Last update 29 November, 2016 by Alberto Llopis
The plane carrying the players of the football club Chapecoense Brazil Monday night crashed as it approached the airport Jose Maria Cordoba of the Colombian city of Medellin. The Brazilian team, it had completed a South American Cup 2016 spectacular, he went to the Colombian city to play the final of the tournament against Atletico Nacional.
The accident leaves a terrible toll so far. They have died 76 people and there are only 5 supervivientes. Apparently, the plane must have come to Medellin to 21:33 local Colombia, but lost contact with the control tower and when flying near the Colombian airport. The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) It has announced that all its activities suspended after the accident.
On board the plane were traveling 81 personas: 22 football players, 28 members of the coaching staff and the club's board, 22 journalists and 9 crew members. The news are happening. At the moment it is said that defender Alan Ruschel, the goalkeeper Danilo and a third unidentified, two crew and a journalist were the only survivors of the tragedy.
Among the players who have died Chapecoense is Cléber Santana, which he took a step Atletico Madrid and Mallorca. Unfortunately this is not the first time that this happens in a football team for a long time although this did not happen. Torino and Manchester United lived it in the flesh in the decades of 50-60.
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