{"id":31003,"date":"2016-12-24T12:38:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T12:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=31003"},"modified":"2016-12-24T12:38:20","modified_gmt":"2016-12-24T12:38:20","slug":"chapecoense-air-crash-survivor-eyes-return-to-football-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=31003","title":{"rendered":"Chapecoense air crash survivor eyes return to football pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-16266\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/3d_soccer_ball.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" alt=\"3d soccer ball\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/3d_soccer_ball.jpg 200w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/3d_soccer_ball-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Rio de Janeiro:Chapecoense air disaster survivor Alan Ruschel has said that he hopes to return to the football pitch in time for next year&#8217;s Copa Libertadores.<\/p>\n<p>Ruschel was one of only six survivors of the November 28 crash near the Colombian city of Medell&iacute;n, which claimed the lives of 71 people, including most of Chapecoense&#8217;s footballers and staff, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;Also Read :<a href=\"football-news\/international\/42332-brazilian-football-pays-tribute-to-chapecoense-air-crash-victims?highlight=WyJjaGFwZWNvZW5zZSIsImNoYXBlY29lbnNlJ3MiXQ==\">Brazilian football pays tribute to Chapecoense air crash victims<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to play again in six months,&#8221; the 27-year-old told the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper on Friday. &#8220;I am taking things a day at a time. I want to come back in time to play in the Copa Libertadores.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy occurred less than two days before the small Brazilian club were due to play Colombia&#8217;s Atletico Nacional in the first leg of the two-match Copa Sudamericana final.<\/p>\n<p>Chapecoense were subsequently named winners of the tournament at the request of Atletico Nacional, giving them automatic qualification for the Copa Libertadores.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;Also Read:<a href=\"football-news\/international\/42630-chapecoense-plane-crash-survivor-neto-released-from-hospital?highlight=WyJjaGFwZWNvZW5zZSIsImNoYXBlY29lbnNlJ3MiXQ==\">Chapecoense plane crash survivor Neto released from hospital<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The group stage of South America&#8217;s top club competition begins on March 7 and ends on May 25. The knockout phase starts in July.<\/p>\n<p>Ruschel, who underwent spinal surgery after the crash, was released from hospital last week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-16266\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/3d_soccer_ball.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" alt=\"3d soccer ball\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/3d_soccer_ball.jpg 200w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/3d_soccer_ball-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Rio de Janeiro:Chapecoense air disaster survivor Alan Ruschel has said that he hopes to return to the football pitch in time for next year&#8217;s Copa Libertadores.<\/p>\n<p>Ruschel was one of only six survivors of the November 28 crash near the Colombian city of Medell&iacute;n, which claimed the lives of 71 people, including most of Chapecoense&#8217;s footballers and staff, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[19799,19321,19800,12975,466],"class_list":["post-31003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world-football-news","tag-alan-ruschel","tag-chapecoense","tag-copalibertadores","tag-football-news","tag-indian-sports-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chapecoense air crash survivor eyes return to football pitch - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=31003\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chapecoense air crash survivor eyes return to football pitch - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rio de Janeiro:Chapecoense air disaster survivor Alan Ruschel has said that he hopes to return to the football pitch in time for next year&#039;s Copa Libertadores. 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