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ESPresentation of Monumental Stadium remodeling project
On Monday, February 7th, the presentation of the Monumental Stadium remodeling project took place. The project was submitted by President Jorge Brito to the Board and the Members’ Representative Assembly for the analysis of its general and specific points, as well as its financing structure. Following the agreement of the Club’s different governing bodies, the Monumental Stadium will become South America’s largest stadium by capacity.
The event was held in the Club’s multi-purpose room and was attended by Jorge Brito (President), Stefano Di Carlo (General Secretary), and Mariano Taratuty (Recording Secretary and President of Civil Works and Infrastructure). The event was also attended by Matias Patanian (1st Vice President), Ignacio Villarroel (2nd Vice President), Board members, Rodolfo D’Onofrio, Enzo Francescoli, Marcelo Gallardo, Leonardo Ponzio, Norberto Alonso, and Ubaldo Fillol. Brito announced that the works will start once the project is approved by the Members’ Representative Assembly. “It is a very important day for all of us. We are here today to further Antonio Vespucio Liberti’s legacy and make his dream grow. We want to highlight that this work is carried out by River, thanks to a lot of financial and economic creativity. We have been working toward achieving this for many years with the previous boards, and the day has finally arrived. We know that all River Plate fans have been waiting for this and we wish to make it a reality.” For his part, Di Carlo stated that the project submitted to the Board has two financing sources: naming and the pre-sale of seats resulting from this work. Furthermore, Taratuty added that the first stage is expected to finish this year, so that it can be opened in February 2023; the second stage will take a similar amount of time. The Club will go ahead with the second stage to build South America’s largest stadium by capacity, which will be able to hold 81,000 spectators. A new tier will be added to be closer to the playing field and several improvements will be made to the lower grandstands to get a better view. Furthermore, the terrace and seating areas percentages will be reset: 71% will correspond to seating areas and 29% to the terrace (57,722 and 23,278 respectively). Apart from having the first and only pitch with hybrid heating and aeration systems in Argentina, the Monumental Stadium will have new lower grandstands, 180 boxes, 926 hospitality seats, a 24/7 restaurant, 360° mobility in boxes, three new parking levels, and a new Instituto River, among other important innovations. The second stage will comprise two phases: PHASE 1 -New lower grandstands: in Sivori, San Martin, and Centenario. -Seat change: removing current seats, waterproofing, new circulation spaces, and new top-quality folding seats, complying with FIFA regulations, in the San Martin lower, upper,
and middle grandstands, and hospitality seating area; in the Belgrano lower and middle grandstand, hospitality seating area, and boxes; and in the Centenario middle grandstands and boxes. A total of 17,157 new seats will be created in this phase. -Press box: new desks in the middle Belgrano grandstand (247 spots). -New experiences for matchdays: 30 boxes in the Centenario middle grandstand and a 700-square-meter 24/7 restaurant with a view of the River neighborhood and the playing field, with new circulation spaces and cladding. -New circulation spaces and cladding in boxes: in the Belgrano grandstand. -New parking lots: new parking level and roofed pedestrian entries to the stadium on the ground floor. 227 parking spots will be added. -Larger San Martin hospitality area: new bathrooms and kitchen with a view of the new single exit tunnel leading teams to the playing field. It will grow from 200 to 500 square meters. -New locker room for referees. -New antidoping control area. -Growing gastronomy sector in the San Martin middle grandstand: greater food offer on matchdays. -New audio system at the stadium. -New medical department on the ground floor of the Centenario grandstand.
PHASE 2 -New Belgrano lower grandstand. -Seat change: removing current seats, waterproofing, new circulation spaces, and new top-quality folding seats, complying with FIFA regulations, in the Belgrano lower grandstands; the Sivori boxes and middle grandstands; and the San Martin, Belgrano, Centenario, and Sivori upper grandstands. 40,565 seats will be replaced, completing the stadium remodeling. -46 boxes in the Sivori grandstand: new circulation spaces and cladding. -Two new parking levels. 402 new parking spots, completing the five parking levels, and a new footbridge in the upper level leading to the boxes. It will be able to hold 1,141 cars. -New press area on the ground floor of the Belgrano grandstand. -New Instituto River.
TECHNICAL OVERVIEW -40,000 square meters revamped. -9,500 cubic meters of concrete for grandstands, grandstand entrances, and parking lots. -36,000 cubic meters of land movement. -22,500 square meters of circulation space. -17 kilometers of piping in the playing field. -1,500 square meters of glass facade.
