The venue had a capacity for 40,000 spectators and was located on Alvear (now Del Libertador Avenue and Tagle street), in the Recoleta district.

[2] In 1922, Club Atlético River Plate signed a contract with British company Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway to rent a land in Recoleta district.

[3] In May 1923, the stadium was officially inaugurated in occasion of a friendly match between local host River Plate and Uruguayan club Peñarol.

[4] Then President of Argentina, Marcelo T. de Alvear, attended the Third Lanark v. Asociación Amateurs combined match on June 24, 1923.

Some of them were Spanish clubs Real Madrid (which played their first game v. the Argentina national team) and Barcelona[7] Scottish Motherwell F.C.

The 1929 Primera División playoff match between Boca Juniors and Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata was also played in River Plate.