The funeral of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, who died tragically in a road accident on Thursday in Spain, moved the world of football. Most Jota's teammates in Liverpool and in Portuguese selection moved to Gondomar, Portugal, to lend a final tribute to the two brothers. Nevertheless, an absence was particularly noticed, that of the Colombian striker Luis Díaz. An absence all the more criticized as players like Rúben Neves and João Cancelo, who had played a quarter-final of club World Cup in the United States the day before, went well to Portugal in time after a ten-hour trip by plane.
According to radio COPELuis Díaz, who was in his country at the time of the funeral, would have invoked commercial commitments to justify his absence. The Colombian international participated in the promotion of an influencer football tournament. The media also stresses that the former Porto has published a video on social networks where we see him dance and laugh surrounded by famous Colombian streamers, before removing these images in the face of massive criticism. Several Internet users also recall the beautiful gesture of the Portuguese scorer had had during the abduction of the father of Luis Díaz, Mane. At the time, Jota had scored a goal and exhibited the Colombian number 7 jersey in front of the whole stadium.
