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Chapecoense receive Copa Sudamericana trophy

It was a mix of sadness and joy as grief-stricken Chapecoense received the 2016 Copa Sudamericana trophy.

Chapecoense were named winners of the Copa Sudamericana by South American football's governing body CONMEBOL earlier in December after a plane carrying the Brazilian squad, technical commission and a number of journalists for the first leg of the final against Atletico Nacional crashed en route to Medellin two days before the match was due to take place, killing 71 people on board.

New president Plinio David de Nes Filho raised the trophy during the draw for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana and Libertadores on Wednesday, before calling Nacional representative Daniel Jimenez - wearing a Chapecoense scarf - to the stage as the pair shared an emotional and warm embrace.