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JOTA’S MAKING A BIG NAME FOR HIMSELF

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The LeaguePaper Team
10 September 2017

By John Wragg

WOLVES’ Portuguese striker Diogo Jose Teixeira da Silva is many things.
He carries the name ‘Silva’ on the back of his shirt. He’s referred to as Diogo Jota. But he’s mostly known as Jota.
Certainly Millwall didn’t know what to make of him. “We have been beaten by a wonder goal from 30 yards,” said manager Neil Harris after his Millwall side had threatened to take victory off Wolves.
Despite being down to ten men for the last 25 minutes when Aiden O’Brien was sent off, Millwall bombarded Wolves late in the game and force...

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