Diogo Jota's widow shares heartbreaking last text she sent Liverpool star before crash

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Rute Cardoso will make a tear-jerking admission in a new biography about her last message to the Liverpool star before his tragic death in a car crashDiogo Jota and his partner Rute Cardoso with their three childrenThe widow of the late Diogo Jota is poised to disclose that she sent a message to the former Liverpool and Wolves footballer - oblivious to his fatal crash - requesting he forward their wedding footage when he had the opportunity to stop.Rute Cardoso will purportedly share the heart-wrenching revelation in a forthcoming book, due for release next week, detailing her final communication with her husband and father of three before learning of the devastating collision in his £180,000 Lamborghini Huracan, which claimed both his life and that of his elder brother Andre Silva.She will additionally maintain that the 28 year old, who perished in an early-morning Spanish motorway accident in the hired supercar on 3rd July last year while traveling towards Santander to board a ferry to the UK, was never the type of soccer player fixated on flashy vehicles and costly timepieces.READ MORE: Liverpool Legends game halted as Diogo Jota tribute brings Thiago to tearsREAD MORE: Arne Slot's true feelings on Liverpool future emerge as private admission madeChildhood companions Diogo and Rute had exchanged vows at a church in Porto on 22nd June last year, 13 years after beginning their relationship and merely 11 days prior to the collision on the A-52 in Cernadilla near Zamora, close to Spain's north-western frontier with Portugal.The authorized biography, launching on 9th April in Portugal and penned by former footballer José Manuel Delgado, is entitled 'Nunca Mais e Muito Tempo' - which translates into English as 'Never Again Is a Long Time.' Speaking about the biography on Portuguese television, presenter Isabel Figueira said: "What shook me the most when reading an excerpt from the book is the way Rute narrates the last messages she sends him, which Diogo never receives. She says she had just received the wedding video and she says 'Love, when you stop, call me, because I have something here to show you,' and it was this video."Rute, who has since returned to Gondomar near Porto in Portugal with the couple's children, is also reported to have told Jose Manuel how she began frantically contacting the hotel near the crash site where Diogo was due to stay that evening, after growing increasingly concerned by his silence.

She then reached out to hospitals, police and ultimately a lorry driver relative with strong connections to Spanish traffic authorities.In a further passage from the book, highlighted by Portuguese magazine Flash, she reveals: "Unlike most players, who like flashy cars, jewellery and watches, Diogo was never into that scene."The vehicles we had were enough for him. Perhaps because he was never very interested in cars, he took the opportunity to have the experience of driving a Ferrari, which, in fact, he returned on the morning of our wedding.

Afterwards, he would rent the Lamborghini."Jota and Rute Cardoso were married shortly before his death(Image: Instagram/rutecfcardoso14)Liverpool manager Arne Slot, former Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, Portugal manager Roberto Martinez and Manchester City stars Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva have all contributed to the official biography, alongside the footballer's parents and wider family. From his origins in Gondomar to international recognition, passing through family life, love, fatherhood, and the discreet way he lived his success, an intimate, rigorous, and sensitive portrait is built here."Based on around 90 testimonies, including names such as Ruben Neves, Bernardo Silva, Virgil van Dijk, and coaches like Jurgen Klopp and Fernando Santos, the narrative gains a collective dimension, reflecting the human and professional impact of Diogo Jota on and off the field."The book also addresses, with sobriety and respect, the tragic accident that claimed the lives of Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, a moment that deeply shook Portuguese and international football.