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{{Short description|Stadium in Rome, Italy}}
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{{About|the stadium in Rome
|the stadium in Turin|Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
|the San Marino national stadium|Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)
|the stadium in Porto Alegre|Estádio Olímpico Monumental
|the Argentine basketball team|Ciclista Olímpico}}
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| elevation = {{cvt|21|m|ft}}
| elevation = {{cvt|21|m|ft}}
| publictransit = [[ATAC SpA|ATAC]] tram [[Trams in Rome|line 2]]; bus lines 32, 69, 168, 188, 280, 301, 446, 628
| publictransit = [[ATAC SpA|ATAC]] tram [[Trams in Rome|line 2]]; bus lines 32, 69, 168, 188, 280, 301, 446, 628
| owner = Sport e Salute<ref name="Coni Servizi">{{Cite journal | journal = [[Gazzetta Ufficiale|Official Gazette of the Italian Republic]] | url = https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2004/02/17/04A01550/sg | title = Decreto 3 febbraio 2004. Conferimento di beni immobili patrimoniali dello Stato, ai sensi dell'art. 8, comma 6, del decreto-legge 8 luglio 2002, n. 138, convertito in legge, con modificazioni, nella legge 8 agosto 2002, n. 178 | trans-title = Decree of 3 February 2004: assignment of the estate owned by the State | issue = 39 | date = 2004-02-17 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | quote = Ravvisata l'opportunità di individuare tra gli immobili da conferire in proprietà alla CONI Servizi S.p.A. quelli facenti parte del complesso del Foro Italico, in Roma, non aventi requisiti storico-artistici e quindi suscettibili di alienazione ai sensi del decreto del Ministro del tesoro, del bilancio e della programmazione economica […] | publisher = Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato | location = Rome }}</ref><ref name="Sport e Salute">{{Cite journal | journal = Official Gazette of the Italian Republic | url = https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2021/09/07/21A05271/sg | title = Decreto del Presidente del consiglio dei ministri 17 giugno 2021. Modalità di attuazione del trasferimento di beni immobili destinati al Comitato olimpico nazionale italiano (CONI) | issue = 214 serie generale | trans-title = Prime Minister's decree of 17 June 2021: implementation of the transfer of real estate assigned to the Italian National Olympic Committee | date = 2021-09-07 | access-date = 2023-11-25 | publisher = [[Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato]] | location = Rome | quote = […] conseguentemente, ogni richiamo alla Coni Servizi S.p.a. contenuto in disposizioni normative vigenti deve intendersi riferito alla Sport e Salute S.p.a. […] }}</ref> ([[CONI]])
| owner = Sport e Salute<ref name="Coni Servizi">{{Cite journal | journal = [[Gazzetta Ufficiale|Official Gazette of the Italian Republic]] | url = https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2004/02/17/04A01550/sg | title = Decreto 3 febbraio 2004. Conferimento di beni immobili patrimoniali dello Stato, ai sensi dell'art. 8, comma 6, del decreto-legge 8 luglio 2002, n. 138, convertito in legge, con modificazioni, nella legge 8 agosto 2002, n. 178 | trans-title = Decree of 3 February 2004: assignment of the estate owned by the State | issue = 39 | date = 2004-02-17 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | quote = Ravvisata l'opportunità di individuare tra gli immobili da conferire in proprietà alla CONI Servizi S.p.A. quelli facenti parte del complesso del Foro Italico, in Roma, non aventi requisiti storico-artistici e quindi suscettibili di alienazione ai sensi del decreto del Ministro del tesoro, del bilancio e della programmazione economica […] | publisher = Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato | location = Rome | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212160401/https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2004/02/17/04A01550/sg | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Sport e Salute">{{Cite journal | journal = Official Gazette of the Italian Republic | url = https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2021/09/07/21A05271/sg | title = Decreto del Presidente del consiglio dei ministri 17 giugno 2021. Modalità di attuazione del trasferimento di beni immobili destinati al Comitato olimpico nazionale italiano (CONI) | issue = 214 serie generale | trans-title = Prime Minister's decree of 17 June 2021: implementation of the transfer of real estate assigned to the Italian National Olympic Committee | date = 2021-09-07 | access-date = 2023-11-25 | publisher = [[Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato]] | location = Rome | quote = […] conseguentemente, ogni richiamo alla Coni Servizi S.p.a. contenuto in disposizioni normative vigenti deve intendersi riferito alla Sport e Salute S.p.a. […] | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212065215/https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2021/09/07/21A05271/sg | url-status = live }}</ref>
| operator = [[Italian National Olympic Committee]]
| operator = [[Italian National Olympic Committee]]
| type = Stadium
| type = Stadium
| genre = sporting events
| genre = sporting events
| capacity = {{formatnum:70634}}<ref name="Seating Capacity">{{Cite web | language = it | title = Impianti di serie A – stagione 2017/2018 | trans-title = Serie A venues season 2017/2018 | publisher = Osservatorio Nazionale sulle Manifestazioni Sportive del Ministero dell'Interno | access-date = 2023-11-25 | url = https://osservatoriosport.interno.gov.it/web/?uamfiletype=attachment&uamgetfile=https://osservatoriosport.interno.gov.it/web/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stadi-Serie-A.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230405193445/https://osservatoriosport.interno.gov.it/web/?uamfiletype=attachment&uamgetfile=https://osservatoriosport.interno.gov.it/web/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stadi-Serie-A.pdf | archive-date = 2023-04-05 | location = Rome }}</ref>
| capacity = {{formatnum:70634}}<ref name="Seating Capacity">{{Cite web | language = it | title = Impianti di serie A – stagione 2017/2018 | trans-title = Serie A venues season 2017/2018 | publisher = Osservatorio Nazionale sulle Manifestazioni Sportive del Ministero dell'Interno | access-date = 2023-11-25 | url = https://osservatoriosport.interno.gov.it/web/?uamfiletype=attachment&uamgetfile=https://osservatoriosport.interno.gov.it/web/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stadi-Serie-A.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230405193445/https://osservatoriosport.interno.gov.it/web/?uamfiletype=attachment&uamgetfile=https://osservatoriosport.interno.gov.it/web/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stadi-Serie-A.pdf | archive-date = 2023-04-05 | location = Rome }}</ref>
| record_attendance = {{formatnum:78886}} ({{date|1974-05-12}}, [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] – [[Calcio Foggia 1920|Foggia]] 1-0)<ref name="Lazio record">{{Cite web | language = it | title = Lazio-Foggia 1974. Il Guinness dell’Olimpico | author1 = Giorgio Bicocchi | publisher = Centro studi Nove Gennaio Millenovecento | url = https://www.novegennaiomillenovecento.it/lazio-foggia-1974-il-guinness-dellolimpico/ | access-date = 2023-12-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180720225448/https://www.novegennaiomillenovecento.it/lazio-foggia-1974-il-guinness-dellolimpico/ | archive-date = 2018-07-20 | location = [[Rome]] }}</ref>
| record_attendance = {{formatnum:78886}} ({{date|1974-05-12}}, [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] – [[Calcio Foggia 1920|Foggia]] 1-0)<ref name="Lazio record">{{Cite web | language = it | title = Lazio-Foggia 1974. Il Guinness dell'Olimpico | author1 = Giorgio Bicocchi | date = 19 November 2012 | publisher = Centro studi Nove Gennaio Millenovecento | url = https://www.novegennaiomillenovecento.it/lazio-foggia-1974-il-guinness-dellolimpico/ | access-date = 2023-12-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180720225448/https://www.novegennaiomillenovecento.it/lazio-foggia-1974-il-guinness-dellolimpico/ | archive-date = 2018-07-20 | location = [[Rome]] }}</ref>
| dimensions = 105 × 68 m
| dimensions = 105 × 68 m
| field_shape = Rectangular
| field_shape = Rectangular
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| broke_ground = 1928
| broke_ground = 1928
| built = 1928-53
| built = 1928-53
| opened = {{Start date|1953|05|17|df=y}}<ref name="Opening date">{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/17/page_004.pdf | p = 4 | date = 1953-05-17 | work = [[l'Unità]] | location = [[Rome]] | access-date = 2023-11-25 | title = In 100.000 allo Stadio Olimpico | trans-title = {{formatnum:100000}} at the Olympic Stadium | author1 = Gianni Puccini }}</ref>
| opened = {{Start date|1953|05|17|df=y}}<ref name="Opening date">{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/17/page_004.pdf | page = 4 | date = 1953-05-17 | work = [[l'Unità]] | location = [[Rome]] | access-date = 2023-11-25 | title = In 100.000 allo Stadio Olimpico | trans-title = {{formatnum:100000}} at the Olympic Stadium | author1 = Gianni Puccini | archive-date = 11 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231211115109/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/17/page_004.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
| renovated = 1988–90, 2007–08
| renovated = 1988–90, 2007–08
| cost = {{formatnum:3400000000}} ITL (1953)<br />{{formatnum:233000000000}} ITL (1988-90)<br />{{formatnum:17000000}} € (2007–08)
| cost = {{formatnum:3400000000}} ITL (1953)<br />{{formatnum:233000000000}} ITL (1988-90)<br />{{formatnum:17000000}} € (2007–08)
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| tenant_clubs = [[S.S. Lazio]]<br />[[A.S. Roma]]<br />[[Italy national football team|Italy (football)]]<br />[[Italy national rugby union team|Italy (rugby union)]]
| tenant_clubs = [[S.S. Lazio]]<br />[[A.S. Roma]]<br />[[Italy national football team|Italy (football)]]<br />[[Italy national rugby union team|Italy (rugby union)]]
| tenant_years = 1953-present<br />1953-present<br />1953-present<br />1954-present
| tenant_years = 1953–present<br />1953–present<br />1953–present<br />1954–present
}}
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| website = {{URL|https://www.sportesalute.eu/stadioolimpicotour.html|Stadio Olimpico Tour}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.sportesalute.eu/stadioolimpicotour.html|Stadio Olimpico Tour}}
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'''Stadio Olimpico''' ({{lang-en|Olympic Stadium}}), colloquially known as '''l'Olimpico''' (The Olympic), is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Multi-purpose stadium|multi-purpose sports venue]] located in [[Rome]]. It is the largest sports facility in Rome and the second-largest in Italy, after [[Milan|Milan{{'}}s]] [[San Siro|Stadio Giuseppe Meazza]], seating over 70,000 spectators.<ref name="Seating Capacity" /> It formerly had a capacity of over 100,000 people, and was also called '''Stadio dei Centomila''' (Stadium of the 100,000). It is owned by Sport e Salute, a [[State-owned enterprise|government agency]] that manages sports venues,<ref name="Coni Servizi" /><ref name="Sport e Salute" /> and its operator is the [[Italian National Olympic Committee]].
'''Stadio Olimpico''' ({{lang-en|Olympic Stadium}}) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Multi-purpose stadium|multi-purpose sports venue]] located in [[Rome]].
It is the largest sports facility of the city and the second-largest of Italy – after [[Milan|Milan{{'}}s]] [[stadio Giuseppe Meazza|Meazza Stadium]] – seating more than {{formatnum:70600}} spectators.<ref name="Seating Capacity" />
In the past it used to host up to one hundred thousand people and for this reason was also called ''Stadio dei Centomila'' (''Stadium of the 100,000'').
It is also called colloquially ''l{{'}}Olimpico'' (''The Olympic'') and is owned by Sport e Salute, a [[State-owned enterprise|government agency]] for the management of sports venues,<ref name="Coni Servizi" /><ref name="Sport e Salute" /> whereas its operator is the [[Italian National Olympic Committee]].


