Estadio Monumental

The scale and atmosphere of this place always overwhelms me. The biggest stadium in South America. El Monumental is the perfect name for this vast and unforgettable structure. The electricity in the air on matchday is something far away from the norm. This is the best atmosphere I've ever experienced at a football match, and that is saying something. This stadium has undergone a huge redevelopment completed in 2024, and I have been lucky enough to see the before and after. They got rid of the athletics track, bringing the specators closer to the action, and the capacity is now a massive 84,000. I've never seen more police in one place in my life, but anytime I've been here I have not seen any trouble. In fact everybody I've encoutered has been super nice to me. The staff here has always been classy and willing to help a foreigner. One time, there was a communication breakdown on me collecting my members card and I didn't have it for the next match which would normally result in being refused entry, even though I had a match ticket. They saw that I travelled a long way and wanted to accomodate me, so once they confirmed my identity and details, they escorted me to my stand past the numerous lines of security barriers on the outskirts of the stadium. This club is abosolutely first class! Another time, a couple that were sitting beside me during a game, gave me a lift home to Palermo in their car after midnight, which was way out of their way. This club seems to attract nice people. I would really recommend this place to foreigners to sample a peak experience for South American football - it will definitely leave a long lasting impression on you!

Honest Frequent Traveler Review: By all means if you are visiting Argentina football is a mandatory stop. This is the national team’s stadium and the River Plate home. Take the full tour, it is worthy. The tour itself is a bit fast and lacks soul ( Emotions) but the museum very well compensates specially at the 4K experience.

The stadium is incredible as expected, but the tour is just awful. They have you spending more time walking in tunnels and waiting in random rooms than seeing the pitch and stands. You only have like 5 minutes to really see it and take photos. Extremely disapppointing, worst stadium visit I've been to.

The most amazing football stadium!!! Aguante RIVER PLATE !!! ⚪️♥️⚪️🐔

Great experience!! It's a very modern venue. There was no line to enter the stadium. Our seats were very close to the court. Inside, you can buy hamburgers, fries, empanadas, and non-alcoholic drinks.

Top notch stadium! Everyone was extremely helpful. Had issues with my tickets since I'm an international member. They were able to resolve it within 5 minutes!

This beautiful, and World's famous stadium is the place to see in Buenos Aires. Looks amazing on the inside, and it was such a pleasure to be there today and have a tour around it. Actually, it wasn't tour really, it was stands and the court, no tunnels, and lockerrooms, but better then Bombonera, which only socios can enter the stadium! 😡😡

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This is the stadium for the football team River Plate. I was at this stadium as well as the stadium for the other local team Boca Juniors (La Bombonera). I actually liked La Bombonera a little more as that place is more colorful and it's in a more working class neighborhood that is covered in graffiti. Estadio Monumental was nice but in a different kind of way. It was more modern, cleaner and better maintained. If you cannot attend a game, they offer a tour. I recommend doing the tour that combines a visit to the museum plus the stadium interior. The museum has lots of memorabilia, while the stadium part involves walking through the stands and learning more about both the history of the stadium and the team. It was a fun exerperience and I am glad I was able to check it out.

The most beautiful stadium in the world, the best fans, the team , the history , the passion. Going to El Museo River and the Stadium tour is the most magical wonderful experience there is. Akin to going to the Holy Land if your a soccer fan. The Museo River (which closes early on game days) and the River Plate stadium tour are a MUST for any visitor to BA. Grab a coffee at "La Maquina" the cafeteria, even the sugar packets have the River Plate emblem. #1) The fans are civilized , not like some pepper spray wiling animals like our arch rivals #2) Its in the posher part of town, Nun~ez, next to Belgrano. #3) easily accessible by rail #4) If you drive or take a taxi from Retiro the ride up Alcorta is beautiful. You pass the MALBA, beautiful scenic parks and the occasional glimpse of the Rio de la Plata If you're a foreigner avoid la boca at all costs, "caminito" is like a tourist trap with beggars and other scammers. The surrounding area is a "villa de miseria" (slum) with a better paint job full crackheads (faloperos de paco) . They make their $ from robbing tourists, just youtube "motochorro la boca". Not to mention the smell because of the huge open sewer called the riachuelo.

Great stadium, not my best but it was great. There are 4 check points before you can get in and there is military everywhere including tank. You almost feel like you going to war. The bathroom feels like you are in prison, no mirrors, no toilet seats, no toilet paper, no nothing!!