Internet Desk: The fans of Chapecoense said final goodbye to their players on Saturday evening. They cried for their champions by saying “It’s champion,”followed by a painful silence. The Arena Conda failed to sell out at the ceremony honoring the victims of the plane crash in Medellin, but all the thousands of people present were moved under a time in Chapeco.
The funeral was attended by the families of the victims, football personalities such as the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, and the coach of the Brazilian team Tite, and President Michel Temer .
The first aircraft Hercules Brazilian Air Force landed with the bodies shortly before 9:30 am BST, at the airport Serafin Enoss Bertaso in Chapeco. The other plane with the coffins arrived about fifteen minutes later. President Michel Temer, who did not plan to come to Arena Conda, changed his mind and followed the procession arrived at Arena Conda to 12h39.
Owner Ilaides Padilha, goalkeeper Danilo’s mother, thanked each of the fans in the stands, screaming the name of his son. The audience, touched by what they saw on the big screen, sang “the champion back” and is “champion” until the first coffin of Thiaguinho, entered the stadium. From there, the silence took over.
The placement of the 50 coffins was accompanied by many tears of family members. Despite the rain growing stronger, the crowd did not budge and accompanied each of the official speeches. The Mayor Luciano Buligon, wearing a shirt of Atletico Nacional, made special thanks to the Colombian people.
There were also prayers and speeches presenter Cid Moreira and FIFA president Gianni Infantino. The ceremony ended with player messages, such as Neymar, on the big screen and with a turn of the grass family, with images of heroes who are gone. For the first time, the crowd stirred, the anthem of the rhythm of club, as if initiated after the mourning, the rebirth of Chapecoense.
The announcer announced the stadium, as he did every weekend, the “escalation” of the Chapecoense idols. Danilo Ananias Bruno Rangel, the coach Caio Junior and President Sandro Pallaoro were the most celebrated. Journalists and other victims of the plane crash also had their names announced and applauded.
Shortly after the end of the ceremony, the rain stopped and the sun came to light the streets of Chapeco.