Estadio Monumental

The Estadio Monumental (Monumental Stadium) is a football stadium in the district of Ate in Lima, Peru. It is the home of Club Universitario de Deportes, and it was opened in 2000 to replace the Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernandez. Its owner is Gremco S.A. according to the president of Universitario Javier Aspauza. Designed by Progreso International and Gremco S.A., Uruguayan architect Walter Lavalleja Sarries led the construction of the stadium. It is Peru's largest stadium and also the largest in South America. It has a total capacity for 85,000 spectators, Certificate ITSE N°000112-2016-IPD. The stadium was built in accordance with FIFA’s manual of technical specifications for World Cup finals.

The stadium has hosted some of the Peru national football team's international matches including FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. It also hosted the final stages of the 2008 Copa Peru. However, the Monumental was absent from the organization of the 2004 Copa America because of conflicts between the club and the organizers. In addition, between its opening in 2000 until 2007, only one edition of the Peruvian Clasico was played due to security concerns; however, in late 2008, the derby returned to the stadium.

On November 5, 2019, the Estadio Monumental was selected by CONMEBOL to host the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final, after the outbreak of 2019 Chilean protests raised security concerns about the development of the match in Santiago, city initially chosen as host.