Watch: Atletico Nacional fans pay tribute to Chapecoense
Atletico Nacional fans honored the Chapecoense team that would have been their opponent in the Copa Sudamericana final on Wednesday night.
The majority of Chapecoense players and staffers — more than 70 people — were killed in a tragic plane crash on Monday night, on their way to play in the highly-anticipated game set for Wednesday. The Colombian club, who have asked the South American Football Federation that their Brazilian opponents be awarded the trophy posthumously, invited fans to their stadium to pay tribute.
Torcida do Atlético Nacional. Que momento! ?❤️ #ForçaChape pic.twitter.com/ewigvq0Nkx
— Falando de EPL (@FalandodeEPL) November 30, 2016
Gritos uníssonos de "Vamos vamos Chapeee" no Atanasio Girardot. É a homenagem do @nacionaloficial e do povo colombiano.#ForçaChape pic.twitter.com/tDZMiCFzRZ
— SporTV (@SporTV) December 1, 2016
BELA HOMENAGEM! Torcida do Atlético Nacional dentro e fora do Atanasio Girardot. #ForçaChape ??? pic.twitter.com/FSD7TqAtIX
— FOX Sports Brasil (@FoxSports_br) December 1, 2016
Fox Sports in Brazil is airing 90 minutes of silence as a form of tribute.
Chapecoense was supposed to play Atletico Nacional now. Fox Sports in Brazil airing a black screen with a hashtag "90 minutes of silence" ? pic.twitter.com/QbBw5XWp8v
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) December 1, 2016
It was discovered Wednesday via an audio recording of the pilot requesting permission to land that Chapecoense’s charter plane ran out of fuel mid-flight, leading to the crash. The plane slammed into the mountainside outside Medellín, home to Atletico Nacional.