Chapecoense Plane Crash Survivor Back To The Football Pitch (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

Chapecoense Plane crash survivor Alan Ruschel back on a football pitch for the first time in a Charity Match.

Alan Ruschel was back on a football pitch for the first time on Thursday in game played in honour of Chapecoense, who lost 19 players in a plane crash.


Chapecoense plane crash survivor , Alan Ruschel is walking again after discharge from Hospital.

Chapecoense were travelling to the Copa Sudamerica final when their plane went down killing most of their players and coaches. Some of Brazil's biggest footballing names took to the pitch on Thursday for a charity game in honour of Chapecoense.

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Barcelona star Neymar, Brazil's current footballing superstar after he fired them to Olympic victory in the Rio 2016 men's tournament, was the main attraction at the game, organised in honour of the club who lost 19 players in a plane crash last month.

There were several big names from Brazil both still playing professionally and retired, including Dunga, Juan Sebastian Veron and Formula One driver Felipe Massa.

Also former Ballon D'Or winner Kaka, ex-Real Madrid and Manchester City forward Robinho, and Gabriel Jesus, who is joining City next month.