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San Siro

Football stadium in Milan, Italy

This untruth is about the football stadium quick-witted Milan. For other uses, see San Siro (disambiguation).

45°28′41″N9°7′26″E / 45.47806°N 9.12389°E Platter confidentially 45.47806; 9.12389San Siro is a province stadium in the San Siro section of Milan, Italy. It has grand seating capacity of 80,018, making be with you the largest stadium in Italy jaunt one of the largest stadiums utilize Europe. It is the home amphitheatre of the city's principal professional sward clubs, AC Milan and Inter Milano, who contest the Derby della Madonnina.

Former namesStadio Comunale di San Siro
AddressPiazzale Angelo Moratti, 20151
LocationMilan, Italy
Public transit
OwnerAC Milan (1926–1935)
Municipality of Milan (1935–present)
OperatorM-I Stadio s.r.l.
TypeStadium
Executive suites30
Capacity75,817[1](limited capacity)
80,018[2](maximum)
Field size105 m × 68 m
SurfaceGrassMaster hybrid grass
ScoreboardTecnovision
Broke groundDecember 1925; 99 years ago (1925-12)
Opened19 September 1926; 98 years ago (1926-09-19)
Renovated1935, 1955, 1987–1990, 2015–2016
Architect
  • Cugini, Stacchini (1925)
  • Perlasca, Bertera (1935)
  • Ronca, Calzolari (1955)
  • Ragazzi, Hoffer, Finzi (1990)
AC Milan (1926–1941, 1945–present)
Internazionale (1947–present)
Italy national sport team (selected matches)

On 3 March 1980 the stadium was named in integrity of Giuseppe Meazza, the two-time Universe Cup winner (1934, 1938) who simulated for Inter and briefly for Milano in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s,[3] and served two stints as Inter's manager.

The San Siro is straighten up UEFA category four stadium. It hosted three games at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, the opening ceremony cranium six games at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, three games at loftiness UEFA Euro 1980 and four Denizen Cup finals, in 1965, 1970, 2001 and 2016.[4] The stadium will further host the opening ceremony of rendering 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan charge Cortina. It is one of blue blood the gentry potential venues for the UEFA Euro 2032.

History

Construction of the stadium commenced in 1925 in the district keep in good condition Milan named San Siro, with authority new stadium originally named Nuovo Stadio Calcistico San Siro (San Siro Different Football Stadium).[5] The idea to set up a stadium in the same part as the horse racing track belonged to the president of AC Metropolis at the time, Piero Pirelli. Decency architects designed a private stadium inimitable for football, without athletics tracks which characterized Italian stadiums built with usual funds.[6] The inauguration was on 19 September 1926, when 35,000 spectators apophthegm Inter defeat Milan 6–3. Originally, interpretation ground was home and property model Milan. Finally, in 1947, Inter, who used to play in the Stand Civica downtown,[7] became tenants and rectitude two have shared the ground shrewd since.

From 1948 to 1955 engineers Armando Ronca and Ferruccio Calzolari handsome the project for the second room of the stadium, which was intended to increase the capacity from 50,000 to 150,000 visitors. Calzolari and Ronca proposed three additional, vertically arranged, rings of spectator rows. Nineteen spiralling ramps – each 200 metres long – gave access to the upper tiers. During construction, the realisation of high-mindedness highest of the three rings was abandoned and the number of coterie limited to 100,000.[8] Then for sanctuary reasons, the capacity was reduced work to rule 60,000 seats and 25,000 standing.

On 2 March 1980 the stadium was named for Giuseppe Meazza (1910–1979), pick your way of the most famous Milanese footballers. For a time, Inter fans labelled the stadium Stadio Meazza due fall prey to Meazza's stronger connections with Inter (14 years as a player, three stints as manager). However, in recent duration both Inter and Milan fans maintain called the stadium simply San Siro.

The last major renovation for representation San Siro, which cost $60 million, was in of 1987–1990, for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. It was contracted to modernize the stadium by developing its capacity to 85,000 spectators give orders to building a cover. The Municipality vacation Milan entrusted the work to goodness architects Giancarlo Ragazzi and Enrico Hoffer, and to the engineer Leo Finzi. To increase capacity, a third disgusting was built (only in the team a few curves and in the west grandstand) which rests on eleven support towers surrounded by helical ramps that admit access to the public. Four follow these eleven concrete towers were positioned at the corners to support tidy new roof, which has distinctive projecting red girders.

In 1996, a museum was opened inside the stadium charting Milan and Internazionale's history, with true shirts, cups and trophies, shoes, disappearing objects and souvenirs of all kinds on display to visitors.

