RIO DE JANEIRO -- Chapecoense was gaining respect and support from across Brazil even though it was a small club with a short history. Here are some key facts on the club:HistoryChapecoense, founded in 1973, reached Brazils first division in 2014 and was in ninth place ahead of this weekends last round of games.The club is based in Chapeco, a city of about 200,000 that is known for its poultry industry and is located about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) south of Rio de Janeiro.Form this seasonOn its way to the Copa Sudamerica final - for which it was flying to Colombia - the team known as Chape beat major clubs such as Argentinas San Lorenzo and Independiente.Chape strikers Bruno Rangel and Kempes, both 34 years old, are among the top scorers in the Brazilian league, with 10 and nine goals, respectively. One of the teams top players is 35-year-old midfielder Cleber Santana, who played for Atletico Madrid from 2007-10.Chape had its best season ever in 2016, earning 52 points from 37 matches. On Sunday, the team lost at Palmeiras 1-0, a result which clinched the Brazilian league title for the host team.Gaining respectThe club, which doesnt have any players in Brazils national team or in the under-20 team, plays its home matches at the 22,000-seat Arena Conda. But it had been scheduled to play the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana final at the Couto Pereira Stadium, a 40,000-seat venue in Curitiba, a city 300 miles (480 kilometers) north of Chapeco.A group of rival fans, however, became so impressed with Chapecoenses amazing run in the competition that they started a campaign on social media to move the final to the iconic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.The team was due to host fourth-place Atletico Mineiro at the Arena Conda on Sunday and then face Atletico Nacional in the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana final on Tuesday.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report Addison Russell Cubs Jersey . He was followed closely by David Clarkson, donning red, seconds later. Clarksons actions one night earlier, leaping off the bench in defence of Kessel during a pre-season game against the Buffalo Sabres, will cost him the first 10 games of the regular season. Nicholas Castellanos Jersey . 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The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury. Giannis Antetokounmpo has Greece off and running in the chase for an Olympic basketball berth.The Milwaukee Bucks star scored 16 points Monday as the Greeks began play in their Olympic Qualifying tournament with a 78-53 victory over Iran.The final spots in Rio will be determined this week in the three tournaments. There are six teams in each and the winners will be Brazil bound.There were two games in Turin, Italy, and two in Belgrade, Serbia. Play begins in the Manila, Philippines on Tuesday.Group play continues Tuesday with two games in each tournament.A look at Mondays results:TURIN, ITALYGREECE 78, IRAN 53Antetokounmpo was 7 for 8 from the field in just 19 minutes. The Greeks never trailed, led by as many as 27 points and scored 33 points off 27 Iran turnovers.Former NBA center Hamed Hadadi finished with 16 points for Iran, which shot 38.5 percent.ITALY 68, TUNISIA 41Former NBA No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani had 15 points and six rebounds, and the hosts used a huge third quarter to pull away from Tunisia.Italy broke away from a 32-27 halftime lead by outscoring Tunisia 22-2 in the third quarter. Pietro Aradori added 13 points and Marco Belinelli added 11 for the Italians.The Tunissians were without top player Makram Ben Romdhane because of an ankle injury.ddddddddddddItaly hosts Croatia on Tuesday, while Iran faces Mexico.BELGRADE, SERBIASERBIA 87, PUERTO RICO 81Serbia took control late in the first half, then held off Puerto Rico down the stretch to pick up the win. Nemanja Nedovic scored 14 points, while Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets was one of four Serbians with 12 points and added eight rebounds.The silver medalists in the 2014 Basketball World Cup and favorites to win this group outscored Puerto Rico 20-9 in the second quarter to open a 10-point halftime lead. Serbia shot 50.7 percent from the field.John Holland led Puerto Rico with 21 points.LATVIA 88, JAPAN 48Dairis Bertans keyed Latvias strong start and finished with 20 points in a game that was never close. The Latvians led 26-11 after one quarter and pushed it to 46-23 at halftime.Janis Blums added 17 points for Latvia, which is playing without New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis, the runner-up for NBA Rookie of the Year.Kosuke Takeuchi scored 12 points for Japan. ' ' '