The Olimpico is located in northwestern Rome in the [[Foro Italico]] sports complex. Construction began in 1928 with [[Enrico Del Debbio]] and the venue was expanded in 1937 by [[Luigi Moretti]]. [[World War II]] interrupted further expansions; after the [[Italian campaign (World War II)|Liberation of Rome]] in June 1944, the stadium was used by the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] as vehicle storage and as a location for Anglo-American military competitions. After the war, the [[Italian National Olympic Committee]] (CONI), appointed as operator of the venue, completed construction of the stadium, which was opened on {{date|1953-05-17}} with a football game between Italy and Hungary. Since opening, the stadium has been home to the city's principal professional football clubs, [[S.S. Lazio]] and [[A.S. Roma]]. It changed its name to Olimpico in 1955, when Rome was awarded responsibility for the [[1960 Summer Olympics|17th Summer Olympics]], to take place in 1960. Before 1990, the venue was almost entirely unroofed, except for the Monte Mario Grandstand ({{lang-it|Tribuna Monte Mario}}). In 1990, the Olimpico was rebuilt and roofed for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]].
The Olimpico stands in the northwestern sector of the city in the architectural complex known as [[Foro Italico]], built since 1928 by [[Enrico Del Debbio]] and expanded in 1937 by [[Luigi Moretti]].
The [[World War II|Second World War]] interrupted further extensions; after the [[Italian campaign (World War II)|Liberation of Rome]] in June 1944, the stadium was used by the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] as vehicle storage and also as seat of Anglo-American military competitions.
After the war, the [[Italian National Olympic Committee]] (CONI), appointee operator of the venue, completed the building of the stadium, which was officially opened on {{date|1953-05-17}} with an international football game between Italy and Hungary.
Ever since its opening the stadium is the venue of the city's two principal professional football clubs, [[S.S. Lazio]] and [[A.S. Roma]].
It switched its name to ''Olimpico'' once Rome was handed in 1955 the organization of the [[1960 Summer Olympics|17th Summer Olympics]] to take place in 1960.
Before 1990 the venue was almost entirely unroofed except for the Monte Mario Grandstand ({{lang-it|Tribuna Monte Mario}}); in 1990 the Olimpico was rebuilt for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] and completely roofed.


