Cerro Porte�o (Paraguay) (original) (raw)
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About the club
Cerro Porte�o was established in Asunci�n's Barrio Obrero (Workers' Borough) on 1 October 1912, in Susana N��ez's house. The club was named for the Cerro Porte�o historical site: on 19 January 1811, the Paraguayan army repelled the invaders from Buenos Aires - "porte�o" means "of Buenos Aires" - led by Manuel Belgrano near a hill ("cerro"), which was renamed to Cerro Porte�o to commemorate the event.
Susana N��ez selected the club's colors, blue ("azul") and "grana" (red) as the colors of the two Paraguayan traditional parties, also featured on the national flag.
Cerro Porte�o is nicknamed "El Cicl�n de Barrio Obrero" (The Cyclone of the Workers' Borough). The Cyclone refers to the legendary final of the championship played by the club against Nacional in 1918. After two draws (2-2 and 1-1), Cerro Porte�o was about to lose the third match. However, in the seven last minutes, the players turned the table from 0-2 to 4-2.
The humble origin of the club, a matter of mockery for the other, more affluent clubs, is the pride of Cerro Porte�o, which officially adopted in 1920 the nickname of "Club del Pueblo" (The People's Club).
https://www.clubcerro.com
Club website
Cerro Porte�o won 32 national championships (second to Olimpia, 44 titles) and advanced 6 times to the semi-finals of Copa Libertadores (last time in 2011; lost 0-1 and 3-3 to Santos).
Ivan Sache, 30 March 2020
About the flag
image by Ivan Sache, 30 March 2020
Supporters also use a flag vertically divided blue-red-blue
https://www.pasionfutbol.com/__export/
Ivan Sache, 30 March 2020
image by Ivan Sache, 30 March 2020
In February 2016, the Cerro Porte�o supporters from the town of Pedro Juan Caballero hoisted "the most beautiful of the flags" on the highest hill of the town.
This particular flag was horizontally divided red-blue-red-blue.
https://twitter.com/compazulgrana/status/698171428064096256
Ivan Sache, 30 March 2020