Diogo Jota’s two sons will join the mascots at Anfield when Liverpool face Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday, the club have confirmed.
The Portuguese forward, who played for both Premier League clubs, died in a car crash alongside his younger brother in July in north-western Spain. He was 28.
Jota joined Wolves on loan from Atlético Madrid in 2017 and made a permanent move to the club the following year. He then signed a five-year deal in 2020 with Liverpoolwhere he won the league title last season.
Saturday’s match marks the first time Liverpool and Wolves have met since Jota’s death.
Jota’s wife, Rute Cardoso, and her two sons, Dinis and Duarte, were present for the Premier League home openers for both Liverpool and Wolves in August. Cardoso had married the footballer just two weeks before his death.
Liverpool also permanently retired his shirt number, 20,following his death.
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