Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti is an arena located in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. Owned by the Municipal Government, the arena is primarily used for basketball games, serving as the home arena of local club Atenas. The Polideportivo also hosts several other activities and sports organised by the municipality, including futsal, volleyball, roller hockey and boxing.
The arena, which has a capacity for 3,500 people, was named after Carlos Cerutti, an Atenas player who died in a car accident in May 1990.A 30 años de la muerte de Carlos Cerutti on La Voz del Interior, 3 May 2020 One of the most promising basketball players during those years,Palito Cerutti on Desde Acá (archived) Cerutti was one of the occupants of a Peugeot 504 that crashed in the city of Morteros. He died after 14 days of being hospitalised.Fallecimiento y deserción, en una fecha que vincula a Olimpo con Atenas on La Nueva, 3 May 2020Atenas cerró su historia en el estadio Carlos Cerutti on Básquet Plus, 12 May 2023
In 2021, the arena was refurbished by the Municipality. Works included the installation of new LED devices, painting, and the repair of roof and playing surface. Before of that, all the repairs had been costed by Club Atenas.Renovado, el Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti reabre sus puertas al público on Córdoba.gob.ar, 3 Nov 2021
The local government also tributed some of the most notable Cordobese players and coaches in the history of Liga Nacional de Básquet when in 2023, their names were given to different sectors of the arena. Players honored included Marcelo Milanesio, Rubén Magnano, Fabricio Oberto, Héctor Campana, among other key figures.El Polideportivo Cerutti de Córdoba se llenó de leyendas cordobesas on Básquetplus, 5 Dec 2023
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