With a total investment of US$200 million, River Plate continue forward with the restoration, modernization and expansion plan of the facilities to improve and transform the Más Monumental and the club as a whole. The works in progress contemplate the construction of the Cantilo propertythe location of a new sports center, the union of high standsthe renovation of boxes and the ring, in addition to the change of the LED screen, among others. “It is the largest investment in infrastructure in the history of River”, said the Secretary General of the institution, Stefano Di Carlo.
Despite the difficult macroeconomic context that the country is going through, the current leadership of the club Nunez He does not abandon his plans to refound the club. On the contrary, they are moving forward with the project started in 2020 to achieve a complete transformation of the infrastructure of the Stadium and its adjacencies, along with the incorporation of new facilities for training stages and members. The River Plate leader reviewed on social media the renovation that has been carried out so far, after years without changes, and spoke of the works that are in development.
“After more than four decades without substantial reformsmore than adding layers of paint, an obvious demand weighed on our stadium: that generated by the history of River, synonym of vanguard and evolution. This is how the refoundation of the Monumental. This iconic work began by anticipating the extension of the stands to add more than 20 thousand new places and ended up meaning the comprehensive restoration of 100% of the interior spaces that our stadium has,” said Di Carlo.
With the reforms, River doubled the club’s surface area and expanded the capacity of the Más Monumental
The reforms that the club launched covered 80 thousand square meters which are located below the tribunes and buildings annexes “as well as the restoration and modernization of the four complete stands on its exterior façade,” explained the Secretary General of River. In addition to including “the construction of six completely new buildings or structures, between 2,689 and 38,000 square meters.” This plan included the siting of a parking lot five levels with a pedestrian bridge, three new levels parking with a pedestrian bridge, a school three levels, a sports center roof with capacity for 4,000 people, a two-level building with six gyms and a two-story building with a hotel so that hundreds of young athletes from the Club in the new Cantilo property.
“The complete renovation of the playing field, carried out during the pandemic, meant the origin of the process of transformation largest of our Club since its construction (1936)”, highlighted the leader. The works at that time were financed “100% with genuine income and without specifying money from the sale of players”, while stages 1 and 2 of the works plan “represented an initial budget of 70 million dollars“and, as he considered, they not only transformed River “but redefined its future.”
“As we progressed in its execution, we understood the need to expand the goals to adapt to the new opportunities generated by the growth of the institution. In this way, the expansion and innovation of the stadium was extended to the Club as a whole, doubling its surface and with more ambitious reforms than those initially planned, reaching a total investment of 200 million dollars“Di Carlo continued.
River: one by one, the works that transformed the Most Monumental
The first stage Of the works not only involved the renovation of the playing field. It also included the construction of three new stands: the current San Martín, Centenario and Sívori lower stands. In addition, it involved the renovation of more than 17,000 top-quality imported folding seats, the construction of the single tunnel for players and referees, 30 new boxes in the Centenario grandstand, new substitute benches and 247 new desks in the Press sector. Likewise, the leader pointed out that improvements were made in the sector for wheelchair users, WiFi and a new audio system were installed in the Más Monumental and new gastronomic stands in lower stands, along with a lighting strip.
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The next stage contemplated the construction of the lower lower Belgrano tribune, the renovation of more than 40,000 folding seatsthe construction of three more levels of parking (for a total of 634 parking spaces), in addition to 46 new boxes in the Sívori stand and the new mixed zone for players, coaching staff and referees.
Di Carlo also specified that during the third stage “the pedestrian bridge connecting the internal parking towards the 360° ring of boxes” and the “new gastronomic space on the terrace of the San Martín tribune”. The union of middle and lower tribunes was also completed, and the professional football concentration was renewed.
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At this stage the new restaurant, The San Martín Paddock was expanded, new bathrooms throughout the stadium, the gastronomic stalls and a gastronomic space was created in the stands Centenary, along with the new sensory box. New bathrooms were also built in popular lower areas and progress was made with the total renovation of the plumbing system in the stadium, and with the sewage connection.
In the club, They renovated the locker rooms of the professional teams (both local and visitor), a new visitor bus space was built and renewed he microstadium. Likewise, new administration offices were located. The works also included gym for members, a new pool for children, a children’s playgroundthe renovation of the changing rooms of the sink, the modernization of the olympic pool and the external barbecue area was completely renovated.
The new works in the Club and in the Más Monumental: a new property, the River Institute and more spaces for members
The works plan was not completed. On the contrary, there is currently a developing stage which contemplates the construction of the new property in Cantilowhich will be intended for the Training stages and for members. It will have 6 courts, housing for hundreds of young athletes, dining room, gym, office and more amenities.
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In addition, progress will be made in the construction of the new River Institute, along with the construction of a new sports center for more than 5,000 federated members, Di Carlo reported. Also in development is the new “Parking 2“, with five levels, and the union of the four high stands, to expand the capacity of the Stadium.
In parallel, the Hall of Shields and the circulation of the ground floor ring. And, in addition, progress will be made in a reform of the boxes of the Belgrano and San Martín stands. The plan also contemplates the modernization of circulation of the 360° ring of boxes, the incorporation of new elevators, the remodeling of the Hall of Honor and the box hall A, B and C.
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The Stadium will have a new giant LED screenadded to the new façade that includes the incorporation and replacement of 100% of the glass structures, absolutely uniform and symmetrical, throughout the exterior. The parking lot façade will also be renovated.
“This complete renovation of the infrastructure positions us in an unrivaled way in the world, being the most popular Club on the planetand allows us to generate new income, with greater ticket sales per game and the rental of the stadium to the best artists who visit the region,” summarized Di Carlo and closed: “More innovation. More comfort. Bigger. More Monumental.”
Source: Ambito
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