The Estadio Luis Franzini (or Luis Franzini Stadium) is an outdoor

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stadium located in

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. The stadium's maximum capacity is 16,000 people, and it is the home ground of

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. The stadium was closed during the 1997 season for renovations. It reopened on 16 August 1998 with the name ''Nuevo Estadio Luis Franzini''. Renovations included a seating capacity increase and leveling of the playing area. Previously, the land sloped to the west, toward the

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. Situated on municipal land on the Parque Rodo at the intersection of Herrera y Reissig and Sarmiento Streets, the Luis Franzini Stadium is named for the former president of the Uruguayan Soccer Commission (Comisión de Fútbol) and

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, who led the club for thirty three years.

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