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Pele leads Chapecoense tributes
- Updated: November 29, 2016
Pele has led tributes to the Brazilian side Chapecoense after a plane carrying members of the club crashed in Colombia.
The team were travelling to Medellin to play Atletico Nacional in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final – the equivalent of the Europa league – on Wednesday night.
They were accompanied by journalists, club officials and crew when their charter flight went down in a mountainous area on Monday night, killing 76 people. Five others survived, including three players.
Pele said: “Brazilian football is in mourning. It is such a tragic loss. My sincere condolences to the families of the deceased. Rest in peace.”
The Real Madrid squad held a minute’s silence before their training session on Tuesday morning and their captain Sergio Ramos said: “Our thoughts are with Chapecoense and everyone affected by this tragedy and their …