The Olimpico was the principal venue for the [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]] and [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980 European Championships]] as well as the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], hosting the grand final for each competition, as well as a group stage and one of the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020 European Championship]]. The venue hosted two finals of the European Cup, in [[1977 European Cup final|1977]] and [[1984 European Cup final|1984]], and two [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions' League]] finals, in [[1996 UEFA Champions League final|1996]] and [[2009 UEFA Champions League final|2009]]. Since 2008, the Olimpico hosts the [[Coppa Italia]] final. The Olimpico hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and track-and-field events of the 1960 Olympics, the [[1974 European Athletics Championships]], the [[1987 World Championships in Athletics]] and the [[1975 Summer Universiade|1975 Universiade]]. In 2024, it will host the [[2024 European Athletics Championships|European Athletics Championships]]. It has hosted the [[Golden Gala]] since 1980 and, since 2012, is the usual venue of the [[Italy national rugby union team|Italian rugby union team]] in the [[Six Nations championship]].
With regard to [[Association football#Internationalcompetitions|international association football]], the Olimpico was amongst the venues which hosted the [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]] and [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980 European Championships]] and the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] and where the final of the said tournaments took place, plus the matches a group and one of the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020 European Championship]].
As for club football, instead, the venue hosted two finals of the European Cup, in [[1977 European Cup final|1977]] and [[1984 European Cup final|1984]], and two of the renewed UEFA Champions' League in [[1996 UEFA Champions League final|1996]] and [[2009 UEFA Champions League final|2009]].
Since 2008 the Olimpico regularly hosts the [[Coppa Italia]] final with the exception of 2020.
With regard to other sports, the Olimpico hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the aforementioned 1960 Olympics together with its track-and-field events, the [[1974 European Athletics Championships]], the [[1987 World Championships in Athletics]] and the [[1975 Summer Universiade|1975 Universiade]].
In 2024 it will host the [[2024 European Athletics Championships|European Athletics Championships]] for the second time.
Since 1980 is a regular host of the [[Golden Gala]] and, since 2012, is the usual home venue of the [[Italy national rugby union team|Italian rugby union team]] in the [[Six Nations championship]].


