Estadio Coruco Díaz
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Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz is a football (soccer)
stadium named in honour of a local player named Agustín "Coruco" Díaz. It has a capacity of 16,000 seats and is home to the team Cañeros de Zacatepec
.
This stadium is one of the oldest in Mexico and its origins can be traced back to 1948. It is located in Zacatepec
, Morelos
. The official opening of this stadium was in November 1954. This stadium is nicknamed the Selva Cañera ("Sugar Cane Jungle") because of the tropical weather that distinguish the municipality of Zacatepec. There was a very famous player and later coach named Ignacio Trelles
, who ordered to irrigate the field one hour before the soccer match, leading to a very strong vaporization and an increase of the temperature to near 40 Celsius (more or less 100 Fahrenheit), that was very hard for the visitor squads. Another oddity of this building is that is it located very central in the town of Zacatepec and beside the sugar cane refineries.
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stadium named in honour of a local player named Agustín "Coruco" Díaz. It has a capacity of 16,000 seats and is home to the team Cañeros de Zacatepec
Zacatepec
Zacatepec is a Mexican football team based in Zacatepec, Morelos. They are nicknamed Cañeros . Their colors are white and green . Their uniform color is a white shirt with a big green line in the middle and white shorts and socks. Their greatest achievements were in the 1950s when Zacatepec won two...
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This stadium is one of the oldest in Mexico and its origins can be traced back to 1948. It is located in Zacatepec
Zacatepec de Hidalgo
Zacatepec de Hidalgo is a town in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at...
, Morelos
Morelos
Morelos officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 33 municipalities and its capital city is Cuernavaca....
. The official opening of this stadium was in November 1954. This stadium is nicknamed the Selva Cañera ("Sugar Cane Jungle") because of the tropical weather that distinguish the municipality of Zacatepec. There was a very famous player and later coach named Ignacio Trelles
Ignacio Trelles
Ignacio "Nacho" Trelles is a Mexican former football player and coach. He had five tenures as coach of the Mexican national team, managing it in 106 international matches, and was in charge of the Mexican squads at the World Cups of 1962 and 1966.With professional clubs, he coached 1083 matches,...
, who ordered to irrigate the field one hour before the soccer match, leading to a very strong vaporization and an increase of the temperature to near 40 Celsius (more or less 100 Fahrenheit), that was very hard for the visitor squads. Another oddity of this building is that is it located very central in the town of Zacatepec and beside the sugar cane refineries.