The Copa Sudamericana Title will be awarded to Chapecoense following this week's tragic plane crash.
A flight, carrying members of the first team and a number of journalists, came down in Cerro Gordo, La Union on Monday, with only six survivors.
Chapecoense were a Fairy-Tale story, a team without very much money from a small town that trained hard and played even harder to improve every year since 2008, finally reaching the first division in 2014 and just managing to stay there was a considerable feat.
Beating teams such as Argentina’s Independiente and San Lorenzo on the way to the Copa Sudamericana Final were major upsets.
Chapecoense had been due to play Atletico Nacional in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final in Colombia on Wednesday.
Despite the game being cancelled thousands of people gathered to pay tribute to and mourn the loss of the soccer club.
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Chapecoense's Interim Manager Tozzo, who is involved in what will become the effort to rebuild the team, told TV Globo at Arena Conda on Saturday: "CONMEBOL have testified that they will crown Chapecoense as champions of the Copa Sudamericana.
"In addition, the club will receive the two million dollar prize. Everything is confirmed.
"I do not know if there will be a ceremony to receive the cup."
As torrential rain hit the town of Chapeco, coffins - covered in Chapecoense's green and white colours - were walked through the stadium, along with respective photographs and shirts of those who lost their lives.
Brazillian legend, Ronaldinho Gaucho and former Argentine captain, Juan Roman Riquelme have both reportedly offered to play for Chapecoense without pay.
Three of Brazil leading clubs, Sao Paulo, Palmeiras, and Flamengo, have offered to loan some of their players to Chapecoense to ensure they continued competitiveness in the footballing world. Sao Paulo have also added that Chapecoense should be exempted from relegation for the next three seasons to help facilitate the rebuild of the club.
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A flight, carrying members of the first team and a number of journalists, came down in Cerro Gordo, La Union on Monday, with only six survivors.
Chapecoense were a Fairy-Tale story, a team without very much money from a small town that trained hard and played even harder to improve every year since 2008, finally reaching the first division in 2014 and just managing to stay there was a considerable feat.
Beating teams such as Argentina’s Independiente and San Lorenzo on the way to the Copa Sudamericana Final were major upsets.
Chapecoense had been due to play Atletico Nacional in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final in Colombia on Wednesday.
Despite the game being cancelled thousands of people gathered to pay tribute to and mourn the loss of the soccer club.
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Thousands of Atletico Nacional fans pay tribute to Chapecoense. Incredibly moving. #ForçaChape pic.twitter.com/6uletwZ787
— TheFootballRepublic (@TheFootballRep) December 1, 2016
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Chapecoense's Interim Manager Tozzo, who is involved in what will become the effort to rebuild the team, told TV Globo at Arena Conda on Saturday: "CONMEBOL have testified that they will crown Chapecoense as champions of the Copa Sudamericana.
"In addition, the club will receive the two million dollar prize. Everything is confirmed.
"I do not know if there will be a ceremony to receive the cup."
As torrential rain hit the town of Chapeco, coffins - covered in Chapecoense's green and white colours - were walked through the stadium, along with respective photographs and shirts of those who lost their lives.
Brazillian legend, Ronaldinho Gaucho and former Argentine captain, Juan Roman Riquelme have both reportedly offered to play for Chapecoense without pay.
Three of Brazil leading clubs, Sao Paulo, Palmeiras, and Flamengo, have offered to loan some of their players to Chapecoense to ensure they continued competitiveness in the footballing world. Sao Paulo have also added that Chapecoense should be exempted from relegation for the next three seasons to help facilitate the rebuild of the club.
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