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Atletico Nacional 4 Chapecoense 1 (5-3 agg): Hosts win Recopa Sudamericana on emotional night

Atletico Nacional romped to a 4-1 victory and the Recopa Sudamericana title as Chapecoense made a sombre return to the scene of last year's tragic plane crash.

Andres Ibarguen and Dayro Moreno scored twice as Copa Libertadores titleholders Nacional overturned a 2-1 first-leg deficit to triumph 5-3 on aggregate in Medellin on Wednesday.

Nacional hit the ground running in the Recopa clash – pitting the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana winners against each other – as Moreno set the tone with his second-minute goal.

In what was supposed to be a routine flight for the opening leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Nacional, a plane carrying the Chapecoense squad, technical commission and a number of journalists crashed en route to Medellin two days before the match was due to take place, killing 71 people on board.

Only three members of the travelling squad survived - Neto, Alan Ruschel and Jackson Follmann – as Chapecoense were left heartbroken and struggling to field a team.