Estadio José Nehin, popularly known as El Serpentario (the serpentarium), is a football stadium located in the city of San Juan in the homonymous province of Argentina. It is owned and operated by Club Sportivo Desamparados, and has a capacity of 18,000 spectators.Estadio de Sportivo Desamparados de San Juan by Adrián Redi
Overview The stadium was named after José Nehin,Estadios argentinos: esos nombres que nunca supimos quienes fueron… on Xenen.com.ar footballer of Sportivo Desamaparados between 1920 and 1932.En el nombre del padre, del hijo y del fútbol on Diario de Cuyo Nehin also played for the Argentina national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.Mundial 1934: el equipo amateur argentino que viajó a la Italia fascista by Juan C. Larrarte on TélamDebut y despedida en el Mundial de Italia 1934 on Caras y Caretas, 27 May 2022 He is the only San Juan-born footballer to have played in a World Cup.El capitán de los desamparados on Página/12Se celebra un nuevo aniversario del natalicio de José Eduardo Nehín by Pablo Karki on Diario Huarpe, 12 Oct 2020
The stadium was inaugurated on 5 June 1960.El nacimiento de dos pasiones on Tiempo de San Juan The origin of its nickname, serpentarium, is related to Desamparados' nickname, Víbora (snake).
Estadio José Nahin inaugurated its lighting system in 2007. In 2023, it was replaced by a more modern system as part of several refurbishment works that included toilets and the construction of a restaurant for club members.
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