🚨 It's official, La Bombonera will go from 57,000 to 80,000+ seats

Boca Juniors officially confirmed the final capacity of La Bombonera’s expansion. The club’s general secretary, Ricardo Rosica, stated it on Radio La Red: “We’re at 80,000 seats.”

The stadium will thus go from its current 57,000 seats to more than 80,000. This represents an increase of close to 40% compared to its current capacity.

The project includes moving the pitch four meters toward the railway tracks. This will make it possible to demolish and rebuild the box structure on Del Valle Iberlucea Street, with new seating sections, six levels of boxes, and a fourth tier above both ends.

Rosica also defended the decision to expand the current stadium instead of building a new one. According to the official, those proposals promised capacities of up to 150,000 spectators “in a place that doesn’t exist.”

The club has already completed more than 90 works as part of the plan, although several are still ongoing. Rosica summed it up this way: “We’re in the final stretch.”

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