River Plate wears green as tribute to Chapecoense
River Plate became the latest team to pay its respects to Chapecoense by playing in a green kit for Monday's Primera Division fixture.
Argentine giant River Plate wore a special one-off green jersey in honour of Chapecoense after last week's tragic air disaster.
The footballing world has banded together to pay tribute to Chapecoense after players, backroom staff and officials from the Brazilian outfit were among the 71 people to lose their lives when a flight carrying them to the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional went down in Cerro Gordo, La Union in Colombia.
River became the latest team to pay its respects by playing in a green kit for Sunday's Primera Division clash against Independiente.
Independiente also honoured Chapecoense in Buenos Aires, with the names of the fallen players' on their shirts
CONMEBOL will award the Copa Sudamericana title to Chapecoense, interim club president Ivan Tozzo announced on Monday (AEDT).
