FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Palmeiras v Athletico Paranaense - Allianz Parque - Sao Paulo, Brazil - November 28, 2020 Athletico Paranaense's Erick in action with Palmeiras' Patrick De Paula REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - When Palmeiras midfielder Patrick de Paula walks out for the Copa Libertadores final against Santos at the Maracana Stadium on Saturday, Scottish club Celtic can claim some of the credit.
The 21-year-old De Paula, known as Patrick in Brazil, learned his football wearing the famous green-and-white hooped jersey donated by the Glasgow club to a community project in the Mario Lombardi neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro.
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