Corinthians players pay helmet tribute to Ayrton Senna

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Corinthians players paid an unusual tribute to the late Ayrton Senna on Wednesday evening, with the entire side donning replicas of Senna's distinctive yellow and green racing helmet as they lined up before the game.

Senna, who died after a crash at Imola exactly 20 years ago on Thursday, was a fan of Corinthians, his home-town club in São Paulo.

The side went on to beat Nacional 3-0 in the Copa do Brasil at the Arena Amazônia.

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