The three surviving players of the air crash two months ago that killed 19 members soccer club lifted the Copa Sudamericana trophy in honor of their dead teammates. The moving moment came yesterday just before the rebuilt side played its first match since the November 28 tragedy, drawing 2-2 with defending Brazilian champion Palmeiras in a charity game. The most emotional scene came when goalkeeper Jackson Follmann, who survived the crash but had part of his right leg amputated, lifted the trophy while seated in a wheelchair. Defender Neto, who survived under the plane wreckage for almost 10 hours, also held the trophy in front of 20,000 fans at Chapecoense's sold-out Arena Conda stadium, as did winger Alan Ruschel. All three were in tears during the ceremony.
News On AIR | January 22, 2017 6:10 PM
Chapecoense surivors lift Copa Sudamericana trophy in honour of team