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Diogo Jota's ex-teammate Raul Jimenez pays emotional tribute to late friend in Mexico Gold Cup win over USMNT

Mexico striker Raul Jimenez paid an emotional tribute to former teammate Diogo Jota after scoring in his country's Gold Cup triumph over the USMNT on Sunday night.

Jota, who helped Liverpool win the Premier League title last season, and his younger brother Andre Silva were tragically killed in a car accident close to the Portuguese border in northwestern Spain early Thursday morning.

The pair were traveling in Diogo's Lamborghini when one of its tires blew out and sent the supercar careering off the road, before it burst into flames.