After its 1990 renewal the stadium is also a concert venue: the record attendance for a single musical event was set in 1998 when {{formatnum:90000}} spectators (of whom {{formatnum:82000}} paying audience) attended a concert of [[Claudio Baglioni]].<ref name="Baglioni Stampa">{{Cite news | title = Baglioni, strada facendo c'è il record all'Olimpico | trans-title = Baglioni, along the way there's the attendance record at the Olympic Stadium | author1 = Marinella Venegoni | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,13/articleid,0549_01_1998_0153_0013_10997050/ | work = [[La Stampa]] | date = 1998-06-06 | p = 13 | access-date = 2023-06-21 | language = it | location = [[Turin]] }}</ref><ref name="Baglioni Corriere">{{Cite news | url = https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/15_maggio_21/tutto-baglioni-concerto-a1577a8a-ff8a-11e4-8e1b-bb088a57f88b.shtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230527135154/https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/15_maggio_21/tutto-baglioni-concerto-a1577a8a-ff8a-11e4-8e1b-bb088a57f88b.shtml | archive-date = 2023-05-27 | title = Tutto Baglioni in concerto | trans-title = All Baglioni in concert | author1 = Mario Luzzatto Fegiz | date = 2015-05-21 | access-date = 2023-06-21 | work = [[Corriere della Sera]] | location = [[Milan]] }}</ref>
After its 1990 reconstruction, the stadium is also a venue for concerts. The highest attendance for a musical event at the stadium was set in 1998 when {{formatnum:90000}} spectators attended a concert of [[Claudio Baglioni]].<ref name="Baglioni Stampa">{{Cite news | title = Baglioni, strada facendo c'è il record all'Olimpico | trans-title = Baglioni, along the way there's the attendance record at the Olympic Stadium | author1 = Marinella Venegoni | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,13/articleid,0549_01_1998_0153_0013_10997050/ | work = [[La Stampa]] | date = 1998-06-06 | page = 13 | access-date = 2023-06-21 | language = it | location = [[Turin]] | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212091219/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,13/articleid,0549_01_1998_0153_0013_10997050/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Baglioni Corriere">{{Cite news | url = https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/15_maggio_21/tutto-baglioni-concerto-a1577a8a-ff8a-11e4-8e1b-bb088a57f88b.shtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230527135154/https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/15_maggio_21/tutto-baglioni-concerto-a1577a8a-ff8a-11e4-8e1b-bb088a57f88b.shtml | archive-date = 2023-05-27 | title = Tutto Baglioni in concerto | trans-title = All Baglioni in concert | author1 = Mario Luzzatto Fegiz | date = 2015-05-21 | access-date = 2023-06-21 | work = [[Corriere della Sera]] | location = [[Milan]] }}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
=== Stadio dei Cipressi ===
=== Stadio dei Cipressi ===
The 1909 plan for the city, designed by the architect and urban planner [[Edmondo Sanjust di Teulada|Edmondo Sanjust]], had no sports venues planned in the northwestern sector of Rome.<ref name="Rossi 12">{{Harv |Rossi|Gatti|1991|pp = 12–15}}</ref> The fascist regime, which saw sport as an effective propaganda tool, in 1926 imposed changes to the plan to include an area where to build a sports complex.<ref name="Rossi 44">{{harv|Rossi|Gatti|1991|pp= 44–48}}</ref> The 85-hectare area was a swamp at the bottom of a hill called [[Monte Mario]], on the right bank of the river [[Tiber]],<ref name="4 nov">{{Cite news | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,1/articleid,1147_01_1932_0263_0001_24365267/ | date = 1932-11-04 | work = La Stampa | page = 1 | language = it | title = Il popolo italiano esalta oggi nella Vittoria le gloriose virtù della stirpe auspicio del sicuro domani | trans-title = The Italian people today hails in the Victory the glorious virtues of the lineage as a hope for a bright tomorrow | access-date = 2023-06-14 | location = Turin | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212153943/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,1/articleid,1147_01_1932_0263_0001_24365267/ | url-status = live }}</ref> in the [[Della Vittoria]] quarter.<ref name="Rossi 44" />
In the 1909 [[urban planning|city planning]] designed by the architect [[Edmondo Sanjust di Teulada|Edmondo Sanjust]] there were no sports venues planned in the northwestern sector of Rome.<ref name="Rossi 12">{{Harv |Rossi|Gatti|1991|pp = 12–15}}</ref>
The Fascist regime, which saw sport as an effective propaganda vector, in 1926 imposed changes to the urbanistic plan to include an area where to build a huge sports complex.<ref name="Rossi 44">{{harv|Rossi|Gatti|1991|pp= 44–48}}</ref>
The 85-hectars area was basically a swamp at the bottom of Monte Mario, on the right bank of the river [[Tiber]],<ref name="4 nov">{{Cite news | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,1/articleid,1147_01_1932_0263_0001_24365267/ | date = 1932-11-04 | work = La Stampa | p = 1 | language = it | title = Il popolo italiano esalta oggi nella Vittoria le gloriose virtù della stirpe auspicio del sicuro domani | trans-title = The Italian people today hails in the Victory the glorious virtues of the lineage as a hope for a bright tomorrow | access-date = 2023-06-14 | location = Turin }}</ref> in the nascent quarter [[Della Vittoria]].<ref name="Rossi 44" />


The Foro Italico sports complex was commissioned by [[Opera Nazionale Balilla]] (ONB), a youth organisation established by the Fascist government; the building works started in 1928 under the supervision of the architect [[Enrico Del Debbio]],<ref name="Rossi 44" /><ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,3/articleid,1147_01_1932_0253_0003_24899616/ | title = Dove sorge il Foro Mussolini | trans-title = Where does the Foro Mussolini stands | author1 = Diego Angeli | work = La Stampa | location = Turin | date = 1932-10-23 | p = 3 | access-date = 2023-06-14 }}</ref> and the ''Stadio dei Cipressi'' was amongst the venues partially completed in time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the rise of Fascism in Italy ({{date|1922-10-22}}).
The Foro Italico sports complex was commissioned by the [[Opera Nazionale Balilla]] (ONB), a youth organisation established by the Fascist government. Work commenced in 1928 under the supervision of the architect [[Enrico Del Debbio]],<ref name="Rossi 44" /><ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,3/articleid,1147_01_1932_0253_0003_24899616/ | title = Dove sorge il Foro Mussolini | trans-title = Where does the Foro Mussolini stands | author1 = Diego Angeli | work = La Stampa | location = Turin | date = 1932-10-23 | page = 3 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | archive-date = 15 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231215210641/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,3/articleid,1147_01_1932_0253_0003_24899616/ | url-status = live }}</ref> and the Stadio dei Cipressi was one of the venues partially completed in time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of [[fascism in Italy]]. The stadium was opened to the public on {{date|1932-10-22}}, though without the planned capacity of 100,000. Its main terrace was located on the slope of Monte Mario; because the ground was marshy due to the rainwater that came down the hill, the playing field was created by raising the ground by 4 meters with the 2 million cubic meters of soil excavated for the foundations.<ref name="Opening Up">{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,3/articleid,1627_02_1932_0256_0003_22389198/ | page = 3 | title = Lo Stadio dei Cipressi | trans-title = The Stadium of Cypresses | work = Stampa Sera | date = 1932-10-27 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | location = Turin | archive-date = 11 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231211113225/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,3/articleid,1627_02_1932_0256_0003_22389198/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The facility was more suitable for large gatherings than sporting competitions, since the area of the pitch was around {{formatnum:20000}} square metres (approx. 200 m length × 100 width).<ref name="Opening Up" />{{Explain|reason=Why is the size of the pitch an issue?|date=March 2024}}
The new stadium was opened to the public on {{date|1932-10-22}}, though still unable to host the {{formatnum:100000}} planned spectators.
Its main terrace leaned on the slope of Monte Mario; since the ground was marshy due to the rainwater that came down from the slopes of the hill, to create the playing field the ground was raised by 4 metres using the 2 million cubic meters of soil excavated for the foundations.<ref name="Opening Up">{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,3/articleid,1627_02_1932_0256_0003_22389198/ | p = 3 | title = Lo Stadio dei Cipressi | trans-title = The Stadium of Cypresses | work = Stampa Sera | date = 1932-10-27 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | location = Turin}}</ref>
The facility was more suitable for large gatherings than for sporting competitions, since its pitch's surface was about {{formatnum:20000}} square metres (approx. 200 m length × 100 width).<ref name="Opening Up" />


