Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia

Coordinates: 42°27′18″N 14°13′48″E / 42.455°N 14.230°E / 42.455; 14.230
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Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia
Stadio Bianco-Azzurro
Grass
Construction
Broke ground30 December 1952 (1952-12-30)
Opened29 December 1955 (1955-12-29)
Renovated2009
ArchitectLuigi Piccinato
Tenants
Delfino Pescara 1936 (1955–present)
Italy national football team (select matches)

The Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia is a

football games during the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] The stadium originated as a multipurpose athletic facility and a center for the Italian National Olympic Committee. The venue hosted several matches for the Italy national football team and was a reserve stadium for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Today, the venue is used primarily for football and athletics, and is the home stadium of Serie C club Delfino Pescara 1936. The stadium, which completed renovations in 2009, was the main stadium of the 2009 Mediterranean Games
.

History

The oval stadium was designed by Luigi Piccinato, who was inspired by the style of the

bleachers of the Stadio Adriatico. Originally, the stadium had one-level stands and could only accommodate up to 10,000 spectators. After Delfino Pescara's first promotion to Serie A, the top division of Italian football, in 1977, the stadium was widened and expanded with the addition of a second level. The stadium capacity thus increased to 34,000. Prior to the Heysel Stadium disaster
in 1985, when venue security and regulations were less strict, the stadium was able to hold up to 40,000 attendees.

In 2009, the stadium was renovated to better accommodate the

elevators
.

On 22 October 2009, the stadium was renamed to honour

hurdler and native of Pescara.[2]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Official Report 1960 V.1 page 1".
  2. ^ "Lo stadio Adriatico intitolato a Giovanni Cornacchia".

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