Estadio Marcelo Bielsa
Estadio Marcelo A. Bielsa is a stadium located within Parque de la Independencia in the city of Rosario, Argentina. Inaugurated in 1911, it is the home ground of club Newell’s Old Boys. The venue didn’t have any official name until December 22, 2009, when it was named after the former coach of the club Marcelo Bielsa. Until then it was simply called El Coloso del Parque (“The Colossus of the Park”), and this remained as the stadium’s popular name. Although the stadium is currently used mostly for football matches, it has hosted some rugby union games sometimes, albeit rarely.
Since its opening in 1911, the stadium has been refurbished and expanded several times since. It currently holds 42,000 people.
