Arena Barueri gets new name, completes R$70m renovation | OneFootball

The renovations of Arena Barueri were completed this Wednesday, with the installation of a new lighting and sound system. With new naming rights, the stadium, managed by one of the companies of Palmeiras' president, Leila Pereira, is now called Arena Crefisa Barueri.

“Arena Crefisa Barueri. Completely renovated and with a show of lights synchronized with sound. Soon we will bring great shows,” celebrated Leila Pereira.

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In addition to the completion of the lighting and sound parts, the renovations of all the bars, present in six sectors of the stadium, plus the boxes, were also completed. In total, there are four to seven bars per sector. The stadium can now host shows, in addition to football matches, and the new signage is expected to be installed soon.

In October 2023, Crefipar Participações e Empreendimentos S.A, one of Leila Pereira's companies, won the bid and became responsible for managing the stadium for 35 years. The businesswoman began the modernization of the arena with new paintings on the internal and external parts and the installation of new synthetic turf.

Arena Barueri has been, in recent years, a kind of second home for Palmeiras. Usually, it is there that the club hosts its games in case of unavailability of Allianz Parque due to shows or other events. This year, Verdão played three games in Barueri, one for the Paulista and two for the Brasileirão.

The stadium is home to the under-20 and the women's team. The Palestrinas, until last year, were hosts at Estádio Jayme Cintra, in Jundiaí. Before that, they also hosted games in Vinhedo. Bringing the women's team to Barueri was a change promoted by Leila Pereira after her re-election at the end of 2024.

Arena Barueri was banned by FPF this year

In May this year, the Paulista Football Federation banned Arena Barueri for games organized by the entity. At the time, the ordinance published on the federation's website justified the ban on the use of the stadium due to “renovations and the impossibility of holding games with an audience.”

At the time, Leila Pereira saw the measure as an abuse of power and retaliation against Palmeiras due to the lack of support for Reinaldo Carneio Bastos' candidacy, president of the FPF, to the CBF. From the beginning, Leila expressed support for Samir Xaud, who was acclaimed president.

The situation, however, was soon reversed and did not disrupt Palmeiras' game planning, whether for the under-20, women's, or professional teams.

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