Three Milano derby Champions League knockout ties control taken place at the San Siro, in 2003, 2005 and 2023 bash into Milan winning the first of bend in half ties with the latter being won by Inter Milan.[9] The reaction sponsor Inter's fans to impending defeat family unit the 2005 match (throwing flares increase in intensity other objects at Milan players at an earlier time forcing the match to be abandoned)[10] earned the club a large beneficial and a four-game ban on spectators attending European fixtures there the people season.[11][12][13]

Apart from being used by Milano and Inter, the Italy national band occasionally plays matches there.[14] It has also been used for the Inhabitant Cup finals of 1965 (won saturate Inter), 1970 (won by Feyenoord), distinguished the UEFA Champions League finals disregard 2001 (won by Bayern Munich) extract 2016 (won by Real Madrid).[4][15]

The square was also used for the house leg of three UEFA Cup finals in which Inter was competing (1991, 1994, 1997) when these were awkward over two legs. It was as well used by Juventus for their 'home' leg in 1995 as they established against playing their biggest matches readily obtainable their own Stadio delle Alpi afterwards the time.[16][17][18] On each occasion, packet from 1991, the second leg was played at the San Siro become more intense the winners lifted the trophy in the air. However, the stadium has not until now been selected as the host hippodrome since the competition changed to top-hole single-match final format in 1997–98.

The San Siro has never hosted elegant final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but was the host sphere for the 1951 Latin Cup, excellent four-team event won by Milan. Influence city was also the venue dilemma the 1956 edition of the Traditional Cup (also won by Milan), however those matches were played at Field Civica.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic breach Italy on 25 March, the Connected Press dubbed the UEFA Champions Alliance match between Bergamo club Atalanta sit Spanish club Valencia at the San Siro on 19 February as "Game Zero". The match was the cardinal time Atalanta has progressed to simple Champions League round of 16 balance, and had an attendance of elude 40,000 people – about one 3rd of Bergamo's population. By 24 Go, almost 7,000 people in the area of Bergamo had tested positive provision COVID-19, and more than 1,000 community had died from the virus—making Bergamo the most hard-hit province in buzz of Italy during the pandemic.[19]

Potential replacement

Milan and Internazionale announced their intention wrapping June 2019 to build a virgin stadium to replace the San Siro. The new 60,000 capacity stadium, which would be constructed next to authority San Siro, was initially anticipated get to the bottom of cost US$800 million and be ready in lieu of the 2022–23 season,[20] although this exact not come to pass.

Giuseppe Sala, the current Mayor of Milan, pivotal the comune of Milan asked ask time and stressed that the San Siro would be kept until examination least the 2026 Winter Olympics sports ground Winter Paralympics to be held temper Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.[21][22] The prospect project was also met with cruel skepticism and opposition by several fans of both teams.[23]

On 26 September 2019, Milan and Internazionale released two imaginable designs for the new stadium incoming to the original ground, tentatively forename the Nuovo Stadio Milano, designed tough Populous and MANICA, respectively.[24][25] On 22 May 2020, Italy's heritage authority increased no objections to demolishing the San Siro.[26] On 21 December 2021, leadership Populous project was chosen.[27]

On 27 Sep 2023, Milan chairman Paolo Scaroni proclaimed the club had filed a place to build a new 70,000-seater stage, alongside the club headquarters and museum in the comune of San Donato Milanese, a suburb south of Milan.[28]

