For the town in the province of Como, see San Siro (Como). For the saint after which these places are named, see Syrus of Pavia or Syrus of Genoa. The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza , more commonly called San Siro , is a football stadium in Milan, Italy. It is the home stadium for two of the three most successful Italian Football League clubs: A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale, and one of the most famous football stadiums in the world. Although it has been officially renamed in honour of Giuseppe Meazza, the Inter and Milan player of the 1930s and 1940s, it is still commonly called San Siro. With the spectators being so close to the pitch, the stands being so steep and with a large roof, it is considered to have one of the best atmospheres of any stadium in the world. The stadium construction started in 1925 in the Milanese district of San Siro, which gave its original name. The idea to build a stadium in the same district of the horse racing track, belongs to the man who then was the president of A.C. Milan, Piero Pirelli. The architects designed a stadium only for football (there is no athletics track in it). The inauguration was on 19 September, 1926, when 35,000 spectators saw Inter defeat Milan 6-3. Originally the ground was home and property of AC Milan. In 1947 Internazionale became tenants and the two have shared the ground ever since. Although Giuseppe Meazza played for both Internazionale and AC Milan, he enjoyed more success at Inter and is more favoured by the Inter faithful; as a result, Milan fans favour the term San Siro for the ground. As well as being used by Milan and Inter, the Italian national side also plays occasional games there and it has also been used for the 2000/01, 1969/1970 and 1964/65 Champions League/European Cup finals. The stadium was also used for UEFA Cup finals when played over home and away legs but has never featured since the competition changed to a single final structure in 1997/98. The stadium underwent further renovations for the 1990 World Cup with $60m being spent, bringing the stadium up to UEFA 5-star standard. As part of the renovations, the stadium became all seated, with an extra tier being added to 3 sides of the stadium. This entailed the building of 11 concrete towers around the outside of the stadium. Four of these concrete towers located at the corner to support a new roof which has distinctive protruding red girders.

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Average attendances

1980–81	31,282	42,248
1981–82	45,781	43,970
1982–83	35,111	45,171
1983–84	53,136	43,388
1984–85	60,941	52,572
1985–86	56,782	53,622
1986–87	66,210	53,215
1987–88	73,284	47,812	Serie A
1988–89	73,209	58,175	European Cup	Serie A
1989–90	59,054	50,142	European Cup
1990–91	77,488	54,946		UEFA Cup
1991–92	77,868	48,783	Serie A
1992–93	75,830	45,126	Serie A
1993–94	65,708	49,469	Serie A UEFA Champions League	UEFA Cup
1994–95	56,659	40,523
1995–96	60,973	46,873	Serie A
1996–97	55,894	50,806
1997–98	54,432	67,825		UEFA Cup
1998–99	57,760	68,459	Serie A
1999–00	58,522	66,546
2000–01	52,304	55,582
2001–02	58,616	62,434
2002–03	61,534	61,943	Coppa Italia UEFA Champions League
2003–04	63,245	58,352	Serie A
2004–05	63,595	57,295		Coppa Italia
2005–06	59,993	51,371		Serie A* Coppa Italia
2006–07	47,117	48,284	UEFA Champions League	Serie A
2007-08	56,579	52,010		Serie A

* = Inter awarded Serie A title in wake of Italian Match-fixing Scandal.

Renovations

• 1939 End stands enlarged and corners filled in. A crowd of 55,000 for Italy 2 England 2.
• 1939 65,000 for Italy v Germany.
• 1940 Completion of two tiers giving a claimed capacity of 150,000 but actually around 125,000.
• 1952 April 25, in front of 125,000 spectators for Italy - Brazil 3-0 (Goals: Virgili 2, De Sordi).
• After the Heysel Stadium disaster the capacity was reduced to 90,000 in the mid 1980s.
• 1987 , as a preparation for the 1990 World Cup the Italian government gave the Milanese council $30 million for its modernization, but in the end, the cost was more than double that. Project 1990 by Ragazzi e Hoffner e Salvi: 11 concrete towers of 50 meters in height. Of the 11 towers, 4 at each corner, protruded above the 3rd tier as support for the new roof.
• 1990 Third tier completed on three sides giving an all seated capacity of 85,700.
• 2002 Sky Box: 20 for 200 seats. 400 all-seats for journalists.
• Future renovation may involve the completion of the 3rd tier on the east side of the stadium, although this would involve purchasing land from the present Hippodrome, behind the stadium.
• Length: 105 metres
• Width: 68 metres
• *Surface: Grass
• Inauguration: September 19 1926

