The plane carrying the Chapecoense team that crashed over the Medellin countryside overnight, recently flew the Argentina national team to a World Cup qualifier in Brazil, according to a report in Spanish newspaper Sport.
Lionel Messi and co boarded the Lamia BAE-146 to Brazil just 20 days ago, en route to a 3-0 defeat in a crucial World Cup 2018 qualification match.
Sport quote unnamed local sources in their report and also state that the plane itself had only been in operation for 17 years.
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It is believed the flight carrying the Brazilian team to their Copa Sudamerica final crashed in Cerro Gordo in the municipality of La Union due to a lack of fuel.
South American governing body CONMEBOL have suspended all footballing activities until further notice.
(H/T 101 Great Goals)
Topics: Football, Chapecoense, Argentina
