The Estadio Pedro Bidegain[2] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo βiðeˈɣajn]), more often known as El Nuevo Gasómetro, is the home stadium of Club San Lorenzo, located in Bajo Flores neighborhood of Buenos Aires city.[3]
| Estadio Pedro Bidegain | |
Nuevo Gasómetro | |
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 View of the stadium in 2015 | |
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| Full name | Estadio Pedro Bidegain |
|---|---|
| Address | Av. Perito Moreno 2145 Buenos Aires Argentina |
| Owner | C.A. San Lorenzo de Almagro |
| Capacity | 47,964 [1] |
| Field size | 110 x 70 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 16 December 1993 |
| Tenants | |
| San Lorenzo de Almagro (1995–present) | |
| Website | |
| sanlorenzo.com.ar/nuevogasometro | |
This stadium is the successor of San Lorenzo's old ground, the historic Viejo Gasómetro in nearby Boedo, that had been inaugurated in 1916 and then expropriated by the military government in 1979.[4]
History
editAfter playing their home games in other stadiums, the Nuevo Gasómetro was inaugurated in a friendly match v Chilean club Universidad Católica.[5] The first official match held in the stadium was San Lorenzo 1 v Belgrano (C) 0.
The stadium was named after Pedro Bidegain, president of the club between 1929 and 1930. The stadium has the bigger field of Argentina, measuring 110 x 70 meters.[6][7]
Since its inauguration, the stadium has been refurbished several times, starting in 1997 with the construction of new grandstands on its sides. In 2014, the lighting was completely renovated.
Sporting events
editThe Pedro Bidegain stadium has not been a current venue for matches of national football teams, with only three games hosted there. National sides to have played at Pedro Bidegain were Bolivia,[8] Colombia, Senegal,[9] and Jordan.[10]
Return to Boedo
editSan Lorenzo fans wish to return to their original home (Viejo Gasómetro), and won a court action saying that supermarket chain Carrefour should sell back the land that their supermarket is now built on.[11] In July 2019, the club took ownership of the land where the Viejo Gasómetro stood.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "CA San Lorenzo de Almagro". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Estadio Pedro Bidegain on San Lorenzo website
- ^ San Lorenzo's dream return to boedo is coming closer on The Stadium Guide
- ^ "El Gasómetro" on Viejos Estadios blogsite
- ^ Un sueño de cemento y corazón on El Gráfico, 17 Mar 2020
- ^ Sueño grande en campo chico on Clarín
- ^ Asad decidió achicar la cancha on Mundo Azulgrana, 16 Sep 2011
- ^ Bolivia derrota a San Lorenzo
- ^ Colombia empata con Senegal on El Cinco Cero
- ^ Colombia vs Jordania report on ESPN
- ^ Jonathan Wilson (24 April 2014). "San Lorenzo look to divine alignment to help break Copa Libertadores duck". the guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ Crónica de la última utopía de San Lorenzo by Julián Zocchi on Infobae, 1 Jul 2019