Diogo Jota’s Widow Shares Touching Tribute As Their Daughter Celebrates 1st Birthday

• Diogo Jota's widow, Rute Cardoso, has posted a touching tribute to her late husband as their daughter turns one
• The former Liverpool star passed away in July after he was involved in a car crash along with his younger brother
• Jota left behind three daughters after his tragic death, and their last child is celebrating her first birthday

Rute Cardoso, the widow of former Liverpool star Diogo Jota, has penned a heartbreaking tribute to her late husband as their daughter celebrates her first birthday.

Jota tragically passed away in July after he was involved in a fatal crash with his younger brother Andre Silva, who also died at the scene.

It was gathered that the brothers were travelling in their Lamborghini when the car suffered a tyre blowout and caught fire.

He was on his way back to the UK from Portugal for pre-season activities before he got involved in the fatal accident.

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Jota's death left the football world in shock, leading to tributes from the biggest names in the game from all around the world.

Thousands mourned the player and sent condolence messages to Rute and their three children as the tragic incident occurred less than two weeks after their wedding.

Rute has taken to social media after their daughter turned one, sharing several pictures of them holding the baby, adding the caption "a whole year".

In the first picture, the couple were captured carrying the little one, while another one showed Jota carrying her at the hospital, per SunSport.

Fans have taken to the comment section of Rute's post. daveocop said:

"RIP. We miss and love him."

barbaraconceicao.61 added:

"Congratulations to the princess, a big kiss of affection for being a Woman with a capital M of Warrior."

thomasleeyoung_ posited:

"Wish he was still here to raise his baby girl. We will never ever forget you Diogo."

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larissa_peereira said:

"Congratulations beautiful girl! What a treasure you built together."

alicetrewinnard posited:

"A big hug to you dear Rute. Our children are our strength!"

justyna_burr wrote:

"You want to celebrate the happiness of this however it's still painful to see and know how hard it must be for them all. Angel Diogo is guarding his beautiful girl from the sky."

An emotional shanamoensvermeulen said:

"As a mother myself, I am guitly, heartbroken and speechless after watching this. When my 8 year old son is looking at the sky, he always says " look mommy, that star is my grandmother and that star is Diogo Jota " we lost our mom about a year and a half ago and it comforts my son in a way that she is not alone, other beautiful stars like Jota joined her. It's difficult to find the right words. With this message I just want to show you love, kindness and faith. Happy birthday to your daughter. Jota is shining extra bright at the sky today."

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Ronaldo sends gift to Jota's family

Legit.ng earlier reported that Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a special gift to the family of the late Diogo Jota to commemorate Portugal's Nations League win.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner, who scored during Portugal's win over Spain in June, commissioned watches from the luxury brand Jacob&Co and had them delivered to all of his teammates following the triumph.

Source: Legit.ng