Estádio Municipal Prefeito Dilson Luiz de Melo, usually known as Melão is a Brazilian multi-use stadium in

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. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 15,471 people. It was built in 1988. The stadium is owned by the Town Hall of Varginha, and its formal name honors Dilson Luiz de Melo, who was Varginha's mayor during the stadium construction.

History

The inaugural match was played on October 7, 1988, when

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of Varginha 1–0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Atlético Mineiro's Renato. On October 10, 1991, the first ever Brazilian national team match was played in Varginha city. The match, which was against the Yugoslavia national football team, and set the return of

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as the manager of the ''Seleção'', ended 3–1 to Brazil. The Brazilian goals were scored by Luís Henrique, Müller and

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. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 19,900 people, set on March 12, 1989, when Flamengo of Varginha beat Atlético Mineiro 1–0.

Footnotes

References

*''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

External links

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