Fans gather to mourn Chapecoense footballers

Brazil's Chapecoense football club fans participate in a tribute to the players killed in the plane crash in Colombia, at the club's stadium in Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil, on November 30, 2016. © AFP

Thousands of supporters have paid tribute to the Brazilian footballers of the Chapecoense team who were killed in a plane crash in Colombia.

More than 22,000 fans came together at the Arena Conda Stadium, the club's home, in honor of their fallen heroes.

The coffin containing the remains of Brazilian football team Chapecoense Real. © AFP

The football team was flying to Colombia to play the 1st leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional on Tuesday. The game was to be Chapecoense's 1st ever final in the Competition.


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