Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Soccer: Chapecoense take Supercup lead as fans remember air crash (Reuters)

Soccer Football - Brazil's Chapecoense v Colombia's Atletico Nacional - Recopa Sudamericana first leg final- Arena Conda stadium, Chapeco, Brazil - 4/4/17. Luiz Otavio (L top) of Brazil's Chapecoense scores a goal. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

Chapecoense beat Atletico Nacional 2-1 in the first leg of their South American Supercup final on Tuesday as the game was marked by memorials to those killed in an air crash before the teams' scheduled Copa Sudamericana final last November. The home fans, eager to repay the support given to their players and staff in Colombia immediately after the accident, also applauded the visitors' goal, a stunning 25-yard equalizer from Macnelly Torres in the second half. The home side had gone 1-0 up through a Reinaldo penalty after 23 minutes before Torres equalized 13 minutes into the second half.


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