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Alfredo García Voglio was behind the project, executed by Patiño and
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was not remodeled until 2017 when its capacity was expanded to 30,000 spectators. In 2015, Belgrano president
Armando Pérez presented the remodeling project for the stadium, which was to be financed by both the club and its supporters. Works included a complete overhaul of the Hualfin stand, which
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Belgrano player and manager Tomas Cuellar, and a general modernization of the stadium. The works were completed in 2017 under the presidency of Jorge Francesqui and the stadium was reinaugurated in a match against
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The stadium was named after Julio César
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60,000. The total cost was about mn$ 85,000. The
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pitch in the city which had a capacity for 6.000. The stadium hosted the main friendly matches in Córdoba until it was closed in 1939.
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399:Villagra, el fútbol y la historia
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213:located in Barrio Alberdi in
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22:Julio César Villagra Stadium
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58:View of the stadium in 2023
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137:1929-03-17
107:108 x 68 m
104:Field size
643:Eva Perón
521:LA NACION
219:Argentina
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208:football
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153:Expanded
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372:26 July
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232:History
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