River Plate announced on Tuesday the final phase of remodeling work on its stadium More Monumental in Buenos Aires with 3,500 added seats for a total of 84,567 people. The new stadium will be larger than expected, making it the largest in South America, surpassing other emblematic venues such as the Monumental in Lima, Peru (80,093) and the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (78,838). .
After the first phase was completed, changes were made to the original plan by adding more seats and increasing tier seating, as River had initially reported a maximum capacity of 81,000.
In addition, the club is offering 40,565 wooden seats for sale at the stadium where Argentina were crowned champions in the 1978 World Cup final when they beat the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time. “We will give priority to those lucky enough to live many wonderful experiences in those seats so that they can have them as a memory and tell their grandchildren what it was like to live there,” said River president Jorge British in September. River Plate, now managed by Martin Demichelis, hopes to open the stadium to the public by mid-2024.
Source: La Verdad
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