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"It is the first time without Diogo Jota. We know what he represented to each of us. We want to honor his memory every day. He’s going to be with us and it’s going to be another force to achieve our goals. His example is a light to us. Let us take his spirit in our hearts. We will win by Diogo, by his brother André and as always by all the Portuguese, "said Roberto Martinez.
The national coach spoke to journalists at a press conference in the City of Football, in Oeiras, in the dissemination of the list of summons for the start of qualifying for the World Cup2026, in what will be the first time that the national team will be together since the loss of Diogo Jota.
The former footballer, as well as his brother André Silva, lost his life on July 3 after a violent road disaster.
“The absence of Diogo will be a factor of unity, responsibility because he wanted to win the World Cup and we are here to achieve the dream,” Martínez said.
The Spanish coach also revealed that the shirt number ‘21’, which was usually used by Jota, will move to the midfielder Ruben Neves.
"The 21 of Diogo Jota passes to Ruben Neves and so he remains on the pitch with all of us. Ruben had a very close relationship with Diogo. It was not my decision, it was a request from Diogo’s family,” he said.
In Group F, Portugal will start the qualification for the World Cup with a double match outside, first in Yerevan, on September 6, against Armenia, and three days later in Budapest, with Hungary, the only team that, in theory, may create some difficulties alongside Luso. Ireland closes the group.
The winner of the group secures a place in the tournament that will be played next year in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and that for the first time will have a total of 48 teams.
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Heartbreaking words from Robbo
Too many insensitive shitheads responded in X after the post. The players talked about it because they were asked by the journalists.
When I watched Men in Blazers on YT, at the beginning of the show/podcast, whenever he has a LFC coacc/player as guest, Rog would mention at the beginning that the club has asked him not to ask the players anything related to Jota, and he honoured the club’s request.