Romário joins Barça Legends for Curitiba game

The Barça Legends are playing their first game of the season in Curitiba (Brazil) next November 17 against the Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Legends, a team of world class Brazilians at 7.30pm local time (12.30am the following day CET), at the Ligga Arena, home of Club Athletico Paranaense. 

The big news is the presence of Romário da Souza Faria, the legendary striker of the Dream Team era under Johan Cruyff. The game was officially presented a few weeks ago at the Hospital Pequeño Príncipe at an event attended by former Barça player Adriano Correia, who is from Curitiba, and Josep Maria Meseguer, who runs the Barça Legends. 

Romário, Adriano, Paulinho, Jonathan Soriano and Marc Valiente

Another attraction is the presence of Paulinho, who played in the Barça midfield in 2017/18 and Adriano Correia himself (2010 to 2016). Jonathan Soriano and Marc Valiente will also be making their Legends debuts, while other names confirmed are Jesús Angoy, Xavi Guzman, Samuel Okunowo, Francesco Coco, Frédéric Déhu,  Fernando Navarro, Sergi Barjuan, Jose Edmílson, Roberto Trashorras, Nolito, Jofre Mateu, Javier Saviola, Rivaldo and Giovanni Silva.

Fundraiser for Pesquisa Pelé Pequeno Príncipe Institute

The profits from the game will be going to the FC Barcelona Foundation and the Instituto de Pesquisa Pelé Pequeno Príncipe, which works to combat child mortality through the investigation of diagnoses and more affordable treatments for complex diseases. 

The FC Barcelona Foundation will donating its part of the takings to the Institute in the hope of further supporting a project that is so important young children and young people in Brazil.