Nevertheless the Montevideo Neighborhood Council rejected the project due to "the negative impact for the area (...) the deterioration of the quality of life of the residents and the devaluation of their patrimony".

[4] In football, the stadium is the home venue for Montevideo City Torque matches since 2020,[6] when the team moved from Estadio Centenario.

The stadium was one of three venues for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, hosting all matches of Group A and D, plus semi-finals, third place and final.

[8] After the agreement signed in 2012, Estadio Charrúa became a frequent venue of the Uruguay national team, having hosted several World Cup qualification and test matches.

Some artists that performed at Estadio Charrúa were Andrés Calamaro,[9] Daddy Yankee,[10] Joan Manuel Serrat and Joaquín Sabina,[11] Marc Anthony, No Te Va Gustar, La Vela Puerca, Ricardo Arjona, Selena Gomez & the Scene,[12] and Silvio Rodríguez.