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16-638: Viaducto may refer to: Argentina [ edit ] Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona , or the Estadio Viaducto, a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires Chile [ edit ] Malleco Viaduct (Viaducto del Malleco) is a railway bridge located in central Chile Mexico [ edit ] Viaducto Miguel Alemán , a freeway in Mexico City Viaducto metro station ,

32-611: A fully roofed seating area. The first project to build this stadium started in 1944, with the purpose of improving club facilities. A special committee was created to acquire 30,000 m that were owned by railway companies (British-owned by then). President of Argentina, Juan Perón suggested to build it in Retiro neighborhood, near Buenos Aires downtown. Racing executives decided to stay in Avellaneda. Works began in 1946. The Government of Argentina lent Racing Club money to finance

48-524: A match in the stadium, which was won by Racing 3–2. At international club level, Racing played significant matches in Estadio Presidente Perón, such as the 1967 Copa Libertadores final v Club Nacional de Football and the 1967 Intercontinental Cup final v European champion Celtic FC . At domestic competitions level, Racing was the venue for the 1969 Argentine Primera División final between Chacarita Juniors and River Plate , and

64-556: A metro station in Mexico City Viaducto (Mexico City Metrobús) , a BRT station in Mexico City Puente de la Unidad or Viaducto de la Unidad, a cable-stayed bridge that connects the cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García in the state of Nuevo León Spain [ edit ] Viaducto de Montabliz , a bridge located in the town of Montabliz, Cantabria Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

80-439: A result, the team had to move to other venues while works were in progress, first to Lanús Stadium and then to Racing Stadium . Works finished in 2004, and the stadium was officially re-inaugurated in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana match when Arsenal vs Banfield, which was also Arsenal's debut in an international football competition. The match ended 1–1. In 2017, former President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

96-630: Is an association football stadium in Avellaneda , Buenos Aires Province , Argentina . It is the home of Racing Club , one of Argentina's top football clubs. The stadium was opened in 1950, replacing the old Alsina and Colón Stadium , which stood on the same site and was closed in 1946. It is named after Argentine President Juan Perón , though it is commonly referred to as " El Cilindro " (The Cylinder) due to its distinctive cylindrical shape , unlike other stadiums in Argentina. A section of

112-550: Is named after Julio Grondona , co-founder, first president (1957−1976), and player of Arsenal F.C. and then president of the Argentine Football Association from 1979 to his death in 2014. The stadium was built during the presidency of Mario Actis on a land that belonged to the General Direction of Ports of Buenos Aires . The first grandstand was acquired to Club Atlético Banfield while

128-488: The 1976 final where Boca Juniors beat River Plate 1–0 with the "ghost goal" by Rubén Suñé . In 1993, the Municipality of Avellaneda gave its approval to change the name of Cuyo, one of the streets that surround the stadium. The name changed to Oreste Corbatta to honour a player who is regarded as the greatest idol in the history of Racing. The stadium has hosted some national and international concerts since

144-483: The construction. In gratitude, the club executives named Juan Perón honorary president of Racing. The driving force behind this funding was Argentina's Minister of Finance, Ramón Cereijo, a passionate supporter of Racing. On 1 December 1946, Racing played its last match in the old stadium , vs Rosario Central (a 4–6 defeat). The old stadium was demolished while the new venue was inaugurated on 3 September 1950, when Racing beat Vélez Sársfield 1–0. Llamil Simes scored

160-658: The football club’s supporters refer to the stadium as "The Colosseum", drawing a comparison to the architectural design of the Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome , Italy . It also resembles an American cookie cutter stadium from the 60s and 70s. It was designed by German engineers with experience in rebuilding cities destroyed during the World War II . The project was overseen by Compañía General de Obras Públicas (General Public Works Company, most known as GEOPÉ ),

176-464: The local branch of the German company Philipp Holzmann . It can accommodate 50,880 spectators, ranking among the largest stadiums in Argentina . Originally designed to hold over 100,000, it served as the venue for major Argentine association football finals and other large-scale events. Its capacity was reduced during renovations in the 1990s, when it also became the first stadium in Argentina with

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192-551: The only goal. In 1951 the Presidente Perón stadium was one of the venues for the Pan American Games held in Argentina that year . All football matches of the competition were held there. In 1966, the club placed light towers . To celebrate that, the club invited FC Bayern Munich (which brought to Argentina some of its most notable players such as Franz Beckenbauer , Gerd Muller and Sepp Maier ) to play

208-410: The stalls (with capacity for 1,400 people) was built with money given by club members, the same for the press booths. Arsenal invested m$ n 14 million to build the stadium, originally for 5,000 spectators. The first match held in the stadium was on 22 August 1964, when Arsenal played vs Almirante Brown , winning 2–0 (Grudzien and Grondona scored). But it was not until 12 October 1964 when the stadium

224-478: The title Viaducto . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Viaducto&oldid=1039664770 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona The stadium

240-494: Was officially inaugurated in a friendly match, Arsenal vs Banfield. In 2001, the club built a new grandstand made of concrete. During the time works were carried out, the team played their home venues at C.A. Lanús Stadium , returning to Sarandí in December. After Arsenal promoted to Primera División in 2002 , the club decided to completely refurbish the stadium, replacing the remaining wooden grandstands for concrete ones. As

256-557: Was the only speaker in the launching of her political party, Unidad Ciudadana , held in Estadio Julio Grondona. 34°40′42″S 58°20′25″W  /  34.67833°S 58.34028°W  / -34.67833; -58.34028 El Cilindro El Cilindro ( Spanish pronunciation: [el θiˈlindɾo] ; English: The Cylinder ), oficially named Presidente Perón Stadium ( Spanish pronunciation: [pɾesiˈðente peˈɾon] ; English: President Perón ),

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