Parque Pereira was a multi-use

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. It was used mostly for

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matches and was used as a venue during the

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. The stadium (one of the first in

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)Pista Oficial de Atletismo
on CH Municipio held 40,000 people and was located near the actual

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History

Parque Pereira was built under the responsibility of National Commission of Physical Education of Uruguay. The first football match played there was the classic

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

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, on October 28, 1917 with an attendance of 20,000 people. Nacional won by 4-2. The record for that stadium was 40,000 spectators in the 1917 South American championship final where

won its second consecutive

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after beating

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. The last event held there was another Peñarol v. Nacional match (won by Peñarol), on May 2, 1920.Estadio Parque Pereira
on Estadios del Uruguay website, 27 Apr 2011 The stadium was demolished that same year. In that place, an

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was built. Architect Juan Scasso (who would later take over the construction of Estadio Centenario) was the director of the project.

References

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