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The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, commonly known as the San Siro, is a football stadium in the San Siro district of , Italy. Nicknamed , it has a seating capacity of 75,817, making it the largest stadium in Italy and one of the largest stadiums in Europe. It is the home stadium of the city's principal professional football clubs, and , who contest the Derby della Madonnina.

In March 1980, the stadium was named in honour of , the two-time World Cup winner (1934, 1938) who played for Inter (and briefly for other teams like Milan) in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and served two stints as Inter's manager.

The San Siro is a UEFA category four stadium. It hosted three games at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, the opening ceremony and six games at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, three games at the UEFA Euro 1980 and four European Cup finals, in 1965, 1970, 2001 and 2016. The stadium also hosted the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, held in both Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.


History
Construction of the stadium commenced in 1925 in the district of Milan named San Siro, with the new stadium originally named Nuovo Stadio Calcistico San Siro (San Siro New Football Stadium). Almanacco Illustrato del Milan, Panini, Modena (it.) The idea to build a stadium in the same district as the Ippodromo di San Siro (an adjacent track opened in 1920) belonged to the president of at the time, . The architects designed a private stadium only for football, without athletics tracks which characterised Italian stadiums built with public funds.The architectural structure of San Siro was shared in Italy with which, due to being the private home ground of , also had no athletics track.

The design took inspiration from English football stadiums with four separated stands. The inauguration was on 19 September 1926, when 35,000 spectators saw defeat 6–3. Originally, the ground was home and property of Milan, then acquired by the City Council in the 1930s, where a capacity expansion of seats was developed connecting already-existing four stands in the corners. This historic setting was then called as the first tier. Finally, in 1947, Inter, who used to play in the downtown, became tenants and the two have shared the ground ever since.

From 1948 to 1955 engineers and Ferruccio Calzolari developed the project for the second extension of the stadium, which was meant 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, popularly called "the second ring". During construction, the realisation of the highest of the three tiers was abandoned and the number of visitors limited to 100,000.

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Then for security reasons, the capacity was reduced to 60,000 seats and 25,000 standing.

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

The last major renovation for the San Siro, which cost $60 million, took place between 1987 and 1990, for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. It was decided to modernise the stadium by increasing its capacity to 85,000 spectators and building a cover. The Municipality of entrusted the work to the architects Giancarlo Ragazzi and Enrico Hoffer, and to the engineer Leo Finzi. To increase capacity, a third tier was built (only on three of the four sides, in the two curves and in the west grandstand) which rests on eleven support towers surrounded by helical ramps that allow access to the public. Four of these eleven concrete towers were located at the corners to additionally support a new roof, which has distinctive protruding red girders.

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

Three Milan derby Champions League knockout ties have taken place at the San Siro, in 2003, 2005 and 2023 with winning the first of two ties with the latter being won by . #TBT: 5 European clashes against Italian sides , , 30 November 2017 The reaction of Inter's fans to impending defeat in the 2005 second leg (throwing flares and other objects at Milan players and forcing the match to be abandoned) earned the club a large fine and a four-game ban on spectators attending European fixtures there the following season.

Apart from being used by Milan and Inter, the Italy national team occasionally plays matches there. It has also been used for the European Cup finals of 1965 (won by Inter), 1970 (won by ), and the UEFA Champions League finals of 2001 (won by ) and 2016 (won by ).

The stadium was also used for the home leg of three finals in which Inter was competing (1991, 1994, 1997) when these were played over two legs. It was also used by for their 'home' leg in 1995 as they decided against playing their biggest matches at their own Stadio delle Alpi at the time. Juventus: A History in Black and White, Adam Digby, 2015, 9781783016914 On each occasion, apart from 1991, the second leg was played at the San Siro and the winners lifted the trophy there. However, the stadium has not yet been selected as the host stadium since the competition changed to a single-match final format in 1997–98.

