La Lepra"the Lepers", a century-old nickname the fans wear with pride
In Aussie and Kiwi terms
Adelaide Crows. One half of a two-team city derby that splits families, workplaces and barbecues.
- Home
- Rosario
- Ground
- Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, known as El Coloso del Parque (the Colossus of the Park)
- Founded
- 1903
- Colours
- Red and black halves
- Great rival
- Rosario Central (the Clásico Rosarino)
Three things to know
- Lionel Messi spent six years in its youth teams before leaving for Barcelona at 13.
- It is named after Isaac Newell, an English teacher who introduced football at his school in Rosario. The founders were old boys of the school.
- The stadium is named after Marcelo Bielsa, who played for the club and coached it to two league titles in the early 1990s.