ZearFoss Posted May 8, 2017 Posted May 8, 2017 straight year, despite losing to Avai.Chapecoense were beaten 1-0 in Sunday's final play-off, but their 1-0 victory in the first leg meant their better record over the course of the season was decisive. The club dedicated the win to those who were killed, with new coach Vagner Mancini saying: "We knew that Chape would have a lot of difficulties because of the rebuilding of the team, but because of the work we reached the title, beating opponents who are rivals and difficult to beat." The crash happened on 29 November as the squad travelled to face Colombian side Atletico Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana. Nineteen players and staff died. Chapecoense plane crash timeline 29 November 2016: Chapecoense team in plane crash 3 December 2016: Fans unite for stadium memorial 5 December 2016: Team awarded Copa Sudamericana 26 December 2016: Colombia blames human error 22 January 2017: Chapecoense play first game since crash 2 Quote
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