Saved and damned in the same instant

By Greg Baum
Updated June 17 2017 - 3:28am, first published 3:23am

It is injury time in Arena Conda in Chapeco seven months ago and the goal that would surely break this Brazilian provincial town's heart is about to crash into the net when goalkeeper Danilo somehow gets his outflung right foot in the way. Chapocoense, which as recently as 2009 was in the lowest division in Brazil, is through to the final of the prestigious Copa Sudamericana. As they celebrate deep into the night, they drink many ebullient toasts to Danilo and his miracle save.

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