Estádio Dr. Francisco de Palma Travassos, usually known as Estádio Palma Travassos, is a multi-use

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and it is the home stadium of Comercial. The stadium has a capacity of 34,800 people. It was built in 1964. Estádio Palma Travassos is owned by

Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) Comercial Futebol Clube (SP), commonly referred to as Comercial de Ribeirão Preto or simply as Comercial, is a professional association football club based in the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. The team participates in the Campeo ...

. The stadium is named after Francisco de Palma Travassos, who donated the groundplot where the stadium was built.

History

In 1964, the works on Estádio Palma Travassos were completed. The inaugural match was played on November 10 of that year, when Santos beat Comercial 3-2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Comercial's

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. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 32,400, set on July 20, 1986 when Comercial and

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drew 0-0.

References

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

External links

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