Olimpia lives a duality: on the field, the team seeks qualification for the Copa Sudamericana; off it, the club deals with the reality of a stadium that is nothing more than a vacant lot. The old Estadio Manuel Ferreira, demolished at the end of 2024, is now just an open field covered in weeds, sand, and water, with no sign of work on the future Estadio Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb, which FIFA selected to host a commemorative match for the 100th anniversary of the World Cup in 2030.
The timeline released by the club in November 2025 predicted that foundations would begin between February and March 2026, but nothing has started. After a meeting with CONMEBOL in April, a new path was outlined but not publicly disclosed. So far, Olimpia has announced only an agreement with Arena events+venues for project development, along with the hiring of Nicole Hellmers + Path Urban (architecture) and RDA Estructuras (engineering). FIFA requires the stadium to be ready by June 2029, one year before the World Cup.
Meanwhile, on the sporting front, Olimpia faces Vasco da Gama this Wednesday in a match valid for the penultimate round of Group G of the Copa Sudamericana. Both teams have seven points and lead the group. Audax Italiano, which beat Barracas Central 2-0 on Tuesday, arrives in Asunción for the final round needing a win to stay alive. Barracas, with the loss, was eliminated. Coach Pablo Sánchez, known as “Vitamina,” demanded that the team show credentials of a “cup team.”