One of the most emblematic Mexican soccer stadiums, celebrates today, 37 years of life since its inauguration, in the friendly match between the National Team of Mexico and its similar from Poland, prior to playing the World Cup on Mexican soil. The stadium corregidor, house of roosters whites of the Queretaro, celebrates another year of existence today, in the run-up to the matchday 4 match of Grita México 2022, when the Queretanos receive, tomorrow afternoon, the Puebla Strip, current leader of the general table. The locals will seek to give their fans a joy on a date of great importance for national football.
The stadium was named in honor of Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, a heroine during the Mexican Independence. The construction of the building began on March 17, 1983 and ended on December 31 of the following year, as part of the sports projects of the Mexican Federation for the World Cup held on Aztec soil. The inaugural meeting took place on February 5, 1985, with the presence of Miguel de la Madrid, President of the Republic at that time, in the Tricolor’s five-zero victory against the Polish National Team.
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The venue has a capacity of 34,130 spectators, who have witnessed major events, both sports and entertainment. During the World Cup in Mexico in 1986, it hosted Franz Beckenbauer’s Germany, as well as the National Team of Uruguay, Scotland, Denmark and Spain, during the quarterfinals of the contest. In the same vein, it hosted a couple of matches at the 2011 U17 World Cup in the group stage, in the matches between Germany, Ecuador, Panama and Burkina Faso.
Already in recent history, being the home of the Gallos Blancos del Querétaro, the “Colossus of the cimatory” as it is known after its similarity to the Azteca Stadium in terms of the building’s design, it has been a participant in historic moments for the people of Queretaro, such as the 2006 promotion against Mérida, unleashing the madness of the fans who gathered in the stands ; same situation, during the presentation of Ronaldinho in Mexican soccer. As far as the finals are concerned, it was home to the closing of the Clausura 2015 with the victory of Santos Laguna over the locals; a year later, he saw the Roosters crowned in the Mx Cup against the Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara
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Tomorrow’s meeting between Gallos and the Puebla Strip will serve as a framework for the celebration of the Corregidora’s 37th anniversary. The team from Querétaro is in 13th place in the standings with two points achieved in a pair of draws against Rayados de Monterrey, and, recently, against Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara, in addition to the setback suffered in that same venue, during Date two of Grita México 2022 against the UNAM Pumas. Tomorrow’s meeting is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Central Mexico, through the Fox Sports signal.
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