Estadio Juan Gilberto Funes, Soccer stadium in La Punta, Argentina.
Estadio Juan Gilberto Funes is a modern football stadium in La Punta featuring a covered main grandstand and a regulation grass pitch. The facility accommodates thousands of spectators and meets standards for national-level competitions.
The stadium opened in 2003 with a match between two major Argentine football clubs, marking the beginning of its role in the region. It has since become an established venue for national football events.
The stadium is named after Juan Gilberto Funes (1963–1992), an Argentine footballer from San Luis who played for Millonarios in Colombia, River Plate, and Vélez Sarsfield. He won the Copa Libertadores with River Plate. The name honours a player who became known internationally.
The venue sits in La Punta, a small town near San Luis city, and is easily reached by road from surrounding areas. Plan your visit around match days when the facility is active and hosts crowds.
On 24 May 2014 the stadium hosted the Copa Campeonato final between the Torneo Inicial 2013 and Torneo Final 2014 champions; River Plate won and qualified for the 2014 Supercopa Argentina and Copa Sudamericana. In April 2013 it staged the South American Under-17 Championship, whose teams competed for places at the 2013 Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
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