Capacity

Year	Total capacity
1926	26,000
1939	55,000
1940	150,000
1952	100,000
1955	85,000
1988	72,000
1990	88,500
2002	85,700
2003	82,955

Most famous matches

• 1934 Italy - Austria 1–0 (semi-final World Cup)
• 1949 Internazionale - A.C. Milan 6–5 (Serie A)
• 1958 A.C. Milan - Manchester United 4–0 (SF European Cup)
• 1963 A.C. Milan - Santos 4–2 (Intercontinental Cup)
• 1964 Internazionale - Independiente Avellaneda 2–0 (Intercontinental Cup)
• 1965 Internazionale - Liverpool 3–0 (European Cup semi-final)
• 1965 Internazionale - Benfica 1–0 (European Cup Final)
• 1965 Internazionale - Independiente Avellaneda 3–0 (Intercontinental Cup)
• 1969 A.C. Milan - Manchester United 2–0 (SF European Cup)
• 1969 A.C. Milan - Estudiantes La Plata 3–0 (Intercontinental Cup)
• 1970 Feyenoord - Celtic 2–1 (European Cup Final)
• 1989 A.C. Milan - Real Madrid 5–0 (SF European Cup)
• 1990 Cameroon - Argentina 1–0 (World Cup opening match)
• 1991 Internazionale - A.S. Roma 2–0 (UEFA Cup Final)
• 1994 Internazionale - SV Salzburg 1–0 (UEFA Cup Final)
• 1995 Juventus - Parma 1–1 (UEFA Cup Final)
• 1997 Internazionale - Schalke 04 1–0 (1–4 on penalties) (UEFA Cup Final)
• 2001 Internazionale - A.C. Milan 0–6 (Serie A)
• 2001 Bayern Munich - Valencia 1–1 (5–4 on penalties) (UEFA Champions League Final)
• 2003 A.C. Milan - Internazionale 0–0 (UEFA Champions League semi-final, first leg)
• 2003 Internazionale - A.C. Milan 1–1 (UEFA Champions League semi-final, second leg)
• 2005 A.C. Milan - Internazionale 2–0 (UEFA Champions League quarter-final, first leg)
• 2005 Internazionale - A.C. Milan 0–1 (UEFA Champions League quarter-final, second leg) - (Match abandoned after 73 minutes due to Inter fans repeatedly throwing flares onto pitch and injuring Milan goalkeeper Dida)
• 2006 A.C. Milan - Internazionale 3–4 (Serie A)
• 2007 A.C. Milan - Manchester United 3-0 (UEFA Champions League semi-final, second leg)
• 2008 A.C. Milan - Internazionale 2-1 (Serie A)
• 2008 A.C. Milan - Arsenal 0-2 (UEFA Champions League quarter-final, second leg)

Live at San Siro

San Siro has been host to other important events outside the sphere of football. Notable events at the stadium include:

• Duilio Loiucchero, Salif Keita, Almamegretta 1996 (World Rhythm Festival for Liberia)
• Ligabue 1997, 2002, 2006, 2008
• Rolling Stones 2003, 2006
• Red Hot Chili Peppers 2004
• U2 2005
• Robbie Williams 2006
• Biagio Antonacci 2007
• Renato Zero 2007
• Laura Pausini 2007
• Negramaro 2008

San Siro photo gallery