A Touching Gesture From Lionel Messi As He Swaps Shirts With Colombia Plane Crash Survivor Alan Ruschel Of Chapecoense
Barca defeated Chapecoense 5-0.
Alan Ruschel was playing his first game for Chapecoense after recovering from a horrific plane crash.
He was part of the ill-fated accident in Colombia which killed 71 people, but was lucky enough to survive.
Chapecoenses lost 5-0, but the highlight of the game was when Lionel Messi swapped jerseys with Ruschel at the end of the match.
It was a touching gesture which won the crowd over. Ruschel himself got a standing ovation when he came out to play.
What a moment.
¡ª ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 7, 2017
Lionel Messi swaps shirts with Chapecoense plane crash survivor Alan Ruschel. ??? pic.twitter.com/TzVt0fO1J0
This showed that there is a bond between players that went beyond the beautiful game .
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