River Plate says its Monumental stadium, ransacked by hooligans on Sunday following the club's demotion to the second division, should be ready to host the final of the Copa America on July 24.
The club said Wednesday it had begun stadium repairs for the July 24 match after hooligans tore up concession areas, ripped out seats and smashed fixtures in toilets on Sunday.
The club said a local prosecutor had lifted an order closing the stadium following reports that it had been filled beyond its official capacity of 40,000.
''The way the stadium was left was shocking,'' prosecutor Gustavo Galante told the television channel Todo Noticias.
Sunday's violence left 89 people injured - 30 of them police - and pitted enraged fans fighting hand to hand with a deployment of 2,200 police. Reports said 55 people were arrested, but there have been no reports of prosecutions.
