Estadio Osvaldo Roberto
| Estadio Osvaldo Roberto | |
|---|---|
| Data | |
| place |
 Sayago , Montevideo , Uruguay
|
| Coordinates | 34 ° 50 '11.9 " S , 56 ° 12' 59.6" W |
| owner | Racing Club de Montevideo |
| opening | October 5, 1941 |
| First game | October 5, 1941 Racing - Bella Vista 1-1 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 8,500 seats |
| Societies) | |
The Estadio Osvaldo Roberto , also known as Parque Osvaldo Roberto , is a football stadium in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo .
The 8,500-seat stadium is located in the Montevidean Barrio Sayago on Avenida Millán 4712 . It serves as the home ground of the Racing Club de Montevideo , on whose 20,000 square meter club site, which was acquired in 1941, it stands. The sports facility was inaugurated on October 5, 1941 in front of a crowd of 4,000 spectators with the first round match of the Copa Uruguaya against Bella Vista (final score 1: 1). The first goal in the new stadium was scored by Antonio Álvarez . On July 25, 1948, it was given its current name in honor of a founding member of the same name.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on worldstadiums.com , accessed on December 2, 2012
- ^ Clubes , accessed December 2, 2012
- ↑ PARQUE OSVALDO ROBERTO (Spanish) on the Racing website, accessed on December 2, 2012