Estadio Boca Juniors

Estadio Boca Juniors Review

Walls exploding with huge, vibrant murals of insurgent workers, famous inhabitants of La Boca, and fútbol greats splashed in blue and gold let you know that the Estadio Boca Juniors is at hand. The stadium that's also known as La Bombonera (meaning candy box, supposedly because the fans' singing reverberates as it would inside a candy tin) is the home of Argentina's most popular club. Boca Juniors' history is completely tied to the port neighborhood. The nickname, xeneizes, is a mangling of genovés (Genovese), reflecting the origins of most immigrants to the Boca area. Blue and gold bedeck the stadium's fiercely banked seating.

Inside the stadium is El Museo de la Pasión Boquense (The Museum of Boca Passion), a modern, two-floor space that chronicles Boca's rise from neighborhood club in 1905 to its current position as one of the world's best teams. Trophies, videos, shirts, match histories, and a hall of fame make up the rest of the circuit, together with a huge mural of Maradona, Boca's most beloved player.

The extensive stadium tour is worth the extra money. Lighthearted guides take you all over the stands as well as to press boxes, locker rooms, underground tunnels, and the emerald grass of the field itself.