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The wife and children of late Liverpool star Diogo Jota were in attendance at Anfield on Saturday, December 27 for the match between LFC and Wolves, Jota’s two former Premier League clubs. The match marked the first time that the two clubs have faced off since Jota’s untimely passing in July at the age of 28 years old.
Prior to the match, two of Diogo Jota’s children — Dinis and Duarte — alongside additional members of his family joined Liverpool Football Club captain Virgil Van Dijk as official mascots for the match.
Jota and his brother Andre Silva were killed in car accident in Spain on July 3 while driving on the A-52 motorway near the north-west city of Zamora when their Lamborghini came off the road and caught fire.
Children of late Liverpool star Diogo Jota joined LFC captain Virgil Van Dijk as official mascots ahead of their match against Wolves
Two of Diogo Jota’s children – Dinis and Duarte – as well as family members, are mascots ahead of the match between their father’s English clubs ❤️ pic.twitter.com/fVjEegl5Og
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 27, 2025
Virgil with Diogo’s kids ❤️🩹 pic.twitter.com/AnX4OvZ36u
— The Redmen TV (@TheRedmenTV) December 27, 2025
Diogo Jota’s sons walked out with Liverpool’s mascots ahead of their match against Wolves ❤️ pic.twitter.com/8AIHVoVd4X
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 27, 2025
Jota’s widow Rute Cardoso was also in attendance at Anfield for the match between his two former Premier League clubs.
📸 – DIOGO JOTA’S WIFE IS IN THE STANDS AT ANFIELD! pic.twitter.com/8qVlxTfYam
— The Touchline | 𝐓 (@TouchlineX) December 27, 2025
After opening the scoring toward the end of the first half, Dutch midfielder Ryan Gravenberch paid tribute to Jota by doing one of his goal celebrations.
Ryan Gravenberch pays tribute to Diogo Jota with his celebration against Wolves ❤️ pic.twitter.com/BqJZAa9Dbe
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 27, 2025
Liverpool ultimately won the match by a score of 2-1 via goals from Gravenberch in the 41st minute and Florian Wirtz in the 42nd minute. The win look took Liverpool back into the Top 4 in the Premier League after enduring a difficult start to the 2025/26 season.