On 23 January 1941, Coritiba played its first match against a foreign team, drawing with Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata of Argentina at Belfort Duarte. On 1 February 1942, Neno scored seven goals in a 10–2 victory over "Jacarezinho". On 18 March, the club played a friendly against "Avaí" and won 4–1, the first match played at night under floodlights in the state of Paraná. In 1943, Coritiba won both the "Torneio Imprensa" and the "Torneio Luis Aranha". 1944 saw Coritiba win the "Torneio Getúlio Vargas" and, in the following year, the "Torneio da Cidade de Curitiba". During this time Couto Pereira left the presidency of the club after two terms (a total of thirteen years). In 1946 and 1947, won the "Campeonato da Cidade" and were twice champions in the "Campeonato Paranaense". Also in 1947, Coritiba won all four categories of the "Campeonato Paranaense" (aspirant, amateur, juvenile and professional) and was dubbed "Campeoníssimo" or 'Super Champion'. On 12 July 1949, Coritiba played its first match against a club from outside of continental America. They beat Rapid Vienna of Austria 4–0 in Vila Capanema. Rapid Vienna was the Austrian national champion at the time.