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Chapecoense win first title since tragic plane crash

SoccerNews in General Soccer News 16 Apr 2017

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Grief-stricken side Chapecoense continued their resurrection by claiming the second stage of Santa Catarina’s state championship.

Chapecoense’s world was turned upside down when a plane carrying the Brazilian squad, technical commission and a number of journalists for the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional crashed en route to Medellin two days before the match was due to take place, killing 71 people on board in November.

Of the travelling squad, only three survived, Neto, Alan Ruschel and Jackson Follmann – leaving Chapecoense heartbroken and struggling to field a team.

But with the help of loanees, Chapecoense have tried to rebuild and the Brazilians continued their comeback with their first title since the tragic plane crash on Sunday.

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