Croc tears no more


Elisa Richter and daughter Helena in front a banner of her late husband Daniel Capitao and his two teammates who also died in the crash. — AP

SECONDS after Elisa Richter and five-year-old daughter Helena arrived at the football field in the back of an abandoned racing track in southern Brazil, a flock of emotional fans of the Coritiba Crocodiles team came to hug them.

That Saturday afternoon home game was one more step toward rebuilding their team and their lives after months of toil and tears.

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