[[File:Stadio dei Cipressi 1941.jpg|left|upright=1.2|The stadium in 1941 during a celebration of the [[Tripartite Pact]]|thumb]]
[[File:Stadio dei Cipressi 1941.jpg|left|upright=1.2|The stadium in 1941 during a celebration of the [[Tripartite Pact]]|thumb]]
The official opening took place the following 4 November, on the 14th anniversary of the Italian victory in World War I, with a gymnastics exhibition organized by the youth's Fascist associations.<ref name="4 nov" />
The official opening took place on the 14th anniversary of the Italian victory in World War I, with a gymnastics exhibition organized by the various youth Fascist associations.<ref name="4 nov" />


Since the regime intended to apply for the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics (which eventually never took place),<ref name="Opening Up" /> starting from the 1933 the Stadio dei Cipressi was subjected to extensions which project was entrusted to [[Luigi Moretti]], [[Angelo Frisa]] and the engineer [[Achille Pintonello]],<ref name="Rossi 351">{{Harv|Rossi|Gatti|1991|pp=351–53}}</ref> who designed a concrete structure<ref name="Rossi 351" /> which hosted a main football pitch and secondary pitches for basketball and [[weightlifting]].<ref name="Empire anniversary">{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,2/articleid,1132_01_1937_0091_0002_24922389/ | work = La Stampa | location = Turin | date = 1937-04-16 | p = 2 | title = Le nuove opere che l'O.N.B. inaugurerà al Foro Mussolini | trans-title = The new venues to be opened by ONB at the Foro Mussolini | access-date = 2023-06-14 }}</ref>
Since the regime intended to apply to host the 1940 Summer Olympics,<ref name="Opening Up" /> starting from 1933 the Stadio dei Cipressi was extended. The project was entrusted to the architects [[Luigi Moretti]], [[Angelo Frisa]] and [[Achille Pintonello]],<ref name="Rossi 351">{{Harv|Rossi|Gatti|1991|pp=351–53}}</ref> who designed a concrete structure<ref name="Rossi 351" /> which hosted a main football pitch and secondary pitches for basketball and [[weightlifting]].<ref name="Empire anniversary">{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,2/articleid,1132_01_1937_0091_0002_24922389/ | work = La Stampa | location = Turin | date = 1937-04-16 | page = 2 | title = Le nuove opere che l'O.N.B. inaugurerà al Foro Mussolini | trans-title = The new venues to be opened by ONB at the Foro Mussolini | access-date = 2023-06-14 | archive-date = 9 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231209190112/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,2/articleid,1132_01_1937_0091_0002_24922389/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The expanded stadium was opened on {{date|1937-05-09}}, the first anniversary of the [[Italian Empire]]. The capacity of the stadium of the time was less that 60,000, but there were plans to raise it to {{formatnum:100000}} later on.<ref name="Empire anniversary" /> After the absorption of the ONB by the National Fascist Party's youth branch, the [[Gioventù Italiana del Littorio]] (GIL), the GIL became the owner of the stadium and the rest of the sports complex.<ref>{{Cite journal | journal = Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Italy | url = https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/gu/1937/11/12/262/sg/pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240105000355/https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/gu/1937/11/12/262/sg/pdf | archive-date = 2024-01-05 | title = Regio decreto-legge 27 ottobre 1937-XV, n. 1839. Istituzione della Gioventù italiana del Littorio | trans-title = Royal decree of 27 October 1937: Establishment of the Italian Youth of the Lictor | issue = 262 | date = 1937-11-12 | access-date = 2024-01-05 | page = 4058 | quote = Le istituzioni, le scuole, le accademie, i collegi appartenenti all'Opera nazionale Balilla, passano, nella attuale situazione di fatto e di diritto, alla Gioventù italiana del Littorio [All the institutions, schools, academies, colleges owned by Opera Nazionale Balilla are taken over, in the state as they are, by the Italian Youth of the Lictor] | publisher = Ministero di Grazia e Giustizia | location = Rome }}</ref>
The renewed stadium was opened on {{date|1937-05-09}}, 1st anniversary of the [[Italian Empire]].
At that time the Stadio dei Cipressi might host no more than {{formatnum:60000}} spectators, but there was already a project to raise that capacity up to {{formatnum:100000}}.<ref name="Empire anniversary" />
After the adsorption of the ONB by GIL ([[Gioventù Italiana del Littorio]], National Fascist Party's youth branch), the latter became owner of the stadium and of the rest of the sports complex.<ref>{{Cite journal | journal = Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Italy | url = https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/gu/1937/11/12/262/sg/pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240105000355/https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/gu/1937/11/12/262/sg/pdf | archive-date = 2024-01-05 | title = Regio decreto-legge 27 ottobre 1937-XV, n. 1839. Istituzione della Gioventù italiana del Littorio | trans-title = Royal decree of 27 October 1937: Establishment of the Italian Youth of the Lictor | issue = 262 | date = 1937-11-12 | access-date = 2024-01-05 | p = 4058 | quote = Le istituzioni, le scuole, le accademie, i collegi appartenenti all'Opera nazionale Balilla, passano, nella attuale situazione di fatto e di diritto, alla Gioventù italiana del Littorio [All the institutions, schools, academies, colleges owned by Opera Nazionale Balilla are taken over, in the state as they are, by the Italian Youth of the Lictor] | publisher = Ministero di Grazia e Giustizia | location = Rome }}</ref>


