The funeral of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, is scheduled for today, July 5, at 10 a.m. local time in the Portuguese town of Gondomar.

The brothers died in a car accident near Zamora, Spain, on Thursday in the early hours of Thursday, July 3, at approximately 12:35 a.m. local time.

According to reports from ESPN the funeral will be held at the Matriz de Gondomar church, located 33 kilometres from Porto.

There will be a wake from 4 p.m. local time on Friday.

Sao Cosme Chapel in Gondomar hosted the wake on Friday. PA/PA Images via Getty Images

The bodies of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva were sent to Gondomar, Portugal, on the night of Friday, July 4, just after 11:00 p.m. local time.

A convoy of hearses transported them from Puebla de Sanabria, Spain, near the site of the tragic crash, and they were met with quiet applause and mourning crowds outside the local chapel.

According to ESPN as reported by Spain's Guardia Civil (Civil Guard).An investigation team has reported that the two's accident occured when they overtook a car, their tire blew which led to their veering of the road and crashing into a barrier, and then immediately burst into flames.

The Spanish government official, Ángel Blanco, revealed that the car was completely burned and that the two players were inside the vehicle.

According to Miguel Gonçalves, a Portuguese physiotherapist who had recently treated Jota, the Liverpool forward had been advised to travel by car instead of flying after undergoing minor surgery on his right lung at the end of the season. Jota won the UEFA Nations League with Portugal last month.

Due to the severity of the fire, authorities had to use DNA testing and documents found in the wreckage to confirm their identities.

The brothers were reportedly en route to Santander to catch a ferry to the UK, as Jota had been advised not to fly following recent lung surgery.

Diogo recently got married two weeks ago to his long-term girlfriend, Rute Cardoso. He is survived by three children. Diogo Jota’s brother was a 25-year-old Penafiel player in the Portuguese 2nd League.

Tributes are pouring in to mourn the talented players.

Portuguese team player Ronaldo, who was shocked by the news, expressed his condolences to the bereaved family.

Liverpool noted that the club is devastated by the news and refused to make further comment at this time.

The club, however, requested the privacy of Diogo and Andre’s family, friends, teammates, and club staff be respected as they try to come to terms with an unimaginable loss.

The Portuguese football federation has paid tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.

"The Portuguese Football Federation and all of Portuguese football are utterly devastated by the deaths of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva this morning in Spain.