Arsenal vs Southampton: Gabriel holds 'Forza Chape' banner in tribute to Brazilian footballers Chapecoense

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Tom Doyle30 November 2016

Arsenal and Southampton paid tribute to the victims of the Colombian plane crash that killed most of the Chapecoense team, with Brazilian defender Gabriel holding a banner to commemorate the Brazilian side.

The Gunners and the Saints held a minutes' silence before Wednesday's EFL Cup clash kicked off at Emirates Stadium, with Gabriel taking to the pitch with a banner that read 'Forza Chape' in honour of those killed in the crash.

The jet carrying the Chapecoense team, along with club officials and journalists, came down late on Monday night, officials from the Jose Maria Cordova International Airport in Medellin announced. Six of the 77 people on board survived.

Brazil's leading football clubs have pledged to loan players to Chapecoense for free and asked for them to be safeguarded from relegation from the top flight for the next three seasons.

Chapecoense were on their way to play in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional, which had been due to take place on Wednesday evening.

Candlelit vigil for plane crash victims in Brazil

News of the crash sent shock waves around the football world, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino offering his condolences, along with three-time World Cup winner Pele, while current Brazil international Neymar, the Barcelona forward, said the news was "impossible to believe".

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