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Estádio Municipal Prefeito Dilson Luiz de Melo, usually known as Melão is a Brazilian multi-use stadium in Varginha, Minas Gerais. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 15,471 people. It was built in 1988. The stadium is owned by the Town Hall of Varginha, and its formal name honors Dilson Luiz de Melo, who was Varginha's mayor during the stadium construction.

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Instance of
stadium
Country
Brazil
Located in
Varginha
Location
Varginha
Image
Boa Ec Melão.jpg
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date of official opening
1988-10-07
inception
1988-10-07
maximum capacity
15471
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Estádio Municipal Prefeito Dilson Luiz de Melo, usually known as Melão is a Brazilian multi-use stadium in Varginha, Minas Gerais. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 15,471 people. It was built in 1988. The stadium is owned by the Town Hall of Varginha, and its formal name honors Dilson Luiz de Melo, who was Varginha's mayor during the stadium construction.

==History== The inaugural match was played on October 7, 1988, when Atlético Mineiro beat Flamengo of Varginha 1–0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Atlético Mineiro's Renato.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Melão” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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