Estadio Osvaldo Roberto

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Estadio Osvaldo Roberto
Parque Osvaldo Roberto
Estadio Osvaldo Roberto
Location Sayago, Montevideo, Uruguay
Coordinates 34°50′11.88″S56°12′59.65″W / 34.8366333°S 56.2165694°W / -34.8366333; -56.2165694 Coordinates: 34°50′11.88″S56°12′59.65″W / 34.8366333°S 56.2165694°W / -34.8366333; -56.2165694
Owner Racing Club de Montevideo
Capacity 8,500
Surfacegrass
OpenedOctober 5, 1941 (1941-10-05)
Tenants
Racing Club de Montevideo

The Estadio Osvaldo Roberto (also known as Parque Osvaldo Roberto) is a football stadium located in Montevideo, Uruguay, in the Sayago neighborhood at the intersection of Ave. Sayago and Ave. Millan streets. The stadium's capacity is 8,500 people. [1] It is the home ground of Racing Club de Montevideo. The stadium was opened in 1941.

The stadium is named after the founder and a former player of Racing Club de Montevideo, Osvaldo Roberto.

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References

  1. "Stadiums in Uruguay". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 12 September 2011.