Estadio José Picasso Peratta is a multi-use

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

in Ica,

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. It is currently used by

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teams Octavio Espinoza and

Estudiantes de Medicina Club Social y Deportivo Estudiantes de Medicina is a Peruvian football club from the city of Ica. The club was founded 1975 and plays in the Copa Perú, which is the third division of the Peruvian league. History The club was the 2000 Copa Pe ...

. The stadium holds 8,000 people, but the owners are planning to expand it to 15,000. Its name comes from a former mayor of Ica, José Picasso Perata, which together with the Picasso family helped to build and finance the stadium. The stadium was remodeled in 2009.

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