Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo did not attend the funeral of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, in Gondomar, near Porto, on Saturday morning following the tragic car crash

Cristiano Ronaldo skipped the funeral of his teammate Diogo Jota and his brother on July 5 despite being the captain of the Portuguese national team.

According to reports from The Mirror, Ronaldo preferred to keep a low profile so that the focus would remain on Diogo Jota's family rather than himself. This decision might have been influenced by his past experiences with grief, including the passing of his father in 2005, which led him to be more discreet during sensitive times.