General interest
El Millonario will once again play at home in the renovated Monumental and will do so with some changes that will improve the experience of fans who come to see the game at the stadium with the largest capacity in South America.
Last Sunday, March 12, River received Argentinos Juniors in what was the premiere of the second stage of the works at the Monumental. The largest stadium became the one with the largest capacity in South America and the fans were able to enjoy the experience in a day that stood out for River’s 2-1 victory and also for the unbearable heat it was in the City from Buenos Aires.
That day the new Lower headers were released, which together with the Lower ones are the popular ones, in addition the Middle headers remain as stalls. On the other hand, the Lower San Martín was inaugurated, the new single tunnel, the boxes of the Centenario Media and also the seats in the Lower and Middle side stalls. But beyond all these premieres, the works do not stop.
In fact, next Sunday River will receive Arsenal de Sarandí in Núñez for the fifth date of the Professional League and the fans who go to the Monumental will continue to see important changes in the stadium. The first thing that was done after the match against Argentinos was to expand circulation between the Lower and Lower headers, this will help to ensure that there is no concentration of people in the space to connect both trays.
On the other hand, the metallic structure has already been placed on top of the single tunnel, it is retractable and hydraulic and a canvas will be placed there that will be the sleeve for the teams to leave, it will open as if it were an accordion. The third important change will be in the boxes of the Centenario Mediathey were qualified for the duel against Argentines and now they have more comforts.
When will the Lower Belgrano be finished?
The only stall that remains to be finished is the Belgrano Inferior, it could not be done on a par with the rest since the River Plate Institute is below. But in these months serious progress has been made with the structure and it is already largely finished. Although it was going to be released at the beginning of 2024, the reality is that work has advanced considerably and the intention of the club is that it will be ready by the second half of 2023.