{"id":188,"date":"2025-07-05T04:06:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T04:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threadlinenews.com\/?p=188"},"modified":"2025-07-05T04:06:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T04:06:51","slug":"doctor-reveals-diogo-jotas-final-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threadlinenews.com\/?p=188","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Reveals Diogo Jota\u2019s Final Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Doctor Reveals Diogo Jota\u2019s Final Moments Before Tragic Crash<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Porto, Portugal \/ Zamora, Spain \u2014 July 5, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 In the wake of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota\u2019s devastating death in a road accident on July 3, his respiratory physiotherapist, Dr. Miguel\u202fGon\u00e7alves, has provided poignant insight into the player\u2019s final hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gon\u00e7alves, who treated Jota for a partial pneumothorax (collapsed lung) at Hospital S\u00e3o\u202fJo\u00e3o in Porto, confirmed that the athlete was in strong spirits and close to full recovery. He spoke with Jota and his brother Andr\u00e9 around 8:30\u202fPM<\/strong> on July 2, moments before they began their journey to Santander by car \u2014 per medical advice to avoid flying after lung surgery. The brothers planned to take an overnight ferry to the UK and arrive back in Liverpool ahead of a scheduled medical assessment on July\u202f7<\/strong> talksport.com+15lbc.co.uk+15sportbible.com+15<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gon\u00e7alves emphasized that Jota was \u201cno longer in pain,\u201d \u201cexcited and confident\u201d about his return to full fitness, and had even opted out of Liverpool\u2019s upcoming Japan tour to prioritize full recovery sportbible.com<\/a>. He also dispelled rumors that the brothers had been partying before the crash:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cTo be clear, Diogo and Andre weren\u2019t partying at all\u2026 He made an extraordinary recovery\u2026 practically flawless.\u201d hindustantimes.com+4sportbible.com+4sportsmole.co.uk+4<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Tragically, the brothers\u2019 Lamborghini suffered a tyre blowout on Spain\u2019s A\u201152 motorway, near Cernadilla. The vehicle veered off the road and caught fire, with both Jota and Andr\u00e9 dying at the scene talksport.com+6lbc.co.uk+6en.wikipedia.org+6<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The football world remains in mourning: Liverpool have postponed all pre-season training, and a wake was held in Portugal on July 4. Plans are underway for a funeral service on July 5 in Gondomar talksport.com+9theguardian.com+9thesun.co.uk+9<\/a>. Jota, aged 28, leaves behind his wife Rute Cardoso and their three young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udca1 Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Detail<\/th>Information<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Recovery<\/strong><\/td>Jota had nearly fully healed from lung surgery.<\/td><\/tr>
Final night<\/strong><\/td>At 8:30\u202fPM<\/strong>, he said goodbye to his physiotherapist.<\/td><\/tr>
Travel plan<\/strong><\/td>Medical advice: no flying \u2192 car to Santander \u2192 ferry to UK.<\/td><\/tr>
Crash<\/strong><\/td>Happened around 00:30\u201300:40 CEST<\/strong>, tyre burst, Lamborghini crashed.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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