Real Madrid Sorry For Jota And Andre Silva Tribute Error

Real Madrid person apologised aft utilizing a image of nan incorrect footballer successful a video paying tribute to Diogo Jota and his relative Andre Silva.

The video shown astatine nan Spanish club's mean wide assembly featured a photograph of Jota alongside a image of Elche and Portugal guardant Andre da Silva, 30.

Liverpool and Portugal guardant Jota died successful a car crash successful July astatine nan property of 28, on pinch his 25-year-old brother, who was a master footballer pinch Portuguese second-tier nine Penafiel.

"Real Madrid CF apologises to Elche CF and its subordinate André da Silva for having mistakenly included his image successful nan obituary of an organization video alternatively of that of André Silva, nan relative of Diogo Jota, nan Liverpool player," nan nine said successful a connection connected X.

"We regret this incident."

Elche striker Silva, who has represented Portugal 53 times, was Jota's team-mate astatine Porto and besides played for AC Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig.

His broadside look Real successful a La Liga brushwood connected Sunday.

Earlier successful November, representatives of nan Madrid nine - including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dean Huijsen and head Xabi Alonso - placed a wreath successful representation of Jota astatine Anfield earlier their Champions League gathering pinch Liverpool.

A paper written by erstwhile Reds full-back Alexander-Arnold read: "My mate Diogo, you are truthful missed but still truthful loved. Yours and Andre's representation will ever unrecorded on. I grin each clip I deliberation astir you and will ever retrieve nan awesome times we shared. Miss you mate, each day. Love Trent and family."