Estadio Roberto Natalio Carminatti is a

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located in the city of

Bahía Blanca Bahía Blanca (; English: ''White Bay''), colloquially referred to by its own local inhabitants as simply Bahía, is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires province of Argentina, centered on the northwestern end of the eponymous Blanc ...

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. The stadium is owned and operated by

Club Olimpo Club Olimpo, usually referred to as Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. The club was founded October 15th, 1910. Its primary activity is soccer. The club is recognized in ...

. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 spectators and was inaugurated in 1942. The venue was named after Roberto Carminatti (1884–1974), president of the club during the years the stadium was built and inaugurated. Carminatti had worked at the club from his early age, becoming president of the institution in 1923. His tenure on the club lasted until 1945. Although he was retired, Carminatti would be elected for a second presidency of Club Olimpo in 1963.Roberto Nicolás Carminatti
on ''La Nueva'' - 12 Jan 2011 The stadium was given the name in 1975.Historia
at Club Olimpo (archived)

History

The stadium was inaugurated on 22 January 1942 in a friendly match between a regional "Liga del Sur" combined and Banfield, which won 6–4.Hace 75 años Olimpo inauguraba el estadio Roberto Carminatti
on ''La Nueva'', 22 Jan 2017 The stadium was completely refurbished in 1977, when the fencing surrounding the pitch was replaced by walls and concrete columns. In 1995 the first concrete grandstand was built on the Angel Brunel street side. Nevertheless the most modifications came when Olimpo promoted to Primera División after winning the

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championship. The club replaced all the wooden stands for concrete-made ones, adding seat stalls to increase the stadium's capacity to 12,000 spectators. Besides, the

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system was modernised, as well as the press booths, ticket boxes, and toilettes. Works had a cost of AR$680,000. Those refurbishments were demanded by the

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.El Carminatti se agranda a la par de Olimpo
on ''La Nueva'', 3 Dec 2003 In 2013, a

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screen was added to the stadium. It was put into operation in a match vs

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Other improvements included the installation of a

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system. Works were carried out by a company that had previously worked on River Plate and San Lorenzo stadiums.

Events

As part of their preparation for the

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, the Argentina national team coached by César Menotti played a

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at Estadio Roberto Carminatti vs the Liga del Sur combined team (the national team won 7–0). Argentina's starting line up included prominent players such as

Ubaldo Fillol Ubaldo Matildo Fillol (; born 21 July 1950), nicknamed ''el Pato'' (in English: "the Duck"), is an Argentine football coach and former goalkeeper. He took part in the 1974, 1978 (where he won the championship with his team and was voted Best Goa ...

Norberto Alonso Norberto Osvaldo "Beto" Alonso (born 4 January 1953) is a former Argentine Association football, football midfielder who spent most of his career at Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate, where he won 9 titles. He remains one of their most not ...

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, and

Mario Kempes Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (, ; born 15 July 1954) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker or Attacking Midfielder, attacking midfielder. A prolific g ...

Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona Franco (30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional association football, football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two ...

(who was only 17 years old) replaced Kempes in the second half, playing 10 minutes. As it was the first time Maradona came to Bahía Blanca and Roberto Carminatti stadium, in May 2021 a group of supporters painted a mural on one of the stadium's walls to commemorate that historic moment.Polémico y ahora vandalizado: así quedó el mural de Diego Maradona en el Carminatti
on La Brújula 24, 19 May 2021

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