Argentina vs Benin stadium

Argentina vs Benin is at the Estadio Más Monumental in Núñez, Buenos Aires, on Tuesday 6 October 2026. The ground holds 85,018. Kick-off is 20:00 in Argentina, which is 23:00 UTC. The address for the match is Avenida Figueroa Alcorta 7597. A later plan to take the stadium to 101,000 is not the capacity for this night.

Where the match is being played

The older name on the deeds is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. After the rebuild, River Plate has called the ground Más Monumental. It is River’s home, and it is the ground Argentina uses when a big night is in the capital. Bolivia on 30 September is not here. That game is in Córdoba, at the Mario Alberto Kempes. Burkina Faso on 3 October is at the Monumental, and Benin follows on the Tuesday.

The stadium opened on 26 May 1938. The 1978 World Cup final was played on this site, Argentina against the Netherlands. The running track that used to sit between the crowd and the pitch has gone. The front rows are close to the grass. That is the bowl for this friendly, not the older postcard with the track still in it.

Capacity of the Más Monumental

The current capacity is 85,018. That is the number River Plate uses for the ground as it stands, and it is the number to use for 6 October. It is the biggest club stadium in South America right now. The Benin allocation was the same figure, 85,018 tickets, and that allocation went on 24 September. A full house here means 85,018 seats, not a rounded 80,000 and not a future drawing.

People buy by stand name. The list is popular, plus the plateas at Sívori, Centenario, San Martín and Belgrano, each split into alta, media and baja. The ticket names the stand. The gate is on the ticket. A photo in a group chat is not a map.

Why 101,000 is the wrong number for this match

In January 2026 River set out another rebuild: a fifth tier, a roof over the stands, and a capacity of 101,000. The club’s own timeline puts the finished ground at 2029. Work can be going on around the stadium during 2026. It does not add those seats for Benin. If a headline says 101,000, it is about that project. Tuesday night is still the 85,018-seat Más Monumental.

How people get to the ground

There is no special shuttle listed here, so this is the ordinary way supporters reach Núñez, not an official match-day plan. The Mitre line stops at Núñez, and a lot of people walk from there. Subte line D ends at Congreso de Tucumán, then a bus or a taxi covers the last stretch. Buses also run along Figueroa Alcorta. A car that arrives in the last half hour sits in the same queue as everyone else.

Roads near the stadium are often closed when the national team plays. The exact streets for 6 October are still to be confirmed. Leave earlier than you would for a midweek league game. Gates are expected to open before kick-off, because the night includes tributes as well as the match. The precise gate time is still to be confirmed on the day. Do not book a table on the same block for 19:30 and expect a clear walk in.

What you can take inside

Bag size, drinks and flag poles are set by the stadium, not by this site. A farewell crowd will bring banners. Assume a long pole or a large camera needs permission before you turn up with it. Keep the ticket and your phone in a front pocket. The street after the final whistle is slow and crowded.

If you are coming on from Córdoba after Bolivia, treat Buenos Aires as its own trip. This page will not invent a flight or a supporters’ bus. Rooms by the river fill up for national-team nights. A hotel in Palermo or the centre is the usual fallback, with a longer ride afterwards. Walk clear of the ground before you look for a taxi.

Match day weather in Buenos Aires

For Tuesday 6 October at the Más Monumental, the forecast is cloudy, about 15°C to 19°C through the day. Around the 20:00 kick-off it is about 17-18°C. No rain is expected during the match: the rain chance stays near zero until Wednesday morning. That is not a wet night, and nothing in this forecast points to a delay.

If you are watching from home

You still want the right ground, because the picture is this bowl: full, close to the pitch, and chosen for a send-off. The legal TV picture, where one exists, is a separate page. So is the kick-off time in your own country. Neither of those changes the address or the 85,018 capacity.

Conclusion

Argentina vs Benin is at the Más Monumental, Avenida Figueroa Alcorta 7597, Núñez. The capacity for this match is 85,018. Kick-off is 20:00 local time on Tuesday 6 October 2026. The 101,000 stadium is a later project, aimed at 2029. If you already hold a ticket, read the stand on it and leave early. If you do not, that allocation is already gone.

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