The Legacy of Chapecoense – One Year of Loss & Beginnings

Taronish Elavia

29th December 2017 | 5:22 AM

One year on from that fateful night that claimed so many lives, Chapecoense have secured qualification to the Copa Libertadores. Life and football go on.

One year on from that fateful night that claimed so many lives, Chapecoense have secured qualification to the Copa Libertadores. Life and football go on.

 

Emotion makes mankind a beautiful thing. It’s our ability not just to feel but the ability to articulate in words. And as I read I often find delight in the detail of things and revel in the ability to articulate it in words.

This, however, is a story far removed from delight. This is the story of men who conquered impossible odds, only to be denied, quite possibly, by greed. But in spite of all the attempts against the events that transpired, this is a story of hope.

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