Diego Jota's family personally dissuaded Cristiano Ronaldo from attending his teammate's funeral on Saturday. The news was announced by the Portuguese publication "A Bola" in the hours surrounding the tragic event. It turns out that the legend spoke to the widow Rute, the mother and father of the Liverpool ace who died in a car crash.

Everyone was adamant that if Cristiano arrived, it would create huge chaos around the funeral. Ronaldo assured his relatives that he would always be there for them and that they could count on him at any time. Under such circumstances, Cristiano continued his family holiday on the island of Mallorca.

The event did not pass without Jota's great friend - Ruben Neves. The footballer was in the USA for the Club World Cup, but immediately headed to Portugal due to the deaths of his Jota and his brother Andre Silva. The footballers died in a serious accident on July 3 while traveling on the A-52 highway in Spain. |BGNES