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Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro () is an Argentine sports club based in the Flores neighbourhood of Buenos Aires (though originally from Boedo). It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the top division of the Argentine football league system. San Lorenzo is also considered one of the "big five" (''"Los 5 Grandes"'') of Argentine football by Argentinian press, with Independiente, River Plate, Boca Juniors, and Racing Club. San Lorenzo plays its home games at Estadio Pedro Bidegain, popularly known as ''Nuevo Gasómetro''. The stadium and sports facilities are located in Bajo Flores, the south zone of the Flores neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires. Club's previous stadium was the ''Viejo Gasómetro'', located in Boedo neighborhood. After the match was played there in 1979, the ''Gasómetro'' was expropriated by the de facto Government of Argentina and then sold to chain of supermarkets Carrefour. The club currently has five headquarters, 3 in Boedo, one in Monserrat and the other at Bajo Flores, all of them in the city of Buenos Aires. San Lorenzo also plans to expand its main seat on La Plata Avenue, while a 15-hectare campus in Ezeiza is projected to develop an olympic football program. San Lorenzo's historical rival is Huracán, located in Parque Patricios, which whom plays one of the most older ''derbies'' of Argentina. Some supporters considere its derby as the 3rd. most important after Superclásico and Clásico de Avellaneda. Other sports practised at the club are artistic roller skating, basketball, field hockey, futsal, handball, martial arts, roller hockey, swimming, tennis and volleyball.〔(Deportes ) on San Lorenzo official website〕 Some years ago, San Lorenzo had also opened a rugby union section,〔("San Lorenzo rugby, cierre de un gran año", Argentine Webb Ellis website ), 2009-12-07〕 but it is no longer active. San Lorenzo gained international recognition in March 2013 with the election of Pope Francis, a supporter of the club.〔(Pope Francis divides opinion in Argentina ) by Vladimir Hernandez〕〔(Pope Francis: the quiet man of Buenos Aires known for his humble tastes ) The Guardian, 13 March 2013〕 The players played with the Pope's photo on their shirts during a league match against Colón de Santa Fe on 16 March 2013. The institution is also known because of the actor Viggo Mortensen, supporter of the team, who spent part of his childhood in Argentina. ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「San Lorenzo de Almagro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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