The departure from this plane of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva was the end of a series of fatalities that could have begun on the afternoon of October 20, 2024 at Anfield.

Diogo Jota is a disgrace! He's the one who should've had a yellow card instead... We need to apologize to Tosin Adarabioyo #CFC #LIVCHE #PL pic.twitter.com/vfqvMGAWLQ

— GreenTurf (@TheGreenTurf2) October 21, 2024

That day, Liverpool hosted Chelsea and, just after the start of the match (6th minute), a long ball from the home team found the Londoners' defence badly beaten and Diogo Jota had all the advantage to face Robert Sanchez's goal on his own, but the quick action of Tosin Adarabioyo intercepted the Portuguese player, fouling him in the visitors' half.

In the struggle and unintentionally, the Chelsea defender kneed Diogo Jota in the left lung area, causing him pain that ended with the Portuguese player asking to be substituted in the 30th minute. The play was very controversial because the referee did not send off Adarabioyo, which led to protests from the Liverpool players on the pitch.

After that injury, Diogo Jota was sidelined until December 13, missing six consecutive games due to the problem caused in the ribs and lung. The curious thing is that after returning to play he had 24 games ahead of him, of which he missed 11 due to injury.

In an interview with the Portuguese newspaper 'Record', Miguel Gonçalves, the player's physiotherapist, explained the injury that Diogo Jota had: "The base of the right lung had collapsed a little and now it was practically perfect".

The doctor, who had seen him until a few hours before he left, commented on the details of what the player would do afterwards: "On Monday, he had a medical appointment in Liverpool to assess the situation. I started working with him last Saturday and was with him every day until that Wednesday," and added that he was not going to be part of Liverpool's Asian tour to fully recover.

Asked about the injury he suffered against Chelsea, the physio commented that the decision to be treated at the end of the season was a decision made by the 20-year-old.