The tremendous display of solidarity in return was welcomed with gratitude by Brazilians, who were able to watch the event on Facebook and swamped Atletico Nacional’s social media with signs of appreciation. In the presence of Brazil’s foreign minister, Jose Serra, the stadium held a minute of silence while much of the city remained quiet, refraining from fireworks that have become a custom on the evening before December 1. The accident sent Chapeco in shock, but Medellin was keen to show their Brazilian “brothers in soccer” they were not alone.ĭressed in white and armed with candles, Nacional fans and other Medellin residents filled the 40,000-seat stadium while tens of thousands stood outside with candles, in tears or praying for the victims’ families. Atletico Nacional, Medellin’s largest club, was supposed to play Chapeco side Chapecoense at 7PM for the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana, but the plane carrying the team crashed in the mountains just miles from the Colombian city, killing 71 on board.
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