The Monumental will be inspected in March by Conmebol delegates for the preparations for the unique final of the Copa Libertadores 2022

On March 3 or 4, the board of directors of Barcelona Sporting Club plans to receive a delegation from the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) at the Monumental Banco Pichincha stadium, which will arrive in Guayaquil to inspect the stage that will host the next October 29 the only final of the Copa Libertadores 2022.

Munir Massuh, president of the Stadium Commission of the Canarian institution, told EL UNIVERSO on Monday that the adaptation works of the Buenos Aires property will be examined by delegates from Conmebol with a view to organizing the final event of the most prestigious club tournament. from Southamerica.

In the words of Massuh, March will be a key month for the leadership of Barcelona SC because they will know if the delegates of the South American entity decide to change the pitch of the pitch; this despite the fact that last January the club reported the installation of a new irrigation system on the field.

rotating screen

One of the important advances in the work, which has been carried out in the Monumental since January, occurred in the General Norte locality with the removal of the electronic scoreboard for the installation of a more advanced one, now in the General Sur, with the novelty that the screen will be rotatable.

Once the inspection of the Barcelona fief is concluded, the Canarian directors will find out if the team will have to change venues to play their LigaPro Serie A tournament matches at home, or those of the Copa Libertadores, if later on the squad continues in competition to reach the final stage, as they are currently fighting to advance from the play-off stage to the group round.

In statements earlier this month to the channel DirecTV, the president of Barcelona SC, Carlos Alfaro Moreno, announced that the work that corresponds to be carried out in the Monumental will force them to change the field for their home matches, and if it is the Alberto Spencer Herrera Model Stadium or the Christian Benítez, it will define it the coaching staff commanded by Fabián Bustos. (D)