Lionel Messi Was On Ill-Fated Plane 2 Weeks Before Crash Which Resulted In Deaths Of Brazilian Club Players
The plane crash killed most players from the Chapecoense football club.
Imagine Lionel Messi being on the flight that crashed in Colombia resulted in the death of 76 people including footballers from Brazil's Chapecoense club.
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Well he was, just that it was two weeks ago.
Aviation specialist tracking sites showed that Messi and the Argentina team were travelling to San Juan for their World Cup qualifying match against Colombia which the hosts won 3-0. He scored the opener with a brilliant free-kick.
Messi had no clue that he had been on the same flight. Along with Barca teammate Neymar he paid tributes to the players on social media.
Brazil have ordered three days of national mourning for the team.