Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
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The Estadio Gigante de Arroyito is a stadium in the Lisandro de la Torre barrio
(known informally as Arroyito) of the city of Rosario
, Argentina
. It is the home of the Rosario Central
football
team.
The stadium was originally opened in 1929 and remodeled to concrete in three stages, the first in 1957, the second in 1963 and the third in 1968.
The stadium was remodeled in 1974-78 in preparation for the 1978 World Cup. It has capacity for 41,654 spectators, although it does not provide seating for all of them, like many Argentine stadiums.
In the 1978 World Cup, all three second-round games of the Argentine national football team were played in the Gigante. Local hero Mario Kempes
enjoyed the support of the fans and went on to become the top scorer of the tournament.
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
(known informally as Arroyito) of the city of Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
, 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 is the home of the Rosario Central
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season....
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team.
The stadium was originally opened in 1929 and remodeled to concrete in three stages, the first in 1957, the second in 1963 and the third in 1968.
The stadium was remodeled in 1974-78 in preparation for the 1978 World Cup. It has capacity for 41,654 spectators, although it does not provide seating for all of them, like many Argentine stadiums.
In the 1978 World Cup, all three second-round games of the Argentine national football team were played in the Gigante. Local hero Mario Kempes
Mario Kempes
Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi is a retired Argentine footballer. His father, Mario, also a footballer, inspired him to play from a young age. At the age of 7, he began playing with a junior team and at 14, he joined La Cuarta de Talleres...
enjoyed the support of the fans and went on to become the top scorer of the tournament.