Boca reveal why they couldn’t buy the blocks to expand La Bombonera | OneFootball

Through a document where the project to expand the capacity of La Bombonera to 80,000 spectators was presented, the club revealed why they couldn't purchase the blocks adjacent to the Alberto J. Armando stadium.

The document presented by the club indicates that before defining the own expansion project, which was developed over more than two years, a serious analysis was conducted on the feasibility of acquiring the properties facing the stadium. This analysis included domain reports and the study of the current legal framework.

This is how the project to expand La Bombonera to 80,000 spectators will be.

Current regulatory framework: Through Law No. 6.922 (File 2693-J-2024), called "Update of the Catalog of Protected Properties of the Urban Code," properties were added to the list of heritage protection of the City. Article 3 of this law catalogs properties that cannot be freely demolished or modified.

Impact on the adjacent half-blocks: In the two half-blocks often mentioned as an expansion alternative, there are:

Besides the heritage issue: From the analysis of the domain reports, it emerges that a significant percentage of the properties present situations such as:

In conclusion, the Xeneize leadership stated that "the expansion of La Bombonera cannot be based on 48 individual negotiations, many of them conditioned by legal restrictions and judicial situations. Therefore, it was decided to move forward with an own project":

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