Estádio Moisés Lucarelli
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The Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, also known as Estádio Majestoso, or just Majestoso, is a football
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 stadium inaugurated on September 12, 1948 in Campinas
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, São Paulo
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, with a maximum capacity of 19,722 people. The stadium is owned by Associação Atlética Ponte Preta
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta
Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"...

. The stadium has a pitch size of 107m x 70m and its area stands at 36,000 m². Its formal name honors Moisés Lucarelli, the co-ordinator of the stadium construction works commission. Its nickname, Estádio Majestoso, means Majestic Stadium, because it was the third largest stadium in Brazil at the time of its inauguration.

History

The stadium was inaugurated on September 12, 1948. The stadium was built with the help of hundreds of Ponte Preta supporters.

The inaugural match was played on September 12, 1948, when XV de Piracicaba
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Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, or XV de Piracicaba as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Piracicaba, São Paulo state, founded in 1913.-History:...

 beat Ponte Preta 3-0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by XV de Piracicaba's Sato.

The stadium's official attendance record currently stands at 34,985, set on February 1, 1978 when São Paulo
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 beat Ponte Preta 3-1.

The stadium biggest score was set on April 16, 1994, when Ponte Preta beat Ferroviária
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8-1.

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