Estádio do Pacaembu
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Estádio do Pacaembu, as it is usually called, is stadium in São Paulo, located on Praça Charles Miller, s/nº - in Pacaembu neighborhood. Its official name is Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho and is owned by the Municipal Prefecture of São Paulo. Stadium was inaugurated on April 27, 1940 with the presence of the then Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas, of the intervener Adhemar de Barros and of the mayor of São Paulo Prestes Maia. The stadium holds 37,500 people and its pitch dimensions are 104 m of length and 68 m of width.
The stadium is named after Paulo Machado de Carvalho. He was the 1958 FIFA World Cup Brazilian delegation chief, and was known as "Marechal da Vitória" (Marshall of Victory).
Corinthians usually play at Pacaembu stadium.
[edit] History
On April 27, 1940, the stadium was inaugurated with a maximum capacity of 60,000 people. On that day, the first match at Pacaembu stadium was played, between Palestra Itália (Palestra Itália was Palmeiras name in the 1940s) and Coritiba. Palestra Itália beat Coritiba 6-2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Coritiba's Zequinha. After this match, another match was played. Corinthians beat Atlético Mineiro 4-2. Both matches were Taça Cidade de São Paulo matches.
On May 4, 1940, the Taça Cidade de São Paulo final match was played. Palestra Itália beat Corinthians 2-1, being the first club to win a competition at Estádio do Pacaembu.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 71,281 people, set on May 24, 1942 when São Paulo and Corinthians drew 3-3. This match was Leônidas da Silva's debut playing for São Paulo.
On September 20, 1942, Palmeiras played its first match after changing its name (the previous name was Palestra Itália). Palmeiras beat São Paulo 3-1, winning that year's Campeonato Paulista.
In 1945, the stadium's largest score was set, when São Paulo beat Jabaquara 12-1.
Several 1950 FIFA World Cup matches were played at Estádio do Pacaembu, including three final round matches.
[edit] References
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
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