The Brazilian team Chapecoense have officially been awarded the 2016 Copa Sudamericana title after they lost nearly their entire team in a plane crash.
The club were travelling from Brazil to Colombia to meet Atletico Nacional in the final of South America’s second most prestigious continental club competition when their plane crashed in the mountains of Colombia.
The Brazilian club Chapecoense would be awarded the 2016 Copasudamericana trophy, its President has announced, following the tragic plane crash that killed 19 of its first team members as well as officials of the team.
The club were travelling from Brazil to Colombia to meet Atletico Nacional in the final of South America’s second most prestigious continental club competition when their plane crashed in the mountains of Colombia.
Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho has pledged to come out of retirement to play for the Brazilian team Chapecoense, after an airplane crash decimated their entire roster.
Ronaldinho, who in his peak was one of the most exciting players in history, has offered to play for the team and to help in any way possible in the rebuilding efforts.
The Brazilian Fox Sports channel on Wednesday night aired 90 mins of silence in place of the Copa Sudamericana final which was supposed to air at the time.
Nearly the entire roster of Brazilian club Chapecoense were wiped out in a plane crash as they were travelling from Brazil to Colombia for the first leg of the final, and the unorthodox program was to pay tribute to all those fallen stars.
2016 Copa Sudamericana finalists Atletico Nacional have requested for the trophy to be awarded to Brazililan side Chapecoense, after the latter lost nearly their entire squad in a plane crash late Monday.
Chapecoense were slated to meet Atletico in the first leg of the final of the tournament Wednesday, but the team’s chartered flight crashed in Colombia with 72 passengers and nine crew members on board. Only six surivors were reported, including two or three players of the team.
This heartbreaking video of the players of the Brazilian team Chapecoense celebrating their qualification to the final of the Copa Sudamericana just a few days ago, before the plane crash earlier today wiped them all out – would send chills down your spine.
Chapecoense beat San Lorenzo via the away goals rule to qualify for the final of South America’s second highest continental competition, set to meet Atletico Nacional in the final Wednesday.
A plane carrying the players of the Brazilian football team Chapecoense has crashed in Colombia, with reports indicating just about six people survived the crash.
The plane, carrying 72 passenger – including the players – and nine crew members, was flying from Bolivia to the Medellin International Airport when it crashed in the mountanious areas near the Colombian town of La Union.
