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25.06.1939
Rare programme from the THE LATIN AMERICAN TOUR OF ATLETICO CORRALES (PARAGUAY) in the season 1939 - 1940
In 1939, Atlético Corrales was given permission by the Paraguayan FA to miss that year’s tournament and embark on a Latin American tour that remains until this date the longest by any professional team. The tour lasted 1 year and 15 days (from 4 April 1939 to 19 April 1940), and the club played exhibition games in Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica,Colombia, Dutch Antilles, Surinam, Venezuela and Ecuador. The tour was a success, with the team winning several tournaments and games, and also selling some players along the way.
20 x 15 cms, program, 12 pages.
1939
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