WATCH: Arsenal's Gabriel Give Emotional Message To Chapecoense
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The footballing community continues to mourn the tragic events in Medellin, Colombia, where a plane carrying the Chapecoense players and staff crashed taking the lives of 71 people.
Tributes are pouring in including an emotional message from Arsenal's Brazilian defender Gabriel.
He started in last nights EFL defeat to Southampton and led the tributes prior to kick-off during the one-minute silence holding a banner reading 'Forca Chape'.
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Gabriel gave a touching tribute to the deceased players and staff, remembering his fellow countrymen and women following the game:
#ForçaChape pic.twitter.com/tfkqyBIrsR
- Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) December 1, 2016
Truly heartbreaking!
Forca Chape.
Topics: Gabriel, Chapecoense, Arsenal
