Federico Chiesa dedicated his dramatic goal in Liverpool's 4-2 victory over Bournemouth on the opening day of the Premier League season to the late Diogo Jota.
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Powerful tributes were paid before, during and after the game to Jota, 28, who tragically died alongside his brother Andre Silva, 25, in a car accident in the province of Zamora in July.
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With Jota's family in attendance on Friday evening, fans in both the Kop and the Sir Kenny Dalglish stands came together to form huge mosaics which read 'DJ20' and 'AS30'.
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And speaking after scoring Liverpool's third goal on the night he described as "Diogo's day", Chiesa told BBC Sport: "[The goal] was a great moment for me, but my thoughts go to Diogo. I think for what we have seen, it was his day.
"The feeling the fans gave me, chanting his song all the way through the match, it was very emotional, very emotional for me. I have to say that after the goal my thoughts went to his family, his brother Andre. That's the only thing I could say."
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Liverpool, who were initially 2-0 up thanks to efforts from Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo, had their lead snuffed out with a second-half double from Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo, before late goals from Chiesa and Mohamed Salah ensured the three points went to Arne Slot's men.
