Fans gathered at the stadium of Brazilian football club Chapecoense on Tuesday night, paying their respects and praying for the victims of a plane crash a year ago that killed 19 of the team's players. Fans gathered at the stadium of Brazilian football club Chapecoense on Tuesday night, paying their respects and praying for the victims of a plane crash a year ago that killed 19 of the team's players. The club's quiet tribute will include 71 torches that will be lit on the pitch of its 20,000-seat stadium. Many relatives of Chapecoense's air crash victims have struggled to get their lives back on track, but Ilaides Padilha, mother of late goalkeeper Danilo, found a constructive way to cope with her loss. Chapeco's vibrant meat-processing industry and other Brazilian clubs helped to rebuild the team.

Source: Irish Independent November 29, 2017 03:00 UTC