Coordinates: 33°41′06″S 65°29′43″W / 33.6851°S 65.4953°W / -33.6851; -65.4953

Estadio Único de Villa Mercedes

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Estadio Único de Villa Mercedes
La Pedrera
View of the stadium in 2018
Map
AddressVilla Mercedes, San Luis
Argentina
Coordinates33°41′06″S 65°29′43″W / 33.6851°S 65.4953°W / -33.6851; -65.4953
OwnerGovernment of San Luis
Capacity28,000 [1]
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardLED display
Opened8 July 2017; 6 years ago (8 July 2017)
Website
lapedrera.sanluis.gov.ar

The Estadio Único de Villa Mercedes, also known as Estadio La Pedrera, is a football stadium located in Villa Mercedes, San Luis Province, Argentina. It was inaugurated on 8 July 2017 with a friendly match between the Friends of Martín Palermo and Friends of Fernando Cavenaghi combined teams.[1] It has roofed grandstands and a parking lot. The stadium has a capacity of 28,000 spectators.[2][1]

Overview

The stadium is located on Parque La Pedrera, a park built by the Government of San Luis then led by Alberto Rodríguez Saá. Construction works were carried out by local companies Lumma, Rovella-Carranza, Green SA and Alquimaq. Apart from the stadium, autodrome (named "Carlos Bassi"[n 1]) was also built on the park.[4] All at a total cost of AR$1,571,201,563.[5] Estadio Único's facilities include an auxiliary field. The stadium occupies 20 of 66 ha. of the park.[2]

The 2022 Trofeo de Campeones final between Boca Juniors and Racing Club de Avellaneda was held in Estadio Único.[6]

Concerts

The Estadio Único has hosted some concerts since its inauguration in 2017, such as:

Date Artist Ref.
Sep 2017 Maluma [7]
Apr 2018 La Renga [8]
Jul 2019 Bersuit Vergarabat [9][10]
Oct 2022 Tini Stoessel [11]

Notes

  1. ^ José Carlos Bassi (1948–2014) was a local race driver whose career extended from the 1970s to early 1991. He is regarded as the most notable driver of the province.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Estadio Único at Copaargentina.org
  2. ^ a b Ficha del estadio (archived, 5 July 2019)
  3. ^ Carlos Bassi, de categoría mundial by Johnny Díaz, 7 Feb 2018
  4. ^ Los Fundamentalistas” arrasaron en La Pedrera, 14 Aug 2022
  5. ^ Con el inicio de la construcción del Parque “La Pedrera”, el gobernador puso en marcha la obra pública at Agenciasanluis.com, 12 Apr 2016
  6. ^ "Boca espera el desempate entre Racing y Tigre para definir el Trofeo de Campeones en La Pedrera" (in Spanish). Agencia de Noticias San Luis. 30 October 2022.
  7. ^ La “Malumanía” sacudió “La Pedrera” al ritmo del reggaetón at Agencia San Luis, 4 Sep 2017
  8. ^ La Renga en La Pedrera by María Florencia Baccello, 8 Apr 2018 at El Diario de la República
  9. ^ El Parque “La Pedrera” festejó su segundo año con un show de la Bersuit at Agenciasanluis.com, 10 Jul 2019
  10. ^ El parque La Pedrera festeja su 2º aniversario con deportes y música – La Gaceta, 4 Jul 2019
  11. ^ Llega ‘TINI’ a la Pedrera La cantante del momento llega a la ciudad de Villa Mercedes, 13 Jul 2022 at Mediadorenred.com

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