Estadio Manuel Ferreira

Local nameEstadio Tigo Manuel Ferreira
LocationMariscal López, Asunción, Paraguay

The Estadio Manuel Ferreira, known as Estadio Tigo Manuel Ferreira due to sponsorship by telecommunications company Tigo, is a football stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. It is the home venue of Club Olimpia and is named after former club president Manuel Ferreira Sosa.

The stadium was opened in May 1965 with a friendly match between Olimpia and Santos FC of Brazil, whose team included Pelé. The excitement to see Pelé playing was so great that the stadium's capacity was exceeded. During the game, one of the fences supporting the crowd in the stands broke and many people were injured. As soon as the incident happened, Pelé ran and jumped over the fence to help the injured people. Only minor injuries occurred and the match proceeded, ending in a 2–2 draw.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Manuel_Ferreira

Address Asunción, Paraguay

Coordinates -25°17'29.936" N -57°36'30.928" E

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