River Plate to extend stands, build roof over Monumental stadium |
Argentine football giant River Plate announced on Tuesday plans to expand and construct a roof over the stands of its legendary home stadium, the Estadio Monumental.
The works will include a new level of stands along the stadium perimeter, increasing its capacity to 101,000. It would make the Monumental — already the largest football stadium in South America — the second-largest football stadium in the world. The works will also include the construction of a metal-and-glass roof to cover the stands.
River said the works will........