- Albertão
Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva, also known as Albertão is a multi-use
stadium inTeresina ,Brazil . It is currently used mostly for football matches and it is the home stadium ofRiver Atlético Clube andEsporte Clube Flamengo . The stadium holds 60,000. The stadium is owned by the government ofPiauí state and is named after Alberto Tavares Silva, who was Piauí governor between 1971 and 1975.History
It was built in 1973, and inaugurated on
August 26 of that year. Eight people died during the stadium's inauguration, after a tumult.The inaugural match was played on
August 26 ,1973 , when Tiradentes and Fluminense drew 0-0.The first goal of the stadium was scored on
August 29 ,1973 , by Cruzeiro's Dirceu Lopes, when Tiradentes and Cruzeiro drew 1-1.The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 60,271, set on
March 13 ,1983 , when Flamengo beat Tiradentes 3-1.References
*"Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro", Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
External links
* [http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/pi/Teresina.htm Templos do Futebol]
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