New details on fatal accident
That’s why Diogo Jota drove through Spain with the Lamborghini
Updated on 03.07.2025 – 10:20 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
The death of Diogo Jota shakes the football world. Now it is clear what the reason for the Portuguese car ride was.
Diogo Jota, who was killed in a car accident, was apparently on its way to the Spanish port city of Santander. Portuguese and British media report that. The Portuguese and his brother André (25) therefore wanted to translate from Santander by ferry to Great Britain.
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Background of the unusual journey: After a small lung operation, the national player was advised against flying. As reported, among other things, the Portuguese newspaper “A Bola” and the BBC, doctors would have pointed out possible complications from pressure fluctuations in aircraft cabins.
The brothers therefore drove from Porto to northern Spain in a sports car that they had rented according to the Spanish media. In the night of Thursday there was an accident just behind the Portuguese-Spanish border in the Zamora region. Your vehicle dropped off the street, broke a guardrail and went up in flames. All help came too late for Diogo Jota and his brother.
According to the Spanish police, a burst rear tire could have led to the accident. The vehicle was therefore skidding during an overtaking maneuver. It is also not excluded that excessive speed could have played a role. Only a burned -out wreck remained from the car.