Watch: Atletico Nacional fans pay tribute to Chapecoense

Atletico Nacional fans are honoring the Chapecoense team that would have been their opponent in the Copa Sudamericana on Wednesday night.

Atletico Nacional fans honored the Chapecoense team that would have been their opponent in the Copa Sudamericana final on Wednesday night.

The majority of Chapecoense players and staffers — 71 people — were killed in a tragic plane crash on Monday night, on their way to play in the highly-anticipated game set for Wednesday. The Colombian club, who have asked the South American Football Federation that their Brazilian opponents be awarded the trophy posthumously, invited fans to their stadium to pay tribute.

Gritos uníssonos de "Vamos vamos Chapeee" no Atanasio Girardot. É a homenagem do @nacionaloficial e do povo colombiano.#ForçaChape pic.twitter.com/tDZMiCFzRZ

— sportv (@sportv) December 1, 2016

BELA HOMENAGEM! Torcida do Atlético Nacional dentro e fora do Atanasio Girardot. #ForçaChape 💚🏹🙏 pic.twitter.com/FSD7TqAtIX

— SportsCenter Brasil (@SportsCenterBR) December 1, 2016

In addition, 71 doves were let free as part of the ceremony remembering the 71 who died.

In the sky. 71 doves were freed at Medellin stadium to remember 71 victims.
And the doves flied away all together pic.twitter.com/Rd2AKLaq8n

— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) December 1, 2016

Fox Sports in Brazil is airing 90 minutes of silence as a form of tribute.

Chapecoense was supposed to play Atletico Nacional now. Fox Sports in Brazil airing a black screen with a hashtag "90 minutes of silence" 👏 pic.twitter.com/QbBw5XWp8v

— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) December 1, 2016

Back in Brazil, the Chapecoense players not on that flight partook in a vigil at their stadium with fans.

Chapecoense players not on club's ill-fated flight join memorial service in emotional tribute to fallen teammates. https://t.co/FNxeIUFJMC pic.twitter.com/xyQtDtzB0p

— ABC News (@ABC) December 1, 2016

It was discovered Wednesday via an audio recording of the pilot requesting permission to land that Chapecoense’s charter plane ran out of fuel mid-flight, leading to the crash. The plane slammed into the mountainside outside Medellín, home to Atletico Nacional.