Estádio Moisés Lucarelli
Estádio Moisés Lucarelli , also known as Estádio Majestoso, or just Majestoso, is a football stadium inaugurated on September 12, 1948 in Campinas, São Paulo, with a maximum capacity of 19,728 spectators. The stadium is owned by Associação Atlética Ponte Preta. The stadium has a pitch size of 107m x 70m and its area stands at 36,000 m2. Its formal name honors Moysés Lucarelli, the co-ordinator of the stadium construction works commission. Its nickname, Estádio Majestoso, means Majestic Stadium, because it was the third largest stadium in Brazil at the time of its inauguration. History The stadium was inaugurated on September 12, 1948. The stadium was built with the financial and laboral help of the people of Ponte Preta. It is named after Moysés Lucarelli, the head figure and the main financial collaborator, buying the land and helping in the arrecadation of raw materials. Lucarelli is said to have lost 40% of his vision and also to have developed corneal ulcer during the construction of the stadium, in consequence of the long hours under the hot sun every day. He originally did not want to be honoured, but the club insisted and, taking advantage of a trip Moysés took to