreira, who started early in the morning to be one of the first fans outside the Grega Matarez de Junumar, where the funeral occurred.

“I know that I will not be able to go inside, but I wanted to pay my respect,” he told me from the barrier outside the church.

He said that Angelo showed me later his phone’s condition – a little old, with the FC Porto logo.

Antelio recalled wonderful memories about Gota in the field, where he spent a year playing with the local club, but added that the brothers were more than football stars.

“They were good people, from a modest family, people like us.”

He said that this was especially severely struck, as his family was 40 years ago a similar tragedy. His aunt, uncle and young cousin died in a car accident three days before Christmas, leaving his other cousin.

He said that Gota and Silva may not have been his direct family, but their death felt the personality.

“This is what I think: losing your parents is difficult, really difficult. But losing your children is unimaginable,” he added.

Vipio Silva told me that Gota’s journey as a player inspired many people here in Jendumar.

The brothers have continued since they started in local clubs – and said he should be here on their last trip.

“Despite the impact they had on football, and even financially, they have never allowed it,” he said, adding that the family is loved in the city.

“Society is sad, destructive,” he said.

After spending some time with them over the years, Fabio said that there was only one reason here: “Respect for the brothers, the family.”

Fábio and rafaela fans traveled from the nearby Lordelo town to honor Jota and Silva.

Fabio, who was wearing a Gota shirt, said it was important to be here “for the last day of Jota.” Both said that this means a lot to the society that many people attended to pay their respect.

Watch the ceremony from outside the church, like hundreds of other fans – which Fabio said is difficult. Raphala agreed to nods, but he said it was also beautiful.

“This is an example that you need to live in the maximum, because you never know when it will be your last day,” said Rafaella.

“Say everything you want to say, and you need to say – it may be too late,” Fabio added.