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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: CA Independiente | Opening: 1928 | Capacity: 45,562<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Estadio Libertadores de America was built in the 1920s. It was Independiente’s 7th ground, having previously played at various other sites around\u00a0Avellaneda.<\/p>\n

The new stadium was one of the most modern of South America at that time, made out of concrete and iron, and with roof cover over the main stand. It officially opened on 4 March 1928 with an exhibition match against Uruguayan side Penarol (2-2).<\/p>\n

In the 1960s, another roof was added to the stadium, which from then on went by\u00a0the nickname ‘La Doble Visera’. Officially, the stadium was simply called Estadio de Independiente. It is estimated that in those days the stadium could pack up to 90,000 spectators.<\/p>\n

Few changes were made to the stadium in the next decades, and in the 2000s Independiente therefore started looking into building a new stadium in its place. Demolition of the old stadium started in 2006, and soon after works on the new stadium began, partly financed by the sale of Sergio Aguero to Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n

In 2005, the stadium had already been renamed to Estadio Libertadores de America in reference to the seven Copa Libertadores titles Independiente has won.<\/p>\n

The new Estadio Libertadores de America reopened on 28 October 2009, however the stadium had only been 60% finished. It took another 7 years for the rest of the stadium to be gradually completed.<\/p>\n

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