The Estadio José Fierro (nicknamed ''Monumental'') is a multi-use

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in the city of

San Miguel de Tucumán San Miguel de Tucumán (; usually called simply Tucumán) is the capital and largest city of Tucumán Province, located in northern Argentina from Buenos Aires. It is the fifth-largest city of Argentina after Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario an ...

Tucumán Province Tucumán () is the most densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neigh ...

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. It is the home ground for Club

Atlético Tucumán Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentinian football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its fo ...

. The stadium's capacity is now 35,200 due to extensive remodeling of the stadium.Estadio Atlético Tucumán
on Superliga Argentina (archived, 6 Dec 2018) The stadium also hosted games of the

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. Besides, the Tucumán Rugby Union representative has also played at Atlético Tucumán facing national sides touring on Argentina.

History

The stadium was designed by Spanish architect José Graña. It was completed in 1922 and had a capacity for 5,000 spectators. It was inaugurated on May 21 of the same year and was originally baptized as "Grand Stadium" due to its monumental characteristics that made it the largest in dimensions in all of northern Argentina. For the occasion, the entire

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was invited. As time passed, it was given the name "José Fierro" Monumental Stadium, in honor of the former president of the institution, José Fierro. It was the first roofed stadium in Tucumán, and the first to have a high grandstand. Due to its size, it is chosen for the big events that take place in the province. The dimensions are 105 x 70.20 m and both the stands and the ceiling are made of concrete, the rest of the installations are made of cement (as are some seats, the rest are made of cement). Its old capacity was 29,200 spectators.Monumental José Fierro
on Decano Web In July 2009, 2,700 seats were added to the stadium. The construction of VIP boxes was also carried out. In 2016 more VIP boxes were built under the new grandstand. After an announcement made by the president of Atlético Tucumán Mario Leito, in February 2019 the local construction company"Tensolite S.A." carried out a refurbishing that included 2,700 new seats and VIP boxes. New toilettes and access were also added. As a result of the various works that increased the total capacity of the stadium, it currently stands at 35,200 people.

Rugby

The ground has been also used by the

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on URT A 24–16 defeat by

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in June 2010 was the first time Argentina had lost at the ground, after seven previous wins. In 2014, it hosted one of two

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matches when Argentina faced

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. ''Los Pumas'' also played

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at Estadio José Fierro in

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References

External links

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