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| stadium_name = Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva
| nickname = Albertão
| image = [[File:Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva, Teresina PI.jpg|250px]]
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| location = [[Teresina]], [[Piauí]], [[Brazil]]
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| built = 1973
| opened = 26 August 1973
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| owner = Piauí State Government
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| surface = Grass
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| tenants = [[River Atlético Clube]]
| seating_capacity = 44,200
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'''Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva''', also known as '''Albertão''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Teresina]], [[Brazil]]. It is currently used mostly for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and it is the home operated by [[River Atlético Clube]] and [[Esporte Clube Flamengo]]. The stadium is owned by the government of [[Piauí]] state and is named after Alberto Tavares Silva, who was governor of [[Piauí]] between 1971 and 1975.
The stadium holds 44,200 people. Due to safety concerns, maximum capacity for events at the stadium is further limited by the fire department. The limit has been increased from 13,500 to 25,000 before the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ne45.com.br/2022/04/25/albertao-liberado-25-mil-altos-flamengo/ | title=Albertão é liberado para 25 mil antes de Altos x Flamengo |language=pt | date=25 April 2022 }}</ref>
==History==
It was built in 1973, and inaugurated on August 26 of that year. Eight people died during mass panic when the stadium's inauguration, which broke out when a spectator shouted that the stadium was collapsing. In reality the vibrations felt were reportedly caused by a low-flying aircraft. Although the death toll in different official reports varies, it is generally accepted that this remains the worst disaster in the history of Brazilian football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nilodiasreporter.blogspot.com.br/2013/10/a-tragedia-do-albertao_2104.html|title=Nilo Dias Repórter: A tragédia do "Albertão"|last=Tavares|first=Nilo Dias|date=2017-05-27|website=Nilo Dias Repórter|access-date=2017-05-24}}</ref>
The inaugural match was played on August 26, 1973, when [[Sociedade Esportiva Tiradentes|Tiradentes]] and [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]] drew 0-0.
The first goal of the stadium was scored on August 29, 1973, by [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]'s Dirceu Lopes, when Tiradentes and Cruzeiro drew 1-1.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 60,271, set on March 13, 1983, when [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] beat Tiradentes 3–1.
==References==
*''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
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==External links==
*[http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/pi/Teresina.htm Templos do Futebol]
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