Stadio Nereo Rocco

Italian in football stadium in Trieste

Stadio Nereo Rocco
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LocationVia dei Macelli 5, Trieste, Italy
OwnerMunicipality of Trieste
Capacity24,500
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1987
Opened18 October 1992[1]
Renovated2018
Construction costITL100 billion
Tenants
Triestina (1992–present)
Italy national football team (selected matches)
Cagliari (2012)

Stadio Nereo Rocco is a football stadium in Trieste, Italy. Opened in 1992, it is the home of Triestina, named after the club's former player and manager Nereo Rocco. The stadium is loctaed in the Valmaura district on the southern outskirts of the city, close to the club's former venue Stadio Giuseppe Grezar.

Originally built with a capacity of 26,000, renovations done in 2018 before the venue hosted matches of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship reduced the capacity to 21,000.[1]

Cagliari played their final home games of the 2011–12 Serie A season at the ground, due to restoration of their Stadio Sant'Elia.[2]

International matches

Stadio Nereo Rocco hosted four matches of the Italy national football team.

# Date Competition Opponent Score Att. Italy scorers Ref
1. 14 April 1993 1994 World Cup qualifying  Estonia 2–0 22,279 R. Baggio, Signori [3]
2. 29 March 1997 1998 World Cup qualifying  Moldova 3–0 17,677 Maldini, Zola, Vieri [4]
3. 28 March 2001 2002 World Cup qualifying  Lithuania 4–0 14,593 Inzaghi (2), Del Piero (2) [5]
4. 21 August 2002 Friendly  Slovenia 0–1 11,080 — [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Trieste, lavori per quasi 6 milioni di euro allo stadio "Nereo Rocco"". calcioefinanza.it. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Calcio, il Cagliari giocherà a Trieste anche contro la Juve" [Calcio, Cagliari will play at Trieste against Juve as well]. La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 19 April 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Italy vs Estonia, 14 April 1993, World Cup qualification". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Italy vs Moldova, 29 March 1997, World Cup qualification". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Italy vs Lithuania, 28 March 2001, World Cup qualification". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Italy vs Slovenia, 21 August 2002". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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