The Estadio Jesús Bermúdez is a

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and athletics. The stadium has a capacity of 33,000 people, and is the home stadium of GV San José of the

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and

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History

The stadium was opened in 1955. It is named after Jesús Bermúdez, the first goalkeeper of the Bolivia national team. The stadium hosted two games in the

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and the third place match of the

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. On February 20, 2013, a 14-year-old

fan, Kevin Beltrán Spada, was killed during a

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match against

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at the stadium after being hit in the face by a flare launched by a 17-year-old Corinthians fan, who was later sentenced to

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in Brazil. An investigation concluded that he died after a plastic tubular flare landed directly in his eye and “penetrated his skull”, killing him instantly. CONMEBOL initially ruled that Corinthians would play

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for the next 60 days as a result of the incident, but later reduced the ban to one home match, a $200,000 fine, and no Corinthians fans at away games for 18 months.

References

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