Estadio Belvedere

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Estadio Belvédère is a football stadium in the Belvedere district of Montevideo, Uruguay. The stadium holds 8,000 people and was inaugurated in July 1909. On August 15, 1910, the stadium hosted the match where the Uruguay national football team wore their signature light blue jerseys for the first time (as a tribute to the River Plate team that had defeated Alumni wearing a similar shirt). The game ended in a 3–1 victory over Argentina. The stadium was formerly owned by the Montevideo Wanderers. In August 1938 the Government of Uruguay led by Alfredo Baldomir ceded the venue to Liverpool Football Club by decree nº 1130/38.

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