San Siro, officially known as the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of both AC Milan and Inter Milan.
San Siro, officially named Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Milan, Italy. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Italian clubs AC Milan and Internazionale, the latter being its owner.
Opened on 19 September 1926 with a friendly match between Milan and Inter, it replaced the original Campo di Via Paleocapa, which had a capacity of 35,000 seats. The seating capacity of the new stadium is currently set at 80,018. The stadium was designed by architect Ulisse Stacchini and engineer Alberto Cugini, and had a construction cost of approximately 5 million lire.
A UEFA category four stadium and one of the biggest stadiums by capacity in Europe (the biggest in Italy), San Siro hosted several matches of the 1934 FIFA World Cup, including its opening match, as well as the 2001 and 2016 finals of the UEFA Champions League. It was also the venue for the 2016 UEFA Europa League Final. By its ninetieth birthday, San Siro had welcomed over 130 million spectators. The stadium is one of the potential venues for the 2028 UEFA European Football Championship, which Italy is bidding to host.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (1926): Information about the stadium's history and construction, as documented by A.C. Milan. acmilan.com
San Siro (La Scala del Calcio) – until 2003: Comprehensive details about the San Siro stadium until 2003. stadiumdb.com
San Siro non si spegne, Prefácio, Prime Books, 2003: An in-depth look at the significance and legacy of the San Siro stadium. primebooks.com
A.C. Milan 100 gloriosi anni - La Storia 1, Edizione e Contenuti, S.A., 2003: A historical account of A.C. Milan and its home ground, the San Siro stadium. acmilan.com
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