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Ruben Neves on Saturday serves as a pallbearer for Portugal and Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, who died alongside his younger brother Andre Silva following a car accident in Spain on Thursday morning. Neves and Joao Cancelo, both of whom had featured in Al-Hilal’s 2-1 loss to Fluminense in a Club World Cup quarterfinal clash in Orlando, United States, just hours ago, flew to Portugal for the funeral of their former teammate. Jota did not hesitate when he mentioned Neves as his “best friend” in a video that went viral on social media platforms since the former tragically passed away, and it was telling how close the duo were as both Neves and Cancelo broke down into tears during the minute’s silence observed in their game against Fluminense.