Estadio Nueva Chicago, Football stadium in Mataderos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Estadio Nueva Chicago is a football ground in Mataderos, Buenos Aires, with a capacity of 18,000. Its stands include the wooden "Los Perales" end opened in 1943 for 3,000 spectators, the 1949 end for 1,000, the 1955 wooden platea for 500, and the 1958 "Chicago 2000" cement terrace for over 3,875. A 370-metre velodrome track surrounds the pitch.
The stadium opened in 1940 with a victory against Sportivo Buenos Aires, marking Nueva Chicago's advancement to the Segunda División. A few years later, a cycling track was built around the venue and eventually transformed into a racing circuit.
The supporters of Nueva Chicago gather regularly here and shape the daily life of the Mataderos neighborhood through their shared passion for football. These meetings have become woven into how the community identifies itself.
The stadium sits on Avenida Justo Suárez and is easily reached by public transport, with several bus lines serving the area. On match days, the neighborhood becomes lively and parking can be limited, so arriving early is wise.
In September 1944 the club opened a velodrome encircling the pitch, with a 370-metre track. From the mid-1970s to the early 1990s that same ring hosted speedway and midget car races, so the football ground doubled as a motorsport venue.
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