Liverpool has announced the tribute to be paid to the late Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva during their first pre-season-friendly against Preston North End on Sunday afternoon.
The club was immersed in the aftermath of the tragic death of their attacker last week when he made the journey over the way back to England to connect with his teammates and started preparations for the 2025-26 season.
The 28-year-old and his brother, 25, were killed in the early hours of last Thursday morning when a band burst on their car when they caught up on the A-52 highway in Zamora, Northern Spain.
A number of Liverpool players and members of the club's hierarchy made the journey to Jota's Births city of Gondomar in Portugal for his funeral on Saturday, with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Darwin Nunez among those who represent the club next to head coach Arne Slot.
Other teammates, including Luis Diaz and Alisson Becker, traveled to the city on Wednesday for a Requiem-Mis for Jota and Silva.
But after a delayed return to the training for the season after the tragedy, the Reds will now prepare to go up the field for the first time.
The friendly, which will be played in Deepdale instead of Anfield, starts after a rendition of you never runs alone, while Preston representatives are a wreath in front.
The fans and the players – who will play in black bracelets – will then observe a minute of silence in honor of Jota and Silva, while 'digital tribute' will play on screens around the field.
The hosts have also made a 'memorial edition of the MatchDay program' that has been set to contain tribute to both men.
Fans can watch the tribute and the match themselves on ITV when the game starts at 2.40 pm.
Liverpool Stars returned to the training on Tuesday, with Mohamed Salah, Conor Bradley, Jeremie Frimpong, Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo and Andy Robertson depicted before the start of the preseason.
Robertson had written his own emotional tribute to Jota on social media last week, where he labeled the Portuguese star as' A Good Guy. The best. So sincere. Simply normal and real '.
The midfielder of Scotland had attended Jota's wedding less than two weeks before the tragic accident, with the attacker with his childhood love and mother of his three young children married Rute Cardosa.
“For the team and the club we will try to tackle this together … No matter how long that takes,” he wrote on Instagram. 'For me I want to talk about my partner. My friend. The guy I loved and will miss like crazy. I could talk about him for hours as a player, but that doesn't feel like it matters now.
“It's the man. The person. He was such a good guy. The best. So sincere. Simply normal and real. Full of love for the people he cared about. Full of fun.
“He was the most British foreign player I have ever met. We used to make jokes that he was really Irish … I would of course try to claim him as Scottish. I even called him Diogo Macjota.
'We would look at the arrows together, enjoy the horse races. Going to Cheltenham this season was a highlight – one of the best we had.
'The last time I saw him was the happiest day of his life – his wedding day. I want to be never moving smile from that magical day. How much he burst with love for his wife and family.
“I can't believe we say goodbye. It is too early and it hurts so much. But thank you for being in my life, size – and that you make it better. I love you, Diogo. '
While the club is preparing for a formal tribute for Sunday, hundreds of fans travel to Anfield to lay flowers, scarves and dwensers in honor of their deceased player.
Robertson and Slot visited the monument on Tuesday, with the manager accompanied by his wife Mirjam.
Slot laid flowers on the site with a moving message with the text: 'Diogo, we had the same dream and we fulfilled it together.
“Andre and yourself will be in our hearts forever. Arne, Mirjam, Isa and Joep. '
In addition to the floral tribute that fans laid in the days after his death and the scores that have signed books since the unfortunate event, supporters started signing a mural in memory of the striker a short distance from the ground.
Located on Sybil Road, is the mural, characterized by the words' Forever 20 'on the one hand and' his name is Diogo – in reference to his song – on the other, populated by reports from supporters who are still coming to terms with the seismic loss.