Chapecoense, the club decimated by this week's tragic plane crash, will be crowned Copa Sudamericana champions.
Colombian champions Atletico Nacional, who were due to play the Brazilian minnows in a two-legged final that Chapecoense hoped would complete their fairytale, officially asked CONMEBOL, the South American federation, to award the title to Chape earlier in the week.
71 died, including 19 Chapecoense players, when the chartered LaMia flight they were travelling to Medellin on went down after running out of fuel.
And interim president Ivan Tozzo confirmed on Saturday night that he would posthumously award one of South America's most prestigious titles to the Chapecó club.
"CONMEBOL have testified that they will crown Chapecoense as champions of the Copa Sudamericana," Tozzo told Globo .
Blankets bearing the crest of Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense are placed on coffins
"We are receiving support from all federations. The CBF, CONMEBOL, FIFA, and especially the people of Chapecó.
"Right now we are beginning to rebuild the team. People want football, people love football in Chapecó.
"Therefore, we must continue this. Let's talk and do well, let the dust settle and rebuild the team for next year."
Brazilian clubs have promised to come together and help Chapecoense rebuild by making them exempt from relegation for three seasons and offering to loan them players free of charge.
In Chapeco, a small agricultural town in southern Brazil, dozens of fans kept vigil overnight in a drizzle at Chapecoense's stadium, where the wake will be held after the caskets are transported from a nearby airfield.
By dawn fans were lined up around the block and began streaming into the stadium, draped with banners and the team's green and white, when doors opened shortly thereafter.
Some supporters, even as organizers piped somber classical music over loudspeakers, sang raucous football chants.
Fans said the wake would provide closure for a town whose excitement at Wednesday night's cup final had turned to anguish.
"I will only really believe it when we see the coffins and the families," said Pamela Lopes, 29, who arrived for the vigil at 10 pm local time Friday night.
"At first there was commotion, but now a great sadness has set in."
Some 100,000 fans, about half the city's population, were expected to attend, as was Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA .
Brazilian President Michel Temer presided over a brief ceremony at the airport, where he posthumously decorated the victims and offered condolences to their families.
It was unclear whether Temer, wary of possible political protests, would attend the wake.
In response to outpourings of support from football fans and clubs around the globe, Chapecoense hung a huge black banner from the outer wall of its stadium.
"We looked for one word to thank all the kindness and we found many," it read, followed by the words "thank you" in more than a dozen languages.
Workers laid out giant banners on the field, decorated with white flowers, carrying the logos of Chapecoense and Atletico Nacional, the Colombian team that held a memorial ceremony on Wednesday instead of hosting the Cup final
Cleusa Eichner, 52, attended the stadium for the vigil - as she has so often for games - but was wary about seeing the players' caskets.
"I can still see those players entering with their kids in their arms. I'd rather keep that image in my head, hold on to that happiness, than replace it with nothing."
Brazilian media, citing an internal document, reported that an official at Bolivia's aviation agency had raised concerns about LAMIA's flight plan.
The official urged the airline to come up with an alternative route because the journey of four hours and 22 minutes was the same length as the plane's maximum flight range.
A Colombian civil aviation document seen by Reuters confirmed the flight time was set to be four hours and 22 minutes.
LAMIA Chief Executive Officer Gustavo Vargas on Wednesday said the plane had been correctly inspected before departure and should have had enough fuel for about 4-1/2 hours.
He said it was the pilot's responsibility to decide whether to stop to refuel.
The pilot's father-in-law, Roger Pinto Molina, who lives in Brazil, apologized to the Brazilian people in an interview with GloboNews.
"We want to say to millions of Brazilians, especially the families, sons, parents and brothers in Chapeco that we are very sorry," Molina said.
Confirmed: Chapecoense WILL be crowned Copa Sudamericana champions after tragic air crash
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