Chapecoense goalkeeper Nivaldo has confirmed his retirement just 24 hours after the plane crash that killed 71 passengers in Colombia, including the majority of his team-mates. “I was supposed to go on the trip but ended up staying,” Nivaldo told Globoesporte. Eduardo Matos (@_eduardomatos) Vídeo: Nivaldo, goleiro há 10 anos na @ChapecoenseReal , que não embarcou para a Colômbia. I didn’t travel to Palmeiras (on Sunday), because it would make my farewell game to play here against Atletico-MG, when I would complete 300 games for the club. “As there was a change in the trip, they would not return to Chapeco and instead go straight from Sao Paulo to Medellín.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2016 16:34 UTC