The first Banfield stadium was a vacant land located on the west side of the neighborhood, near the railway station. The land (given by the Compañia Primitiva de Gas and acquired by the club in 1920) was surrounded by Gallo, Arenales, Peña, Granaderos and Lugano streets. On May 9, 1929, a wooden grandstand and the lockers below it were destroyed by fire. A new roofed grandstand was built and inaugurated one year later. After several years of work and financial investments, in 1940 Banfield inaugurated its new stadium with a friendly match v
Independiente, reigning champions of
1939 which beat Banfield 1–0 with a goal scored by
Arsenio Erico. followed by fellow countryman
Joan Manuel Serrat in October. The concert had an attendance of about 30,000. In 2018, new seats were added, apart from 24 new boxes for media coverage. Moreover, in 2019 the fencing of the side stand was removed, putting seats for 2,500 spectators. ==References==