The expansion of the “Xeneize” house is an issue that has been on the agenda of the Boca world for some time. But now a project puts him in check.
By Agustín Piñan, from the NA agency.- The political party Republican Proposal (PRO) presented a bill in the Buenos Aires Legislature so that the La Bombonera stadium and its surrounding houses be declared ‘historical heritage’ of the Autonomous City of Buenos Airesseriously affecting the idea of expanding the Boca enclosure.
The expansion of the “Xeneize” house is an issue that has been on the agenda of the Boca world for a long time and, so much so, that It was a campaign proposal, both in the ruling party and in the opposition, in the last elections in December 2023 where Juan Román Riquelme became president of Boca after surpassing Andrés Ibarra and Mauricio Macri.
In recent weeks, the Boca leadership began to move forward with the stadium expansion project and an agreement had even been reached with the Government of the Province of Buenos Aires for the first team to play home at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in La Plata during the 2025 season, from February to December.
This expansion project will have the objective of increasing the capacity of the stadium from 54 thousand to 84 thousand spectators as the Monumental de River stadium has. after the last reform. Furthermore, a key point in the project is whether or not it is necessary to demolish the houses located on Del Valle Iberlucea street.
However, Boca will need the endorsement of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires to carry out this high-caliber work and this support is a mystery since the PRO, a party founded and chaired by Mauricio Macri and which governs the Federal Capital through his cousin Jorgeis in a constant political dispute with Riquelme and the Boca leadership since the electoral campaign in the club.
Fairly It was the PRO who presentedthis Thursday in the middle of the meeting of the Urban Planning and Commission of the Buenos Aires Legislaturea bill for the La Bombonera stadium and its surrounding houses to be declared ‘historical heritage’ of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
Although this seems harmless and even sounds like a recognition of the mythical Boca venue, the fine print of the bill is what seriously worries the Boca leadership since, If the La Bombonera stadium is declared ‘historical heritage’, the property cannot be renovated or expanded.
Therefore, from Boca they sent a note to the Buenos Aires Legislature requesting that the stadium and the club be removed from the bill which could leave the ‘Xeneize’ without expanding the capacity of its home.
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