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Brazilian football club Internacional is exploring the possibility of expanding the Estádio Beira-Rio, which has a current capacity of around 50,800.
In an interview with Brazilian news outlet Expresso VDG, Internacional’s vice-president of administration André Dalto revealed that the expansion of the Estadio Mâs Monumental in Buenos Aires is being used as a model for the club’s own redevelopment plans.
The Beira-Rio opened in 1969 and was renovated in 2013 ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil the following year. The stadium hosted four matches during the tournament, including a round of 16 game between Algeria and eventual winners Germany.
An expansion of the stadium could bring its capacity up to around 61,000.
Dalto said: “Yes, we did some work led by our executive director of operations, a preliminary study of what Beira-Rio would look like with the expansion, and what the operational impacts would be.
“Everything is initial, nothing is defined, there is no budget assessment of this, but there is a study of what it would look like with P3 and P7 touching the goals, in addition to widening the sides, especially on the Padre Cacique side.”
The Monumental is the home of Argentinian Primera División club River Plate. The capacity of the venue has been expanded from 72,000 to around 83,000, making it the largest stadium in South America.
The Monumental project involved the lowering of the playing field and the removal of its athletics track. The stadium will be used during the 2030 World Cup, with Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay set to stage celebratory matches during a tournament that will primarily be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
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