FC Chapecoense gets the South American Cup
Football
- 22 December, 2016
- 05:51
Baku. 22 December. Brazilian football club Chapecoense, which lost its players in plane crash, was named champion of the South American Cup.
Report informs, referring to Columbian El Tempo portal.
As information says, the ceremony took place during Libertadores-2017 draws, in Asuncion, Paraguay.
Notably, the team lost most of its players on November 29 in flight crash near Madellin on their way to play the final match of American Cup. Only 6 persons survived among 77 people on board, including 68 passengers and 9 cabin crew. 23 players of Chapecoense died in the crash while 3 were lucky to survive.
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