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Estádio Palestra Itália
Estádio Palestra Itália
Estádio Palestra Itália Estádio Palestra Itália
Full name Former names Location Opened Owner Surface Capacity Field dimensions Tenants Palmeiras
Estádio Palestra Itália Parque da Antarctica Paulista São Paulo, SP May 3, 1902 Palmeiras grass 32,000 110 x 75 m
However, even though its grandstands have been extended in the late 1990s, currently it seats 29,173 people [1] due to regulations enforcing improved safety and comfort. It is one of the most important Brazilian stadiums, considering the amount of decisive and important matches played there, most of them with the presence of Palmeiras. Examples of matches played in Palestra Itália include 1999 Copa Libertadores final, the Copa Mercosur finals of 1998, 1999 and 2000, 1996 Copa do Brasil final and several Campeonato Paulista finals. One of the 2000 Copa João Havelange (Copa João Havelange was the Campeonato Brasileiro edition of that year) final matches, between São Caetano and Vasco da Gama was played at Palestra Itália. In 2004, Copa do Brasil final matches, between Santo André and Flamengo was played there too. Besides football matches, the Estádio Palestra Itália, because of its central location in São Paulo, often hosts important Brazilian and international (eg., Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Metallica, etc) musical events.
References
[1] "Palestra Itália" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. http://www.futebolpaulista.com.br/ estadio.php?cod=18. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
Estádio Palestra Itália, located in São Paulo, Brazil, is the home football stadium of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras. It is also known as Estádio Parque Antarctica after Companhia Antarctica de Bebidas, a beverages company from which Palmeiras acquired the property in 1920. In the past its capacity was listed as 35,000 spectators.
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Coordinates: 23°31′39.2″S 46°40′42.3″W / 23.527556°S 46.678417°W / -23.527556; -46.678417
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