The San Siro has never hosted a final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but was the host stadium for the 1951 , a four-team event won by . The city was also the venue for the 1956 edition of the Latin Cup (also won by Milan), but those matches were played at Arena Civica.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy on 25 March, the dubbed the UEFA Champions League match between Bergamo club and Spanish club at the San Siro on 19 February as "Game Zero". The match was the first time Atalanta has progressed to a Champions League round of 16 match, and had an attendance of over 40,000 people – about one third of Bergamo's population. By 24 March, almost 7,000 people in the province of Bergamo had tested positive for COVID-19, and more than 1,000 people had died from the virus—making Bergamo the most hard-hit province in all of Italy during the pandemic.


Potential replacement
In June 2019, Milan and Internazionale announced their intention to build a new stadium to replace the San Siro. The new 60,000 capacity stadium, which would be constructed next to the San Siro, was initially anticipated to cost US$800 million and be ready for the 2022–23 season, The Legendary San Siro Stadium Is Getting Demolished . Sport Bible. Published 24 June 2019. although this did not come to pass.

Giuseppe Sala, the current Mayor of Milan, and the comune of Milan asked for time, and stressed that the San Siro would be kept until at least the 2026 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Inter e Milan insieme per un nuovo stadio, ma Sala frena: "San Siro non si tocca" . Gazzetta del Sud (in Italian). Published 24 June 2019. Sala: "San Siro? Sarà funzionante nel 2026. Fine della storia" . La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Published 24 June 2019. The proposed project was also met with some skepticism and opposition by several fans of both teams. Demolizione di San Siro, 'no' bipartisan a Milan e Inter . Il Giorno (in Italian). Published 25 June 2019.

In September 2019, Milan and Internazionale released two potential designs for the new stadium next to the original ground, tentatively named the Nuovo Stadio Milano, designed by Populous and MANICA, respectively. On 22 May 2020, Italy's heritage authority raised no objections to demolish the San Siro. On 21 December 2021, the Populous project was chosen. Despite the previous decision, given the historic relevance of architecture solutions in public buildings for the realization of the second ring in 1955, being the stadium owned by the City Council and according to the Italian law the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities stated that the San Siro stadium could not be demolished after 70 years from its construction.

The City Council of Milan attempted to revert this decision in court appeal but failed to pursue the aim due to refusal of the appeal itself. The due date was set to be on 10 November 2025, after which the stadium would be constrained and the City Council must preserve the whole building. To comply with this rule, several projects were presented in parallel to refurbish and modernise the San Siro.

Aceti proposed the reconversion of the third ring through the replacement of the concrete stand with an iconic panoramic walk with restaurants, rooms and playgrounds. The JMA Architecture Studio proposed a complete removal of the third ring – the newest and not subject to public interest and relevance – with the realization of a new covering and VIP boxes between the two older stands, plus extra VIP seats closer to the pitch.

The third project was unveiled by Arco Associati & Giulio Fenyves with the complete preservation of the building but at the same time realizing VIP boxes between the first and second rings, being renamed as "the fourth ring". The project presented also the realization of a wide commercial and fanzone area surrounding the whole stadium with food & beverage shops, stores and commercial and corporate offices, also for both football clubs, thus constituting a sort of gate - or "" to recall the theatre-inspired nickname of the stadium from .

In September 2023, Milan chairman announced the club had filed a proposal to build a new 70,000-seater stadium, alongside the club headquarters and museum in the comune of San Donato Milanese, a suburb south of Milan, though this project was suspended. A pronunciation of the regional administrative court in September 2025 rejected the possibility to build a stadium in the aforementioned areas to AC Milan.

In September 2025, the Milan City Council discussed a proposal to sell the stadium and its surrounding area to AC Milan and Internazionale, with both clubs planning to build a replacement on the site. The new stadium is set to be a 71,500-seat facility as part of an associated mixed-use development, and will cost around €1.25 billion. The City Council claimed the unsustainable rise in management and facility costs for ordinary maintenance to motivate the selling, together with 's decision to exclude the San Siro from potential venues to host international matches (such as the Champions League finals match or UEFA Euro 2032) due to requirements not being reached.

The proposal was approved by the House of City Council on 30 September 2025. Once the stadium is sold to private companies, the constraint for architectural relevance on the second ring will not be applicable, being privately owned and no longer held by a public entity. On 24 September 2025, both AC Milan and Internazionale announced an agreement with Foster and Partners and Manica for the realisation of the design for the new stadium.

