Estádio Olímpico Regional Arnaldo Busatto, Football stadium in Cascavel, Brazil
Estádio Olímpico Regional Jacy Miguel Scanagatta is a football stadium in Cascavel, Paraná, built and run by the municipal government. It opened with a capacity of 42,000 spectators and can hold up to 50,000 for events, shows and religious services. Its main user today is FC Cascavel.
The stadium opened in 1982 and became an important venue for sports in the western region. Since its opening, it has developed into a major location for league matches and regional events.
The ground hosts football, concerts and religious services, with capacity rising to 50,000 for such events. The 2019 first professional meeting between FC Cascavel and Cascavel CR was billed as the "Clássico do Veneno" and drew 4,138 spectators. The stadium's name changed on 16 May 2023 from Arnaldo Busatto to Jacy Miguel Scanagatta, the businessman and former mayor who built it.
The stadium is run by the Cascavel city government and sits in the city of Cascavel, in western Paraná. It is used for football matches, concerts and religious services, and for these events it can hold up to 50,000 people. Check which competition is on before travelling, since only FC Cascavel currently plays there.
The stadium was originally named Arnaldo Busatto; on 16 May 2023 it was renamed Jacy Miguel Scanagatta, a businessman and former mayor of Cascavel responsible for building the venue. The 2009 Coritiba-Santos match here, with a goal by Paulo Henrique Ganso and Neymar playing, became known as "O Jogo das Máscaras" because health officials handed out surgical masks to fans during a swine flu scare.
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