Estadio Alejandro Villanueva
Lima, Peru
35,000
Capacity
1974
Opened
Grass
Surface
Lima
City
Home of
- Football
Alianza Lima
Alianza Lima club pageHistory
The Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, popularly known as Matute, is a football stadium located in the Matute neighborhood of the La Victoria district in Lima, Peru. The venue is owned by Club Alianza Lima, and it is here that the club plays at home in the Peruvian Primera División, and in international tournaments such as the Copa Libertadores or the Copa Sudamericana. With a capacity of 33,938, it is often nicknamed La Caldera, ''the Boiler'', for its intense atmosphere during home games. It is named after one of Alianza Lima's greatest ever players, Alejandro Villanueva.
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2018The stadium was registered as an alternate venue of the Peru national football team…
The stadium was registered as an alternate venue of the Peru national football team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and was also considered as a possible venue for the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima.