Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó

Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó

Palacio
Exterior view, 2007
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Former names	Jorge Newbery
Location	Av. Amancio Alcorta 2570, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Coordinates	34°38′36.58″S 58°23′47.44″W / 34.6434944°S 58.3965111°W / -34.6434944; -58.3965111
Owner	Club Atlético Huracán
Capacity	48,314
Construction
Opened	1924
Renovated	1949
Tenants
Club Atlético Huracán

The Estadio Tomás A. Ducó is a stadium in Argentina, located in the Parque Patricios neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The stadium is the home ground of CA Huracán and has a capacity of 48,314.^[1]

History[]

Jorge Newbery[]

The stadium in 1937, with its racetrack

The first ground of Huracán was land on Arenas street that belonged to the Municipality of Buenos Aires. In August 1924, the club moved to a new venue on the corner of Amancio Alcorta and Luna in Parque Patricios. The venue was named after Argentine aviator Jorge Newbery, from whose balloon the club had taken inspiration for its badge.^{[citation needed]}

In April 1939 the club acquired the land –at a cost of $700,000– to remodel the stadium. The National Government granted C.A. Huracán a loan to build its new home venue.^[2]

Tomás Adolfo Ducó[]

The remodeled stadium the day of its inauguration, 1949

Works started in October 1941, under direction of Arquitects Curutchet, Giraldez & Olivera through their firm "CGO". The studio had designed the current Casa de la Moneda building in 1941. Works on Huracán's stadium lasted about six years, during which the club was granted another loan ($1,553,472) to finish the construction.^[3]

The remodeled stadium (works included the replacement of wooden grandstands by structures of concrete) was re-opened on September 7, 1947, in a Primera División match v Boca Juniors. Huracán won 4–3.^[4] Nevertheless, it was officially inaugurated on November 10, 1949, when Huracán beat Uruguayan side Peñarol 4–1.^[5]

In September 1967 the stadium was named "Tomás Adolfo Ducó", honoring the club's most notable president, who was also the main mover in the construction of the stadium, and a former player.^{[citation needed]}

Ducó was imprisoned and confined to Martín García Island. After being released, he returned to Huracán, being elected again as president of the club in 1949.^[6]

Other events[]

The stadium has been hosted several music concerts, mainly of local rock bands. Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota gave their first concert in a stadium at Huracán in 1993, with more than 80,000 spectators.^[7]

Hard rock band La Renga performed in Huracán in 1999 with an attendance of 60,000.^[8] The band returned to the Ducó to record their live album Insoportablemente Vivo in 2001. They also recorded another live album, En el Ojo del Huracán five years later. The Palacio Ducó became a frequent venue for the band, giving new concerts in 2017.^[9] Another Argentine rock band, Los Piojos, recorded a live album at Huracán in 2001.^[10]

In popular culture[]

The Tomás A. Ducó stadium was the first of Argentine football to appear on an Academy Awards-winning movie, The Secret in Their Eyes ("El Secreto de Sus Ojos"). In the movie, Inspector Espósito (played by Ricardo Darín and his collaborator Sandoval (Guillermo Francella) attend a Huracán v Racing match –held in Palacio Ducó– in search of a murder suspect, knowing he was a strong Racing supporter.^[11]

The phrase about the suspect's passion for a team ("The guy may change anything; his face, house, family, girlfriend, religion, God. But there is a thing that he can't change: his passion") became one of the most memorable moments of the film, not only to describe the character but the Argentine passion for football.^[12]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.

• Estadio Tomás A. Ducó on Huracán website
• Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó photos at World Stadiums