In spite of being a multisports venue, Stadio dei Cipressi was never used differently than a place for military exhibitions and mass gatherings: in 1938 it hosted a parade to welcome the German dictator [[Adolf Hitler]] during his state visit in [[Rome]]<ref>{{cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,2/articleid,1130_01_1938_0104_0002_16726216/ | title = La fervida attesa di Roma | trans-title = The ardent waiting of Rome | work = La Stampa | location = Turin | date = 1938-05-03 | p = 2 | access-date = 2023-06-14 }}</ref> and, later, to host a gymnastics exhibition organized by GIL.<ref name="X DUX">{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=3311&p=1#page/1/mode/2up | title = Il Duce assiste allo Stadio Olimpiaco al saggio conclusivo del X Campo DUX | trans-title = Duce attends the final gymnastics exercises of the X Campo DUX | access-date = 2023-06-14 | work = [[Corriere dello Sport - Stadio|il Littoriale]] | date = 1938-08-29 | p = 1 }}</ref>
Despite becoming a multisports venue, the stadium was never used for anything other military exhibitions and mass gatherings. In 1938, it hosted a parade to welcome German dictator [[Adolf Hitler]] during his state visit in [[Rome]]<ref>{{cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,2/articleid,1130_01_1938_0104_0002_16726216/ | title = La fervida attesa di Roma | trans-title = The ardent waiting of Rome | work = La Stampa | location = Turin | date = 1938-05-03 | page = 2 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212083324/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,2/articleid,1130_01_1938_0104_0002_16726216/ | url-status = live }}</ref> and, later, to host a gymnastics exhibition organized by GIL.<ref name="X DUX">{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=3311&p=1#page/1/mode/2up | title = Il Duce assiste allo Stadio Olimpiaco al saggio conclusivo del X Campo DUX | trans-title = Duce attends the final gymnastics exercises of the X Campo DUX | access-date = 2023-06-14 | work = [[Corriere dello Sport - Stadio|il Littoriale]] | date = 1938-08-29 | page = 1 | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212135155/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=3311&p=1#page/1/mode/2up | url-status = live }}</ref>


During the Second World War, in September 1941 the stadium hosted a military celebration of the [[Tripartite Pact]], the political / military alliance between Italy, [[Germany]] and [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,6/articleid,1124_01_1941_0232_0006_22216000/ | language = it | work = La Stampa | date = 1941-09-28 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | p = 6 | title = L'opera di un anno per la creazione di un nuovo ordine | trans-title = The work of a year for the establishment of a new order | location = Turin }}</ref>
During the Second World War, in September 1941 the stadium hosted a military celebration of the [[Tripartite Pact]], the political and military alliance between Italy, [[Germany]] and [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,6/articleid,1124_01_1941_0232_0006_22216000/ | language = it | work = La Stampa | date = 1941-09-28 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | page = 6 | title = L'opera di un anno per la creazione di un nuovo ordine | trans-title = The work of a year for the establishment of a new order | location = Turin | archive-date = 11 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231211143856/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,6/articleid,1124_01_1941_0232_0006_22216000/ | url-status = live }}</ref>


Any planned extension of the stadium was interrupted with the arrival of the war in Rome in 1943 and the following fall of Fascism; when in 1944 the Anglo-American forces entered in Rome the stadium was used by the Allied troops as vehicle storage and as venue for military sports events.<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8552&p=1#page/1/mode/1up | work = [[Corriere dello Sport - Stadio|Corriere dello Sport]] | title = Con cavalleresca emulazione gli Atleti Alleati hanno concluso le gare al "Foro d'Italia" | p = 1 | date = 1944-07-17 | access-date = 2023-07-10 | location = Rome | trans-title = With great chivalry the Allied forces have closed the games at the Foro d'Italia }}</ref>
Planned extensions of the stadium were interrupted by [[Italian campaign (World War II)|the Italian campaign in WWII]] and the subsequent fall of Fascism in Italy. When Allied forces entered Rome in 1944, the stadium was used by the Allied troops as vehicle storage and as for military sports events.<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8552&p=1#page/1/mode/1up | work = [[Corriere dello Sport - Stadio|Corriere dello Sport]] | title = Con cavalleresca emulazione gli Atleti Alleati hanno concluso le gare al "Foro d'Italia" | page = 1 | date = 1944-07-17 | access-date = 2023-07-10 | location = Rome | trans-title = With great chivalry the Allied forces have closed the games at the Foro d'Italia | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212144954/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=8552&p=1#page/1/mode/1up | url-status = live }}</ref>


=== Stadio dei Centomila ===
=== Stadio dei Centomila ===
After the war, the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) was appointed as operator of the site.<ref name="CONI appointment">{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,1604_02_1949_0243_0004_22356770/ | title = Stadio dei Centomila costruito a rate | trans-title = Stadio dei Centomila built in small steps | work = Stampa Sera | date = 1949-10-14 | p = 4 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | location = Turin}}</ref>
After World War II, the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) was appointed the operator of the site.<ref name="CONI appointment">{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,1604_02_1949_0243_0004_22356770/ | title = Stadio dei Centomila costruito a rate | trans-title = Stadio dei Centomila built in small steps | work = Stampa Sera | date = 1949-10-14 | page = 4 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | location = Turin | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212094355/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,1604_02_1949_0243_0004_22356770/ | url-status = live }}</ref> CONI chairman [[Giulio Onesti]] announced that renewal works would finish in 1950.<ref name="CONI appointment" />
CONI chairman [[Giulio Onesti]] announced that the renewal works would end in 1950.<ref name="CONI appointment" />


The renewal project was entrusted to engineer Carlo Roccatelli and to architect [[Cesare Valle]], at that time both members of the Superior Council of Public Works.<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://temi.repubblica.it/repubblicaroma-olimpiadi-roma-1960/2010/08/24/titolo-articolo-2/?h=1 | language = it | title = Così le Olimpiadi hanno cambiato Roma | trans-title = Thus the Olympics transformed Rome | author1 = Gabriele Isman | access-date = 2023-06-14 | work = [[la Repubblica]] | date = 2010-08-24 | location = Rome }}</ref>
The renewal project was led by engineer Carlo Roccatelli and architect [[Cesare Valle]], both members of the Superior Council of Public Works.{{What|reason=The organisation, 'Superior Council of Public Works', is mentioned, but there is no article to link to, and what it actually is and why it is relevant is never explained.|date=March 2024}}<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://temi.repubblica.it/repubblicaroma-olimpiadi-roma-1960/2010/08/24/titolo-articolo-2/?h=1 | language = it | title = Così le Olimpiadi hanno cambiato Roma | trans-title = Thus the Olympics transformed Rome | author1 = Gabriele Isman | access-date = 2023-06-14 | work = [[la Repubblica]] | date = 2010-08-24 | location = Rome | archive-date = 9 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231209165109/http://temi.repubblica.it/repubblicaroma-olimpiadi-roma-1960/2010/08/24/titolo-articolo-2/?h=1 | url-status = live }}</ref>