In October 2025, a rendering of the new stadium was revealed. Unlike the San Siro, the new stadium is expected to be oval shaped, and lack the iconic red beams. The roof will be fixed and translucent, allowing for sunlight and climate control. AC Milan and Internazionale will continue to play in the San Siro until the new stadium is ready, after which a majority of the stadium will be demolished in 2031 or 2032, with part of it retained for a commercial and entertainment area, including a possible museum. Milan stated that the new stadium would be ready by 2030 at the earliest. In November 2025, AC Milan and Internazionale acquired both the stadium and the surrounding land for €197 million.


International football matches

Italy national team
19,000
25,000
1931–32 Central European International Cup
1934 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 3
1934 FIFA World Cup Semi-final
1936–38 Central European International Cup
60,000
65,000
55,000
53,000
50,000
1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9
1958 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 8
40,000
55,000
UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6
UEFA Euro 1972 quarter-finals
30,329
70,000
35,000
UEFA Euro 1980 Group B
UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5
UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2
13,524
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 8
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 7
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Second round
2018–19 UEFA Nations League
Group A3
2021 UEFA Nations League Finals
Nations League SF
23 September 2022 1–050,6402022–23 UEFA Nations League A
12 September 2023 2–158,386UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group C
17 November 2024 1–368,1582024–25 UEFA Nations League A
20 March 2025 1–260,3342024–25 UEFA Nations League A
16 November 2025 1–469,0202026 FIFA World Cup qualification Group I


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


UEFA Euro 1980
The stadium was one of the four selected to host the matches during the UEFA Euro 1980.


1990 FIFA World Cup
The stadium was one of the venues of the 1990 FIFA World Cup and held six matches.
Group B (opening match)
Group D
Round of 16
Quarter-finals


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


Other sports

2026 Winter Olympics
San Siro hosted the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics.


Boxing
San Siro was the venue for the match between vs. Carlos Ortiz for the Junior Welterweight title in 1960.


Rugby union
The first rugby union international game at Meazza Stadium was a 1987-89 FIRA European Championship match between Italy and Romania (which won the match 12-3), attended by a crowd of approx. . In November 2009, the venue hosted a test match between Italy and New Zealand. Without the limitation to approx. imposed for security reasons by the Home Office to association football events, tickets were sold, which was one of the highest attendances for the venue and more generally the highest at all for a rugby union event in Italy. The All Blacks won 20-6.

19882 AprilFIRA Trophy 3–12
200914 NovemberTest match 6–20


Concerts
Since the 1980s, the stadium has hosted concerts by several major international artists. The first ever to perform there was on 27 June 1980, during the . It hosted and Santana in 1984, Bruce Springsteen in 1985, Genesis, and in 1987, in 1997, the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2004, and U2 in 2005 and 2009.

The The Rolling Stones played at the stadium in 2006 and 2022, in 2009 and 2012, in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2023, Muse in 2010, 2019, and 2023, in 2013, in 2014, in 2014, Beyoncé in 2016, in 2017 and 2023, in 2019, and in 2022 and in 2024. Italian singer-songwriter Elisa performed at the stadium in 2025.

was the first Italian artist to perform and sell out the stadium in July 1980.

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In 2007, became the first female artist to perform at the stadium and held two consecutive concerts on 4 and 5 June 2016.

Vasco Rossi, is the artist who holds the record for largest number of performances on the stadium, with 29 concerts between 1990 and 2019, followed by with 13 concerts. Vasco Rossi also holds the record for consecutive concerts, with six shows between 1 and 12 June 2019.

The international artist with the most performances at San Siro is Bruce Springsteen, with eight concerts as of 2025.

