El Guapo has a curious stadium for the first division of Argentine football, with few facilities for fans and rivals.
central barracks is an age-old institution that, hand in hand with Claudio Tapia He is having his best sports moment. He is currently playing his second consecutive season First Divisionstill far from the relegation places and with the possibility of using the traditional stadium that bears the full name of the chairman of the Argentine Football Association.
The enclosure was inaugurated in 1916 and named “Olavarria and Luna”but in 2008 it was renamed Claudio Fabian Tapia in honor, presumably, of the institution’s idol. In addition, the boxes for journalists and sports authorities have the name Julio Grondona And Hugo Moyano.
The stadium is only suitable for 4,400 spectators and that’s it by far the venue with the smallest capacity of the 28 teams that make up the First Division. The penultimate step is curiously occupied by Arsenal, as Julio Humberto Grondona has 16,300 places. In fact, it would be one of the smallest strongholds in the First National. Of the 37 clubs currently there, only Riestra has a field with fewer places: Guillermo Laza with 3,000 spectators.
The first steps of the Barraqueño in the highest category were made between Tomás A. Ducó and Ciudad de Lanús, until the August 18, 2022, after some mandatory reforms, he returned to play on his field. From the premiere to now twelve games and they were all played between 1pm and 5pm.. It’s that the place still doesn’t have proper artificial lighting and it would be impossible for him to present the place at night.
According to Mathias Tapia, president of the club and son of Chiqui, renovations will take place to increase the capacity to 18,000 people and “the architects indicated that in 50 years it will be the most modern in the city of Buenos Aires”. In half a century it will become clear whether Tapia’s wishes have been complied with.
Source: Goal