The pilot of the small plane was also reported to have died as fourth-tier team Palmas said there were no survivors.
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Most of the side’s first team – as well as the manager and coaching staff – were killed when the charter plane carrying them to the Copa Sudamericana final crashed in Colombia on November 28
The team were travelling to Medellin to play Atletico Nacional in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final when the aircraft reportedly ran out of fuel
In total, 71 people lost their lives when a plane carrying the Brazilian team to compete in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final plunged into a mountainside in Colombia
The Brazilian club were involved in a plane crash last week as they were making their way to Colombia to take on Atletico Nacional in the final of the competition
The bodies left the airport in the Colombian city of Medellin on Friday and were accompanied by representatives of Colombia’s civil aviation authority, soldiers, police officers and rescue workers
Five other people survived the crash, which killed 71 people
Chapecoense lost 19 players when their plane crashed en route to Medellin as they were making their way to play in the final of the Copa Sudamericana, throwing the world of football into mourning
Defender Helio Neto remained in intensive care with severe trauma to his skull, thorax and lungs, while fellow defender Alan Ruschel had spine surgery
Details are unclear but some reports say there are survivors