27 June 1980Bob Marley & The Wailers
15 July 1980Various artists La Carovana del Mediterraneo
19 July 1980 Sono Solo Canzonette
29 June 1984Santana
Bob Dylan 1984 European Tour
21 June 1985Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. Tour65,000
13 July 1986Various artists Milano Suono Festival 1986
16 July 1986
17 July 1986
18 July 1986
19 July 1986
20 June 1986
15 May 1987GenesisInvisible Touch Tour
5 June 1987 Strange Behaviour Tour
10 June 1987 Glass Spider Tour70,000
10 July 1990Ladri di Biciclette
Casino Royale
Fronte del Palco Tour 1990
28 May 1992Antonello Venditti Alta marea Tour
4 July 1994
7 July 1995Vasco Rossi Rock Sotto Assedio
8 July 1995
15 June 1996Nessun Pericolo Per Te Tour
18 June 1997B-Nario
Paola e Chiara
HIStory World Tour65,000
28 June 1997Gang
Negrita
Il Bar Mario è Aperto
29 June 1997
22 May 1998 Eros World Tour
9 July 1998Claudio Baglioni Da me a te
5 July 2002Ligabue Fuori Come Va Tour
6 July 2002
10 June 2003The Rolling Stones
28 June 2003Bruce Springsteen The Rising Tour
1 July 2003 Tutto in un abbraccio
4 July 2003Vasco RossiArticolo 31Vasco @ S.Siro 03
5 July 2003
8 July 2003Anouk
29 May 2004 Cattura il sogno
8 June 2004Red Hot Chili PeppersRoll on the Red Tour
12 June 2004Vasco RossiSimone TomassiniBuoni o Cattivi Tour 2004
13 June 2004
20 July 2005U2Ash
Feeder
137,427Parts of the concerts were filmed and recorded for the group's live album and concert film U2.COMmunication and respectively.
21 July 2005
27 May 2006Ligabue Nome e Cognome Tour
11 July 2006The Rolling Stones
Feeder
A Bigger Bang56,175
22 July 2006 Close Encounters Tour
2 June 2007 Io Canto Tour
9 June 2007 MpZero
21 June 2007Vasco Rossi Vasco Live 2007
22 June 2007
30 June 2007Vicky Love Tour
31 May 2008 La Finestra Tour
6 June 2008Vasco Rossi Il Mondo Che Vorrei Live Tour 2008
7 June 2008
14 June 2008Zucchero All the Best
25 June 2008Bruce Springsteen Magic Tour59,821
4 July 2008Ligabue Elle-Elle Live 2008
5 July 2008
18 June 2009
M83
Tour of the Universe57,544The concert was recorded for the group's live album project Recording the Universe.
21 June 2009Various artists Amiche per l'Abruzzo
7 July 2009U2U2 360° Tour153,806
8 July 2009The performances of Breathe and Electrical Storm were recorded for the group's live album .
14 July 2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour55,338
8 June 2010MuseCalibro 35

