Argentina is a football-mad country. If you hadn’t been aware of this fact of life before, you probably realized it during the World Cup in Qatar. The Argentines love their national team, of course, but their clubs – they’re probably even more passionate about them.The newly renovated Monumental de Núñez in Buenos Aires is now the largest football stadium in South America 🏟83,196 fans filled it for River Plate’s game on the weekend 🤩 pic.twitter.com/0EDdKcz0Wq— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) February 14, 2023 Fans of River Plate, the most successful club in the country, couldn’t wait to come back to their beloved home of Estadio Monumental after a four-month renovation process that’s seen three new stands added to the lower tiers of the iconic arena. The capacity has been increased – and the fans sure made it count.Eis o ambiente que se fez sentir ontem no Monumental, estádio do River Plate 🔥🤯pic.twitter.com/HIQ8oWBoGI— Cabine Desportiva (@CabineSport) February 13, 2023 The renovation, which saw the atletic track disappear from the stadium, has made Monumental the highest-capacity football venue in South America. Next month, Argentina’s national team will have two matches here – and that promises to be a blast.Tienen razón, no se alienta en el Monumental. pic.twitter.com/NWLijVpyMJ— Tendencias River ⭐⭐⭐ (@TendenciaRiver) February 13, 2023 River beat Argentinos Juniors 2-1 in an eventful match full of controversy, but it’s the photos and videos coming out of the stadium that really got the football fans excited. More than eighty thousand people singing and chanting in unison, pushing their team to a victory and evoking pride in everyone involved – it was quite an occasion.Impresionante cómo estuvo el Monumental ayer de explotado, con sus nuevas tribunas y las populares pegadas al campo de juego.Video @CasitalbRiverpic.twitter.com/YYGPgQKO1T— Diego Borinsky (@diegoborinsky) February 13, 2023 There was also a part of the programme dedicated to heroes from Qatar. In the stands, flags of the National Team flew and there were also giant photographs of Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez and the other champions that emerged from the club, as well as one of Lionel Messi. The crowd chanted for Argentina as an emotional video tribute was projected on the giant screen.##NAJAVA_MECA_7023614##Former River players were present to salute the fans and remember the wins of yesterday together. Daniel Passarela, the legend of River Plate and the Argentinean national team was almost in tears as his name rang around the stands.Hoy fue una locura el Monumental. ¿Cómo la pasaron? pic.twitter.com/1F47D8tcPk— SARITA (@sariskleit) February 13, 2023 All in all, Estadio Monumental was the place to be last weekend.
