Diogo Jota: Liverpool's Portuguese forward was an example of hope and optimism to his nation - BBC Sport

Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash aged 28, has been described as a symbol of hope and inspiration by Portugal football expert Marcus Alves.

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"It's not about where we come from, but where we're going to."

The sentence can be found at the entrance of the Gondomar SC academy followed by a picture of its illustrious son Diogo Jota wearing the colours of the club he played for between the ages of nine and 17.

Right next to it, there's another one of him with the Portugal national team shirt too.

That's how far Jota went.