The Resistance Tour60,000
16 July 2010LigabueMargotArrivederci Mostro
17 July 2010
16 June 2011Vasco Rossi Vasco Live Kom '011
17 June 2011
21 June 2011
22 June 2011
12 July 2011Pet Shop Boys
7 June 2012Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball World Tour57,149
14 June 2012MadonnaThe MDNA Tour53,244
3 June 2013Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball World Tour56,670
19 June 2013 Backup Tour
20 June 2013
29 June 2013 Because We Can51,531
13 July 2013Negramaro Una storia semplice Tour 201341,137Elisa appeared as a special guest.
18 July 2013Depeche ModeMotel Connection
CHVRCHΞS
The Delta Machine Tour57,919
31 July 2013Take The Crown Stadium Tour
31 May 2014Biagio Antonacci Palco Antonacci 2014
6 June 2014Ligabue Mondovisione Tour: Stadi 2014
7 June 2014
20 June 2014 Lightning Bolt Tour
28 June 20145 Seconds of SummerWhere We Are Tour115,931The concerts were recorded for the group's concert film .
29 June 2014
4 July 2014Vasco Rossi Vasco Live Kom '014
5 July 2014
9 July 2014
10 July 2014
19 July 2014Modà Stadi Tour 2014
17 June 2015Vasco Rossi Vasco Live Kom '015
18 June 2015
25 June 2015Jovanotti Lorenzo Negli Stadi 2015
26 June 2015
27 June 2015
4 July 2015 Lo stadio Tour 2015
5 July 2015
4 June 2016Laura Pausini 100,388
5 June 2016
10 June 2016Pooh L'ultima notte insieme
11 June 2016
18 June 2016Modà Passione Maledetta Tour 2016
19 June 2016
3 July 2016Bruce Springsteen The River Tour 2016104,646
5 July 2016
13 July 2016
Anti World Tour
18 July 2016BeyoncéChloe x Halle
The Formation World Tour54,313
9 June 2017Davide Van De Sfroos
16 June 2017Tiziano Ferro Il Mestiere della Vita Tour
17 June 2017
19 June 2017
27 June 2017Depeche ModeAlgiersGlobal Spirit Tour54,488
3 July 2017Lyves, A Head Full of Dreams Tour117,307
4 July 2017Tove Lo
1 June 2018 & La Finale79,500
20 June 2018Cesare Cremonini Cremonini Stadi 201856,963
27 June 2018Negramaro Amore Che Torni Tour Stadi 2018
6 July 2018Beyoncé
On the Run II Tour49,051
1 June 2019Vasco Rossi Vasco Non Stop Tour 2019
2 June 2019
6 June 2019
7 June 2019
11 June 2019
12 June 2019
19 June 2019 ÷ Tour54,892
28 June 2019Luciano Ligabue Start Tour
4 July 2019Laura Pausini e Biagio Antonacci Laura Biagio Stadi Tour 2019
5 July 2019
12 July 2019Muse, Simulation Theory World Tour89,619
13 July 2019Mini Mansions,
4 June 2022 Farewell Yellow Brick Road48,885
21 June 2022The Rolling StonesGhost HoundsSixty57,204
6 July 2022Salmo Flop Tour 2022
10 July 2022Guns N' RosesGary Clark Jr.We're F'N' Back! Tour53,623
15 July 2022Max Pezzali SanSiro canta Max
16 July 2022
15 June 2023 Il mondo è nostro Tour
17 June 2023
18 June 2023
25 June 2023ColdplayCHVRCHΞS
Mara Sattei
Music of the Spheres World Tour249,560
26 June 2023
28 June 2023
29 June 2023
5 July 2023Ligabue Stadi 2023
6 July 2023Pooh Amici per sempre live 2023
8 July 2023 Marco in the stadiums 202354,000
11 July 2023Pinguini Tattici Nucleari
12 July 2023
14 July 2023Depeche Mode Memento Mori World Tour54,948
17 July 2023Ultimo Ultimo Stadi 2023 - La favola continua...
18 July 2023
20 July 2023Blanco Innamorato stadi
22 July 2023MuseRoyal BloodWill of the People World Tour
24 July 2023Måneskin Loud Kids Tour Gets Louder
25 July 2023
7 June 2024Vasco Rossi Vasco Live 2024315,714 / 398,955
8 June 2024
11 June 2024
12 June 2024
15 June 2024
19 June 2024
20 June 2024
22 June 2024Negramaro Da sud a nord: Stadi 202430,000
24 June 2024
25 June 2024
28 June 2024
30 June 2024Max Pezzali Max Forever Hits Only
1 July 2024
2 July 2024
4 July 2024Zucchero Overdose d'amore World Tour45,000
13 July 2024The Eras Tour130,000
14 July 2024
18 June 2025Elisaokgiorgio 54,000Parts of the concert were filmed and recorded by .
3 July 2025Bruce Springsteen The Land of Hope and Dreams Tour52,000
14 July 2026DJ Pee .Wee
Victoria Monét
The Romantic Tour
15 July 2026
24 July 2026After Hours til Dawn Tour
25 July 2026
26 July 2026


Transport connections
The stadium is located in the northwestern part of Milan. It can be reached by underground via the dedicated San Siro subway station (at the end of line M5), located just in front of the stadium, or by tram, with line 16 ending right in front of the building. The Lotto subway station (line M1 and line M5) is about 15 minutes walk away from San Siro. Stations nearby:

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Average attendances

See also
  • Lists of stadiums


External links

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