Estadio Corona

The Estadio Corona is a stadium in Torreón, Coahuila, México, and the home stadium of Santos Laguna of México Primera División (Top or First Division of the Mexican Football Federation)HistoryIt was completed in 2009, it has a standard capacity of 30,000, with 20,000 for special events. The stadium's total cost was $100 million USD. The stadium replaced the older Estadio Corona, built in 1970 with a capacity of just 18,000. The stadium is part of the Territorio Santos Modelo.InaugurationThe inauguration of the stadium took place on November 11, 2009 with a football match between Santos Laguna and Santos FC. Before this game came out of the New Orleans Saints cheerleaders, also, there was a concert by singer Ricky Martin to grace this important event before the main meeting. The party included some of the club's great players, including Jorge Campos, Rene Higuita, Franco Baresi, Gabriel Omar Batistuta, George Weah, Enzo Francescoli and Bebeto, as well as Pelé, who was responsible for giving the opening kickoff. The FIFA president at the time, Joseph Blatter, was also present. The opening statement was given by the President of Mexico Felipe Calderon, accompanied by Coahuila Governor Humberto Moreira. The first goal was scored by Vicente Matias Vuoso in the 6th minute of the game.