Estadio Gasómetro
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Estadio Gasómetro was a multi-purpose stadium
in the barrio of Boedo
, Buenos Aires
, Argentina
. It was the home ground of Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
before they moved to Estadio Pedro Bidegain
, which is sometimes referred to as Estadio Nuevo Gasómetro ("New Gasómetro"), in 1993. The stadium held 75,000 people.
Carrefour
, the French supermarket chain, has now a megastore on the site of the stadium.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in the barrio of Boedo
Boedo
Boedo is a working class barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The neighborhood and one of its principal streets were named after Mariano Boedo, a leading figure in the Argentine independence movement....
, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It was the home ground of Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....
before they moved to Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Estadio Pedro Bidegain
The Estadio Pedro Bidegain, nicknamed el Nuevo Gasómetro , is the home stadium of San Lorenzo football club in the Nueva Pompeya neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a multi use stadium but mostly used for football matches. Capacity is 43,494 and inauguration was in 1993...
, which is sometimes referred to as Estadio Nuevo Gasómetro ("New Gasómetro"), in 1993. The stadium held 75,000 people.
Carrefour
Carrefour
Carrefour S.A. is an international hypermarket chain headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France. It is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world...
, the French supermarket chain, has now a megastore on the site of the stadium.