El Cilindro

El Cilindro (Spanish pronunciation: [el θiˈlindɾo]; English: The Cylinder), oficially named Presidente Perón Stadium (Spanish pronunciation: [pɾesiˈðente peˈɾon]; English: President Perón), is an association football stadium in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

It is named after Argentine President Juan Perón, though it is commonly referred to as "El Cilindro" (The Cylinder) due to its distinctive cylindrical shape, unlike other stadiums in Argentina.

[4] A section of the football club’s supporters refer to the stadium as "The Colosseum", drawing a comparison to the architectural design of the Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome, Italy.

Originally designed to hold over 100,000, it served as the venue for major Argentine association football finals and other large-scale events.

To celebrate that, the club invited FC Bayern Munich (which brought to Argentina some of its most notable players such as Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller and Sepp Maier) to play a match in the stadium, which was won by Racing 3–2.

The name changed to Oreste Corbatta to honour a player who is regarded as the greatest idol in the history of Racing.

The stadium in 1950
Panoramic view of the stadium during a football match, 2013