Matheus and Gabriel attended the match that honored the victims of the Chapecoense plane crash.
Guests of honor at the Florida Cup All-Star Game, Matheus and Gabriel Saroli, the sons of the late Chapecoense coach Caio Junior, were thankful and moved by the Florida Cup tributes for the Chapecoense plane accident victims.
(Igor Castro / Florida Cup Official Release)
“We got really emotional remembering our father talking about how he wanted to make Chape a well-known team around the world," Gabriel said. "They worked hard for it, had and amazing season and now everyone knows Chapecoense, and that’s because of their work,"
Matheus added: “Unfortunately, this recognition came after the tragedy, but they were in the final of an international competition and were doing an unbelievable job.