Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
CA River Plate
- Football World Cup 1978
- Copa America 2011
The Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, better known as El Monumental or River Plate Stadium, is a sports stadium in Belgrano, a suburb of Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Club Atlético River Plate plays its home matches at the stadium. In addition, El Monumental, as it is the largest stadium in the country, used by the Argentine national football team as National Stadium. In addition, the stadium concerts by famous international artists are held. For example, are already the Rolling Stones, the Ramones, U2, Metallica, Oasis, Bon Jovi, Guns N 'Roses, Madonna, Michael Jackson, KISS, AC / DC, Rod Stewart and the Red Hot Chili Peppers occurred. However, major national artists use the stadium.
It is named after Antonio Vespucio Liberti, a former president of the association.
History
El Monumental was built in 1936-1938 and inaugurated on 25 May 1938, a match between River and the Uruguayan club Peñarol Montevideo ( 3:1).
The stadium was renovated for the World Cup in 1978 and offered at that time 76,600 spectators. Nine games were played during the World Cup in El Monumental, including the opening match ( Germany v Poland) and the final ( Argentina v. the Netherlands ).
Sports facilities
Apart from the actual stadium, which offers 65,645 spectators today, the complex offers even tennis and basketball courts and facilities for other sports. There are also apartments for young footballers, a theater and a museum. For concerts, the stadium can hold up to 100,000 people.