On 28 November 2016 , whilst travelling with Chapecoense to the aforementioned finals , 51-year-old Caio Júnior was among the fatalities of the LaMia Flight 2933 accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo , La Unión , Antioquia . Shortly after having reached the decisive match in the competition , he uttered : " If I died tomorrow I 'd die a happy man "
LaMia Flight 2933
LaMia Flight 2933
Caio Júnior