Diogo Jota 's No. 21 jersey with Portugal will be inherited by the late forward's longtime friend and teammate Rúben Neves , head coach Robert Martinez said Friday.

Martinez was speaking as he announced his first Portugal squad since the former Liverpool and Portugal star was killed alongside his brother André Silva in a car crash in northern Spain on July 3.

"This is the first working camp without Diogo Jota," Martinez said. "We know what Diogo meant to each of us, the impact he had on our lives. We want to honour his memory every day.

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"He will be with us and be another force in achieving our goals. Diogo Jota's example is a light for us. We will carry his spirit in our hear

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