Parque Asturias was a multi-use stadium in Mexico City, Mexico. It was initially used as the stadium of Asturias F.C. and Atlante F.C. matches. It was replaced by Estadio Azteca in 1966. The capacity of the stadium was 25,000 spectators. History On March 1, 1936, being president José Díaz Bernardo, opened Parque Asturias with a match between Asturias and Botafogo Brazil. This stadium, with its capacity of 25,000 spectators, marked a new era for sport in Mexico. It was built in what is now called Apricot Causeway. The Park Asturias was a sports complex which had three football fields, six tennis and volleyball courts, three wooden stave and three tarmac, Olympic pool and diving pit four bowling alleys, twelve table tennis (10 clay and 2 synthetic), six gables, four squash courts, three gymnasiums, three basketball courts, three restaurants, table bowling, cinema- halls and extensive landscaping . He celebrated several holidays a year, including those known as Pilgrimage of Covadonga, in September, the Member ( the largest), in October and in April the Asturian Jira . The March 29, 1939, in a very important between Necaxa and Local Asturias, the wooden bleachers of the property were burned by fans necaxistas because they claimed an error arbitration against Atletico, the flames spread, leaving the stadium reduced to ashes. Today the store is located Comercial Mexicana Asturias, between Calzada. Apricot and Calle Jose Antonio Torres, in Col. Cuauhtemoc Asturias . Fire in The "Parque Asturias" The March 26, 1939, there occurred a tragedy that would be the beginning of the end of the wooden stage . They played the Asturias and Necaxa vying for the first place that would take them to win the state championship . The Necaxa needed to win to tie the Asturias, or left without title aspirations . The referee in that game was Ferdinand Marcos. The party waited with bated breath, before meeting fans of both teams were locked in lawsuits and insults. The stadium was completely full, the table of Necaxa played the idol of the Mexican fans Horacio Casarín . It was a decisive match, became a tough game with many strong entries, before the match Carlos Laviada fouled Horacio knee hitting Casarín the most dangerous player necaxistas, Casarín was marked with the slogan seriously stop it any cost, but this did not stop Casarín scored the first goal for Necaxa, minutes later, Leon II Casarín