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'They cannot find the plane': Cristian Dájome turns leaf on tragedy

It's two days before a cup final, it's understandable that it's hard to get some sleep.

The team is quartered together in Medellín to keep them from unnecessary distraction.

A couple of players and coaches are still going over the game plan against a pesky opponent, one who had defied odds to reach that stage, the biggest match in their club history.

It was already late when the messages started trickling in.

"They should've already landed."

"Nobody's heard from them."

"They cannot find the plane."

By the end of the evening, Cristian Dájome and his Atlético Nacional teammates, each distraught and in disbelief, were sent home to be with their loved ones.