Field size 100 x 66 m Capacity 28,000 | Built 1972 Opened 1973 | |
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Full name Estadio Tte. Cnel. Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Address Avenida Gral. Bernardino Caballero, Gral Bernardino Caballero, Cd. del Este, Paraguay Similar Casino American, Friendship Bridge, Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Monumental Río Parapití, Estadio Arsenio Erico | ||
Tte. Cnel. Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, is a football stadium in the city of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. It is the home venue of Club Atletico 3 de Febrero and is named after a former military figure.
History
The stadium It is located next to Ciudad del Este's bus terminal.
The stadium is on the Avenue General Bernardino Caballero, and was opened in 1973. The capacity of the stadium, is 28,000. It has a grass surface and was renovated in 1999, for which it was utilized as one of the venues of the 1999 Copa América, hosting games by Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile national teams.. Fixtures of the 2004 South American U-16 Championship and the 2007 South American U-20 Championship were also disputed at the stadium. The stadium is Paraguay's third largest, according to its seating capacity.
The stadium was the venue which saw Paraguayan footballers, Roque Santa Cruz score his first international goal for the Albirroja on 17 June 1999 in a friendly match against Uruguay, and Nelson Haedo score his first international goal for the Albirroja on 17 August 2005 in a friendly match against El Salvador.