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Eurico Lara
Eurico Lara (24 January 1897 – 6 November 1935), was a Brazilian footballer.
Biography.
He was born in Uruguaiana. Eurico Lara played for Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense from 1920 to 1935. He played his last match on 23 September 1935, when his club defeated Internacional 2–0. Due to cardiac problems, he was substituted during half-time, dying approximately two months later in Porto Alegre. According to legend, he died during that match, after defending a penalty shot by
until 1919. In 1921, a year after the arrival of legendary goalkeeper "Eurico Lara", Grêmio won its first state championship.
On 7 July 1911 Grêmio beat Uruguay's national team 2–1. In 1931, Grêmio became one of the first teams in Brazil to play matches at night after installing floodlights at Estádio Baixada. On 19 May 1935, Grêmio became the first team from Rio Grande do Sul to beat a team from the state of São Paulo (considered the strongest Brazilian league at the time) by defeating