ABOUT Estadio Alejandro Villanueva
The Alejandro Villanueva Stadium, popularly known as Matute, is a soccer stadium located in the Matute neighborhood of the La Victoria district in Lima, Peru. The venue is owned by Club Alianza Lima, and it is here that he plays at home in peruvian Liga 1 and also in international tournaments where he has to participate as the Conmebol Libertadores or the Conmebol Sudamericana.
Likewise, was registered as one of the alternate venues of the Peruvian Soccer Team for the South American qualifiers prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was also considered as a possible venue for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.
Currently, the Blue and Whites Fund, a group of investors managed by the club, is managing a possibility of developing an ambitious project for the expansion and total modernization of the stadium; which would include both the 4 tribunes, the playing field, underlying buildings, alternate court, Villa Intima and surroundings of the enclosure. This expansion is expected to provide Alejandro Villanueva with a capacity of 60,000 spectators.
Likewise, was registered as one of the alternate venues of the Peruvian Soccer Team for the South American qualifiers prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was also considered as a possible venue for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.
Currently, the Blue and Whites Fund, a group of investors managed by the club, is managing a possibility of developing an ambitious project for the expansion and total modernization of the stadium; which would include both the 4 tribunes, the playing field, underlying buildings, alternate court, Villa Intima and surroundings of the enclosure. This expansion is expected to provide Alejandro Villanueva with a capacity of 60,000 spectators.