Estádio Benedito Teixeira, usually known as Teixeirão, is a

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium holds 32,168 people. It was built in 1996. The stadium is owned by América Futebol Clube, and its formal name honours Benedito Teixeira, who was a player, and a president of América Futebol Clube for 23 years.

History

The inaugural match was played on February 10, 1996, when

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beat América (SP) 3–2 in front of 17,585 people. The first goal of the stadium was scored by São Paulo's

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. On March 28, 1996, the first ever Brazil Olympic team match was played in São José do Rio Preto city. The match, which was against the

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, ended 8–2 to Brazil. Marques, who scored three goals, was the man of the match.

References

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

External links

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