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 Valdir. 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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