The management of the stadium by CONI was complicated by a complex bureaucratic matter: after the [[Fall of the Fascist regime in Italy|fall of the Fascism]], the [[First Badoglio government|Badoglio government]] abolished the existing Fascist organizations and reassigned all their estates to a newly established agency named Commissariato della Gioventù Italiana (Commission for the Italian Youth), with the provision that after the end of the war and the return to normal administration the Commission would fold after the assignment of the estates either to the Defence Office or the Education Department according to their nature and purpose.<ref name="Roghi">{{Cite news | author1 = [[Bruno Roghi]] | language = it | work = La Stampa | location = Turin | date = 1951-01-24 | p = 4 | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,0045_01_1951_0019_0004_11103574/ | access-date = 2023-06-14 | title = Il CONI è entrato allo Stadio cappello in mano e borsa aperta | trans-title = CONI entered the stadium hat in hand with open pockets }}</ref>
After the [[Fall of the Fascist regime in Italy|fall of Fascism regime in Italy]], the [[First Badoglio government|Badoglio government]] abolished existing Fascist organizations and reassigned their assets to a new agency, called Commissariato della Gioventù Italiana (Commission for the Italian Youth), with the provision that after the end of World War II, the Commission's assets would be absorbed into either the Defence Office or the Education Department, depending on their purpose.<ref name="Roghi">{{Cite news | author1 = [[Bruno Roghi]] | language = it | work = La Stampa | location = Turin | date = 1951-01-24 | page = 4 | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,0045_01_1951_0019_0004_11103574/ | access-date = 2023-06-14 | title = Il CONI è entrato allo Stadio cappello in mano e borsa aperta | trans-title = CONI entered the stadium hat in hand with open pockets | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212131213/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,0045_01_1951_0019_0004_11103574/ | url-status = live }}</ref> However, the Commission was never abolished and it retained ownership of the [[Foro Italico]], including the stadium.<ref name="Roghi" />
Nonetheless, the Commission was never discontinued and it retained the ownership of the [[Foro Italico]], included the stadium.<ref name="Roghi" />


The matter was the subject of a fierce political battle: the [[Italian Communist Party|Communist Party]], through its house organ, the newspaper ''[[l'Unità]]'', accused the governance of the Commission, led by Giovanni Valente – a member of [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]] politically close to [[Amintore Fanfani]] – of misuse of the complex to establish a sports organization parallel to CONI, meant to favour the sports clubs close to [[Azione Cattolica]], a lay Catholic association.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1951/07/20/page_004.pdf | author1 = Arrigo Morandi | work = [[l'Unità]] | date = 1951-07-20 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | p = 4 | title = Governo, scuola, C.O.N.I e sport | trans-title = Government, school, CONI and sports | location = Rome }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | language = it | location = Rome | work = l'Unità | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1951/09/14/page_004.pdf | date = 1951-09-14 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | title = I beni ex-GIL | trans-title = The ex-GIL estate | author1 = Arrigo Morandi }}</ref>
The stadium's governance was the subject of a fierce political battle. The [[Italian Communist Party|Communist Party]], through its newspaper, ''[[l'Unità]]'', accused the Commission for the Italian Youth, led by Giovanni Valente – a member of the [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]] party – of the misuse of the complex to establish a sports organization parallel to CONI, meant to favour the sports clubs close to [[Azione Cattolica]], a lay Catholic association.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1951/07/20/page_004.pdf | author1 = Arrigo Morandi | work = [[l'Unità]] | date = 1951-07-20 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | page = 4 | title = Governo, scuola, C.O.N.I e sport | trans-title = Government, school, CONI and sports | location = Rome | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120090937/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1951/07/20/page_004.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | language = it | location = Rome | work = l'Unità | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1951/09/14/page_004.pdf | date = 1951-09-14 | access-date = 2023-06-14 | title = I beni ex-GIL | trans-title = The ex-GIL estate | author1 = Arrigo Morandi | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120065956/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1951/09/14/page_004.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Later on in the decade, ''l{{'}}Unità'' also accused Valente of mortgaging the complex for three billion [[Italian lira|lire]] (approx. {{formatnum:1500000}} € or 1,600,000 $), to finance ENAL{{What|reason=Probably needs the full name of the organisation.|date=March 2024}}, a [[statutory corporation]] meant to help workers Valente directed in establishing an alternative [[betting pool]] to the ''[[Football pools|Totocalcio]]'' (organized by CONI).<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | title = Ipoteca di tre miliardi sugli impianti del Foro italico per finanziare la speculazione clericale ENAL-Lotto | trans-title = Three-billion mortgage over the Foro Italico complex to finance the clerical speculation Enal-Lotto | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1958/02/09/page_001.pdf | author1 = Flavio Gasparini | author2 = Antonio Perria | access-date = 2023-06-14 | date = 1958-02-09 | page = 1 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | archive-date = 25 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231225052720/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1958/02/09/page_001.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> In 1976, the Commission was abolished,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://dati.san.beniculturali.it/SAN/produttore_SIAS_san.cat.sogP.29031 | publisher = Ministero della Cultura | access-date = 2023-06-12 | title = Commissariato per la Gioventù Italiana | language = it | archive-date = 14 June 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230614162936/http://dati.san.beniculturali.it/SAN/produttore_SIAS_san.cat.sogP.29031 | url-status = live }}</ref> and all of its assets were absorbed by the Italian government.<ref name="Trasfer">{{Cite journal | url = https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/gu/1976/01/16/13/sg/pdf | journal = Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana | volume = 117 | number = 13 | date = 1976-01-16 | page = 373 | title = Tabella dei beni immobili di proprietà della Gioventù Italiana trasferiti al demanio ai sensi dell'articolo 2 | publisher = Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato | location = Rome | access-date = 2023-06-14 | trans-title = List of the estate owned by the Gioventù Italiana transferred to the State according to the Article 2 | language = it | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120064605/https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/gu/1976/01/16/13/sg/pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
Later in the decade ''l{{'}}Unità'' accused Valente to have mortgaged the complex for three billion [[Italian lira|lire]] (approx. {{formatnum:1500000}} €) to finance the project of ENAL (a [[statutory corporation]] of assistance to working people of which Valente itself was director) to establish a parallel [[betting pool]] alternative to ''[[Football pools|Totocalcio]]'' (organized by CONI).<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | title = Ipoteca di tre miliardi sugli impianti del Foro italico per finanziare la speculazione clericale ENAL-Lotto | trans-title = Three-billion mortgage over the Foro Italico complex to finance the clerical speculation Enal-Lotto | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1958/02/09/page_001.pdf | author1 = Flavio Gasparini | author2 = Antonio Perria | access-date = 2023-06-14 | date = 1958-02-09 | p = 1 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome }}</ref>
The complex affair found a solution in 1976 when the Commission was finally suppressed<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://dati.san.beniculturali.it/SAN/produttore_SIAS_san.cat.sogP.29031 | publisher = Ministero della Cultura | access-date = 2023-06-12 | title = Commissariato per la Gioventù Italiana | language = it }}</ref> and all its estates were picked up by the State.<ref name="Trasfer">{{Cite journal | url = https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/gu/1976/01/16/13/sg/pdf | journal = Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana | volume = 117 | number = 13 | date = 1976-01-16 | p = 373 | title = Tabella dei beni immobili di proprietà della Gioventù Italiana trasferiti al demanio ai sensi dell'articolo 2 | publisher = Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato | location = Rome | access-date = 2023-06-14 | trans-title = List of the estate owned by the Gioventù Italiana transferred to the State according to the Article 2 | language = it }}</ref>


