The Portuguese scored his last goal with Liverpool on April 2 in a Premier League match.
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Diogo Jota died in a traffic accident in Spain that also cost his brother André's life. He was 28 years old, three young children and a race that left a mark on Liverpool and the Portugal team.
After the news, football began to review its best moments. Among them, his last goal with the 'Reds' shirt, which arrived just last April 2.
It was a special goal for several reasons. Not only for the rival – Everton, in the always intense derby of Merseyside – but also for how he was born: thanks to a quick and precise play by Luis Díaz.
It ran the 56th minute in Anfield. After a series of rebounds, Díaz controlled the ball on his back, turned his head and gave the pass to Jota without even turning around. The Portuguese took advantage of the hole, advanced a few meters and connected an accurate header before Foster's exit. The ball ended on the net and exploded the tier.
It was the 1-0 that broke equality in a classic loaded with tension. Jota, Díaz and the rest of the team celebrated that goal together, which now charges a special meaning: it was the last time that the Portuguese celebrated a goal with the Liverpool shirt, the club he reached in 2020 and where he signed some of the best chapters of his career.
That goal summarizes who Diogo Jota was: fast to read the play, determined to finish off and always ready to appear when it was most needed. It also makes clear the understanding he built with Luis Díaz, a partner with whom he shared more than position in the field: language, complicity and mutual respect.
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