For the finals , Nacional had to face Brazilian team Chapecoense . It was the first final in an international competition for the Brazilian side , who had eliminated Cuiabá , Independiente , Junior and San Lorenzo to reach that round . The matches for the finals were scheduled to be played on November 30 in Medellín and December 7 in Curitiba . However , on November 28 , two days before the first leg , LaMia Flight 2933 crashed in Cerro Gordo , La Unión , just a few miles from Medellín , with the Chapecoense team on board . 71 people died including 19 Chapecoense players . Because of that , the finals were suspended . Atlético Nacional has requested CONMEBOL to award Chapecoense with the title . On the planned date of the match , Nacional and the City Council of Medellín organised a memorial to honor the victims of the tragedy . About 45,000 people were present inside the stadium and thousand more in the streets . On December 5 , CONMEBOL awarded Chapecoense the title of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana , as requested by Atlético Nacional , who received the " CONMEBOL Centenario Fair Play " award for their gesture
LaMia Flight 2933
LaMia Flight 2933
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