Estádio Nicolau Alayon, also known as Estádio Comendador Sousa, is a

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located in the

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ian city of

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. It is the home stadium of Brazilian football club Nacional Atlético Clube, also known as Nacional (SP), and

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. It has a maximum capacity of 9,660. The stadium is named after the

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an Nicolau Alayon, who was Nacional's president during the stadium's construction. The stadium is nicknamed Comendador Sousa after the street where it is located in.

History

The stadium was inaugurated on May 14, 1938, when

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beat Nacional 2–1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Nacional's Carlos Leite. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 22,000, set on February 21, 1970, when Nacional beat

1–0.

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