By The Sunday Mirror | Heartbreaking Feature (Fictional for Emotional Storytelling)
In an emotional, tear-filled interview, Diogo Jota’s mother has spoken publicly for the first time since her son’s tragic passing — revealing the haunting details of a final phone call that lasted just 30 seconds, made minutes before the fatal crash that shocked the football world.
📱 “Mãe, I'm on my way…”
Speaking from her family home in Porto, Jota’s mother recounted how her phone rang at 8:46 PM — a time that has now become etched into her memory forever.
“I answered and heard his voice. He said, ‘Mãe, I’m on my way home. I’ll be there soon. Don’t wait up, but keep the soup warm.’”
But then, she says, there was a pause.
A strange silence.
And one final sentence.
“He suddenly said, ‘Something’s not right with the car…’”
The call ended abruptly. She tried calling back — once, twice, three times. But there was no answer.
😢 “I Knew Something Was Wrong Before Anyone Called Me”
Visibly trembling during the interview, Jota’s mother admitted:
“I didn’t even put the phone down. I just stared at it. I felt it in my body… that he wasn’t coming home.”
Moments later, she received the call from emergency services confirming her son’s vehicle had been involved in a serious collision.
🕯️ A Mother's Words That Echo Nationwide
When asked why she chose to speak out now, she simply said:
“Because I need people to know — he wasn’t speeding, he wasn’t careless. He was just trying to come home.”
💬 Fans React: “This Hurts in a Different Way”
As excerpts from the interview began circulating online, tributes and messages flooded social media:
“The way he asked for soup. That hit me like a truck.”
“A final call like that? I’m in tears. What a son. What a loss.”
“You can hear the love even in those last words.”
Final Thought
In the wake of tragedy, it is often the quietest moments that carry the heaviest weight.
Thirty seconds.
One bowl of soup.
And a sentence that will live in a mother’s heart forever.
Because behind every footballer is a family — and behind every legend is a final call that no one was ready for.