Chapecoense roared until the end

I had fully expected to wake up on Tuesday and write a piece based on Cleber Santana, elegant midfielder and captain of Chapecoense. He, I thought, would be key to his team's chances against Atletico Nacional of Colombia in the final of the Copa Sudamericana. In a team largely made up of well-organised, honest triers, Cleber Santana was the class act, a midfielder good enough to spend some tie with Atletico Madrid nearly a decade ago. In truth, he was probably always a little too languid for top-class European football, but there was no doubting his technique and his talent.