The first match held was between home team Atlético Grau and Club Indoamericano and later rivals Alianza Lima and Universitario, being the 100th game of the Peruvian Clásico.

The project expanded the stadium to 25,000, new lighting, luxury boxes, dressing rooms, an artifitual turf, and an electronic scoreboard.

Multiple projects were announced to improve sporting infrastructure in the north of Peru, with Estadio Miguel Grau and others left abandoned and in a collapsing state, with their last matches being 5 years ago.

Construction will begin in April 2025, and will give the stadium a modern look, covered roof, along with renovating the surrounding sports buildings.

[2] However, controversy rose after the IPD decided to remove the running track, which will allow for a larger field but also a smaller capacity of 20,200.