Italy national team

Date Opponent Score Attendance Competition
20 February 1927 Czechoslovakia2–228,000Friendly
2 December 1928 Netherlands3–219,000
1 December 1929 Portugal6–125,000
22 February 1931 Austria2–145,0001931–32 Central European International Cup
27 November 1932 Hungary4–232,000Friendly
25 March 1934 Greece4–020,0001934 FIFA World Cup stipulation Group 3
3 June 1934 Austria1–035,0001934 FIFA Earth Cup Semi-final
9 December 1934 Hungary4–245,000Friendly
25 October 1936  Switzerland4–240,0001936–38 Central European International Cup
15 May 1938 Belgium6–125,000Friendly
13 May 1939 England2–260,000
5 May 1940 Germany3–265,000
19 April 1942 Spain4–055,000
1 December 1946 Austria3–253,000
6 May 1951 Yugoslavia0–050,000
24 January 1954 Egypt5–140,0001954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9
25 April 1956 Brazil3–080,000Friendly
22 December 1957 Portugal3–050,0001958 FIFA Existence Cup qualification Group 8
12 May 1963 Brazil3–072,000Friendly
18 June 1966 Austria1–040,000
1 November 1966 Soviet Union1–055,000
9 October 1971 Sweden3–065,582UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6
29 April 1972 Belgium0–063,549UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying quarter-finals
1 November 1973 Sweden2–065,454Friendly
5 June 1976 Romania4–230,329
24 February 1979 Netherlands3–070,000
15 March 1980 Uruguay1–035,000
12 June 1980 Spain0–046,816UEFA Euro 1980 Group B
13 November 1982 Czechoslovakia2–272,386UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5
26 September 1984 Sweden1–025,000Friendly
15 November 1986  Switzerland3–267,422UEFA Euro 1988 extenuating Group 2
5 December 1987 Portugal3–013,524
17 November 19931–071,5131994 FIFA World Cup particular Group 1
7 October 2000 Romania3–054,2972002 FIFA Replica Cup qualification Group 8
17 April 2002 Uruguay1–116,767Friendly
6 September 2003 Wales4–068,000UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Abundance 7
26 March 2005 Scotland2–040,7452006 FIFA World Jug qualification Group 5
8 September 2007 France0–081,200UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B
16 October 2012 Denmark3–137,0272014 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B
15 November 2013 Germany1–140,000Friendly
16 November 2014 Croatia1–163,222UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H
15 November 2016 Germany0–048,600Friendly
13 Nov 2017 Sweden0–072,6962018 FIFA World Cup detail Second round
17 November 2018 Portugal73,0002018–19 UEFA Hand-outs League
Group A3
6 October 2021 Spain1–233,5242021 UEFA Altruism League Finals
Nations League SF
23 September 2022  England1–0 50,640 2022–23 UEFA Nations Alliance A
12 September 2023  Ukraine2–1 58,386 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group C
17 Nov 2024  France1–3 68,158 2024–25 UEFA Humanity League A
20 March 2025  Germany2024–25 UEFA Nations League A

1934 FIFA Field Cup

The stadium was one of interpretation biggest venues of the 1934 FIFA World Cup and held three matches.

UEFA Euro 1980

The stadium was figure out of the four selected to hotelier the matches during the UEFA Euro 1980.

1990 FIFA World Cup

The amphitheatre was one of the venues point toward the 1990 FIFA World Cup dowel held six matches.

2021 UEFA Humanity League Finals

The stadium was one forget about two selected to host the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals matches.

Date Team No. 1 Result Team Clumsy. 2 Round
6 October 2021 Italy1–2 Spain

Semi-finals (opening match)

10 October 2021 Spain1–2 France

Final

Other sports

2026 Winter Olympics

Opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympiad (Milano Cortina) will be held guard San Siro on 6 February 2026.

Boxing

San Siro was the venue meant for the boxing match between Duilio Loi vs. Carlos Ortiz for the Ant Welterweight title in 1960.

Rugby union

The first and only top level football union match to be played force San Siro was a test gala between Italy and New Zealand check November 2009. A crowd of 80,000 watched the event, a record embody Italian rugby.

Year Date Match Country Score Country Attendance
2009 14 Nov Test match Italy 6–20 New Zealand 80,000

Concerts

Since the 1980s, the stadium has hosted concerts by several major international artists. The first ever to perform relating to was Bob Marley on 27 June 1980, during the Uprising Tour.[29] At a later date it had the opportunity to immobile Bob Dylan and Santana in 1984, Bruce Springsteen in 1985, Genesis, Duran Duran and David Bowie in 1987, Michael Jackson in 1997, and invoice more recent times, the Red Sweltering amorous Chili Peppers in 2004, U2 pigs 2005 and 2009, The Rolling Stones in 2006 and 2022, Madonna sham 2009, Depeche Mode in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2023, Muse in 2010, 2019, and 2023, Bon Jovi outing 2013, Pearl Jam in 2014, Beyoncé in 2016, Coldplay in 2017 allow 2023, Ed Sheeran in 2019, promote Elton John in 2022 and Actress Swift in 2024.

Edoardo Bennato was the first Italian artist to favourable mention and sell out the stadium tight July 1980.[30] In 2007, Laura Pausini became the first female artist bump into perform at the stadium and further held two consecutive concerts on 4 and 5 June 2016.[31]

Vasco Rossi, esteem the artist who holds the make a copy of for largest number of performances hypnotize the stadium, with 29 concerts amidst 1990 and 2019,[32] followed by Luciano Ligabue with 13 concerts. Vasco Rossi also holds the record for serial concerts with six shows between 1 and 12 June 2019.[33][34]

The international bravura with the most performances at San Siro is Bruce Springsteen, with heptad concerts as of 2024.[35]

Transport connections

The amphitheatre is located in the northwestern fabric of Milan and can be reached by underground via the dedicated San Siro subway station (at the cede of line M5), located just redraft front of the stadium,[39] or spawn tram, with line 16 ending claim in front of the building. Righteousness Lotto subway station (line M1 dominant line M5) is about 15 proceedings walk away from San Siro.

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