Coritiba Foot Ball Club Extends Its Services

By: Andrea | May 2nd, 2009

Coritiba Foot Ball club from Brazil has extended its services to Chivas…all without charge. The club from the capital city of Parana has offered to lend its stadium and its fans, despite the fact that Sao Paulo from Brazil is scheduled to be Chivas’ rival in the Copa Libertadores. Although the club has offered to be Chivas’ second home, the Brazilian Football Federation, and the government would still have to approve the move.

“The Coritiba Foot Ball Club has received today, with respect to the news, that the Conmebol has prohibited our brother club Deportivo Guadalajara ‘Chivas,’ from playing in the Jalisco Stadium during the second phase of the Copa Libertadores 2009.

For that reason we would like to transform our stadium, Estadio Couto Pereira to Chivas’ home during this prohibition. We’re sure that Chivas will have all the support from our fans, the press, and all institutions related to Coritiba even if the rival of Chivas is a Brazilian club because after being “coxas-brancas” we’re “Rebaños.”

Relations between the clubs have been positive as the “Coxas” have always been invited to participate in the Copa Chivas U-18 tournaments.

This club is the first to have offered to host us. Hats off to them. In addition, the Chivas website has posted several emails they have received from fans of the “Coxas” pledging their support and asking the team to come.

Hello: I would like to say that’s my spanish is too poor and that’s why I’m writting in english. Here in Brazil, we are very concerned about what is happening with the mexicans, a people who we love, and their health. I know that Coritiba staff have offered the Major Antonio Couto Pereira stadium for your next game in the Libertadores. The Coritiba fans will support Chivas here against Sao Paulo and we could help you to win this game. My best regards and my wish that Mexico get free from this influenza virus as soon as possible.
-Alexandre Sewald.

It’s unclear whether they have extended their service to San Luis as well, but I’m guessing that they’d be up to host the other Mexican team as well. I say we take it. In a time of crisis it’s good to see that there are still people out there who are willing to help and not just stereotype groups as if they were lepers.