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Four Brazilian soccer players died in a plane crash while on their way to play in a national cup tournament. They are Palmas players in the fourth division of Brazil. The president of his club and the pilot of the plane also died in the accident.
The accident occurred on Sunday at a small airport called the Tokantines Aviation Association, near the city of Palmas, according to the Times of India.
Among those killed were the club’s president, Lucas Meira, footballer Lucas Pracedes, Guillermo No, Ranule and Marcus Molinari, and pilot Wagner Makhado.
The club’s presidents and players were traveling in a private minivan to play a Brazil Cup match in Palomas, 600 km from Gogiania. The plane took off and crashed at the end of the Aviation Association runway in Tokantines, killing everyone on board.
Palmas said in a statement that the plane took off and crashed at the end of the Aviation Association runway in Tokantines. “I’m sorry to say that no one was able to return,” Palmas said.
It should be noted that Palmas was scheduled to play the round of 16 of the Copa Verda, Brazil’s national cup tournament, against the Goiania club Villa Nova next Monday, the players were going to play in that tournament.
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