Estadio Pedro Bidegain

The Estadio Pedro Bidegain (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo βiðeˈɣajn]), more often known as El Nuevo Gasometro, is the home stadium of Club San Lorenzo, located in Bajo Flores neighborhood of Buenos Aires city.

This stadium is the successor of San Lorenzo's old ground, the historic Viejo Gasometro in nearby Boedo, that had been inaugurated in 1916 and then expropriated by the military government in 1979.

History

After playing their home games in other stadiums, the Nuevo Gasometro was inaugurated in a friendly match v Chilean club Universidad Catolica. 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.

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.

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