CHAPECOENSE were given a hero’s welcome by fans who arrived at the Arena Conda to watch them train at their stadium for the first time since disaster struck the club. The Brazilian outfit were en route to play Atletico Nacional in the Copa Sudamerica final when the plane crashed in Colombia on November 28, killing […]
A CHAPECOENSE air disaster survivor limped his way back to the club on crutches to begin the gruelling physiotherapy process. Helio Neto, one of just six to make it through the tragic accident which claimed 71 lives, walked for the first time since the crash on Tuesday. The Brazilian arrived at the club’s Arena Conda […]
TRAGEDY-STRICKEN Chapecoense have put the horror of their club-destroying plane crash behind them by returning to training. The Brazilian side was wiped out when an aircraft crashed en route to Colombia, with only six of the 77 people on board surviving. Only three members of the first-team squad escaped death. Keep up to date with […]
CHAPECOENSE’S first-team squad is now 30-strong as the re-building process following their tragic plane crash in December goes on. An aircraft carrying the team to the Copa Sudamerica final against Atletico Nacional crashed en route to Colombia and only six of 77 people on board survived. While only three members of the first-team squad got […]
ONE of the three Chapecoense players to survive has vowed to return to the field after walking for the first time since the crash. Helio Neto was one of just six survivors of the tragic accident which claimed 71 lives. And in a video, the 31-year-old defender is shown walking with the help of a physio. […]