Brazil Football: In a tragic plane crash six people lost their lives. out of which four were football club Palmas players the other two being the club’s president and the pilot.
The plane suddenly plunged to the ground at the end of the runway while on take-off at the Tocantinense Aviation Association, Palmas Futebol e Regatas said in a statement.
The team was on their way to Goiania to play Vila Nova on Monday in the last 16 of the Copa Verde.
The victims were identified as president Lucas Meira and players Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noe, Ranule and Marcus Molinari, as well as the pilot, named only as Wagner. There were no survivors, the club said. The
Brazilian national team captain, Chelsea defender Thiago Silva, tweeted his condolences to those involved.
“Dismayed by the plane crash involving the pilot of the plane, Commander Wagner, the President of the Palmas Football Club, Lucas Meira and the four players of the club, Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noé, Ranule Gomes and Marcus Molinares, I send my feelings to family and friends”
Consternado com o acidente aéreo que envolveu o piloto do avião, comandante Wagner, o Presidente do @PalmasFutebol Clube, Lucas Meira e os quatro jogadores do clube, Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noé, Ranule Gomes e Marcus Molinares, envio meus sentimentos aos familiares e aos amigos
— Thiago Silva (@tsilva3) January 24, 2021
The FC Palmas was founded in the year 1997 and plays in the fourth division of Brazil.
