The feeling of knowing the national stadium aroused the emotion in the amateur footballer Marki Coquinche bursting into tears The 20-year-old young man arrived in the capital for the first time and, together with a delegation of athletes from Yurimaguas, Loreto, entered this important sports venue.
Marki Coquinche couldn’t hold back his tears and said that visiting the National Stadium was just a step in his dream of becoming a professional footballer. The athlete is part of the football club Águilas de Cristo de Yurimaguas.
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“I’m very excited, I felt that I’ve already achieved my dream of becoming a professional footballer like I’ve always wanted, and I’ll keep training until I join the Peru team,” the young man told officials of the IPD.
Marki expressed that playing in the Peru team is his biggest dream and he has footballers Paolo Guerrero and André Carrillo as references. The boy arrived in Lima along with a delegation of 42 athletes from Loreto, who toured the players’ locker room, the artificial turf and the outdoor areas of the venue. This was achieved after consultation with the Peruvian Sports Institute (IPD).
In what year was the National Stadium founded?
The sports complex was inaugurated on October 27, 1952 by the then ruler Manuel A. Odría, in the Santa Beatriz neighborhood, in the Cercado de Lima. From this date on
What is the capacity of the national stadium?
The National Stadium can accommodate 49,086 spectators: 39,086 in the stands and 10,000 in the boxes.
young athletes
Another athlete from Yurimaguas was also impressed by her visit to the national stadium. Is about Adiya Maruta 17 years old, member of the Águilas de Cristo Soccer Club women’s soccer team.
“I want to progress and have a future with football, that’s my biggest dream. I am also very grateful to my mother because there are only two of us,” emphasized the teenager.