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than Villa Peñarol. The 38,000 square feet land was located in the
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was inaugurated. The great amount of supporters that attended Peñarol matches forced the moving to that venue. Since then, Las
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matches alleging security reasons. The last official match played by Peñarol's senior team was on the 1st round of Torneo
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377:"97 años de Las Acacias", 19 Apr 2013 at Manyahistoria blog
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