An impossible dream has been fulfilled thanks to a lot of goodwill and the kind hearts of those at Pena Atletico Bendita Locura, an Atletico Madrid fangroup.
Thanks to them, a suitcase arrived in a suburb of Guatemala City full of Atleti shirts, shorts and balls.
Jorge Medina, a coach at the Atletico 3 de Guatemala youth team, aims to keep children away from lives filled with complications and he set out to raise funds in order to wear the Rojiblancos colours.
The Bendita Locura supporters club responded to his message and they raised the money to buy 14 Atletico kits and some balls.
"On the way north of the city, my driver warned me of the dangers," explained Jose Maria Marin, a member of the supporters club and resident in Colombia.
"Murders, extortion, drug trafficking, gangs... it scares you to see it.
"But if we're from Atleti then we fear nothing."
But there was joy when the gifts arrived, and he continued to describe the scene.
"It was incredible," he said.
"Everyone gathered with anecdotes, chatting about the sentiment of Atletico.
"I explained to them what it's like at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano and they thanked me for this blessed madness."
KevinDe
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i think they are the real team of Ath.madrid
el nino
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The beautiful game