Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Spanish pronunciation: [e̞ˈstað̞jo̞ mo̞nume̞n̪ˈt̪al an̪ˈt̪o̞ɲo̞ β̞e̞ˈsputʃo̞ liˈβ̞e̞rti]), is a stadium in the Belgrano, Buenos Aires district of Buenos Aires, Argentina at the intersection of Figueroa Alcorta and Udaondo. It is home of the River Plate Soccer Team (Club Atlético River Plate) and is named after former club president Antonio Vespucio Liberti. The stadium is sometimes referred to as Estad...
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Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Spanish pronunciation: [e̞ˈstað̞jo̞ mo̞nume̞n̪ˈt̪al an̪ˈt̪o̞ɲo̞ β̞e̞ˈsputʃo̞ liˈβ̞e̞rti]), is a stadium in the Belgrano, Buenos Aires district of Buenos Aires, Argentina at the intersection of Figueroa Alcorta and Udaondo. It is home of the River Plate Soccer Team (Club Atlético River Plate) and is named after former club president Antonio Vespucio Liberti. The stadium is sometimes referred to as Estadio Monumental de Núñez, which is perhaps why persons incorrectly believe that it is located in the district of Nuñez. However, the stadium is more commonly referred to as El Monumental and it is considered to be the national stadium of Argentina.
The River Plate Soccer Club was founded in 1901 and by 1934, they had won both an amateur and professional championship. At the time, the club was known as Los Millonarios, or The Millionaires, because they would purchase players at higher prices than normal. On October 31, 1934, River Plate purchased...
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