[[Annibale Vitellozzi]] replaced Roccatelli in 1951 after the latter's death<ref name="Rossi 351" /> and finished the stadium in 1953 at a cost of {{formatnum:3400000000}} lire (approx {{formatnum:1700000}} €).<ref name="Olympics">{{Harv|1960 Olympics}}.</ref>
[[Annibale Vitellozzi]] replaced Roccatelli in 1951 after the latter's death.<ref name="Rossi 351" /> In 1952, the stadium's reconstruction was completed, at a cost of {{formatnum:3400000000}} lire (approx {{formatnum:1700000}} €).<ref name="Olympics">{{Harv|1960 Olympics}}.</ref>


[[File:1500 x 1000 Italia - Francia rugby 1954.jpg|Final of the 1954 rugby union European Cup Italy v France|upright=1.2|left|thumb]]
[[File:1500 x 1000 Italia - Francia rugby 1954.jpg|Final of the 1954 rugby union European Cup Italy v France|upright=1.2|left|thumb]]
The new stadium was a {{formatnum:33500}} square-metre<ref name="Olympics" /> concrete structure clad with [[travertine]].<ref name="Rossi 351" /> It was composed of two parallel stands of approximately 140 metres each, being the Tevere Grandstand ({{lang-it|Tribuna Tevere}}) on the eastern side and the Monte Mario Grandstand ({{lang-it|Tribuna Monte Mario}}) on the western side,<ref name="Rossi 351" /> and the northern and southern stands, (respectively, in Italian, ''[[Curva]] Nord'' and ''Curva Sud''), shaped as two [[hemicycle]]s with a [[radius]] of 95 metres.<ref name="Rossi 351" /> The athletics track was 507 metres long.<ref name="Olympics" /><ref name="Rossi 351" /> The stadium was 319 metres long and 189 wide.<ref name="Rossi 351" /> The height from the pitch to the top of the grandstands was about 18 metres, however the top of the grandstand were only 13 metres above surface level, with the pitch about 4.5 metres below surface level.<ref name="Rossi 351" /> The sinking of the pitch was done to prevent the stadium from dominating the Foro Italico's skyline, and to match with the other buildings.<ref name="Rossi 351" />
The new stadium was a {{formatnum:33500}} square metres<ref name="Olympics" /> concrete structure clad with [[travertine]].<ref name="Rossi 351" />
It was composed of two parallel stands of equal length (approx. 140 metres), Tevere grandstand ({{lang-it|Tribuna Tevere}}) on the eastern side and Monte Mario grandstand ({{lang-it|Tribuna Monte Mario}}) on the western side,;<ref name="Rossi 351" /> the northern and southern stands (respectively, in Italian, ''[[Curva]] Nord'' and ''Curva Sud'') were shaped as two [[hemicycle]]s of 95 metres [[radius]].<ref name="Rossi 351" />
The athletics track was 507 metres long.<ref name="Olympics" /><ref name="Rossi 351" />
The stadium was 319 metres long and 189 wide.<ref name="Rossi 351" />
Its height from the pitch to the top was about 18 metres, howewer the structure was only 13 metres high above the ground level, being the pitch about 4.5 metres below it.<ref name="Rossi 351" />
The latter solution was adopted to prevent the stadium from overwhelming the panorama of the complex and match it in consistent way with the rest of the other buildings of the Foro Italico complex.<ref name="Rossi 351" />


The attendance could access through 10 gates (two per each hemycicle stand and three for each straight stand); the whole stadium was unroofed except for the Monte Mario Grand Stand,<ref name="Olympics" /> atop of which was realised an iron structure 80 metres long composed by 40 cubicles 2-metres long each for the radio and TV commentators.<ref name="Olympics" />
Visitors could access the stadium through 10 gates, two per each hemycicle stand and three for each straight stand. The whole stadium was unroofed except for the Monte Mario Grandstand.<ref name="Olympics" /> Atop the grandstand was an 80-meter long steel structure, composed off 40 2-meter wide cubicles, for use by radio and TV commentators.<ref name="Olympics" /> There was also a press room, equipped with 54 phone booths, and [[teletype]], [[wirephoto]] and [[telegraph]] facilities.<ref name="Olympics" /> 572 seats were reserved for the press.<ref name="Olympics" />
In the said grandstand was also created a press room equipped with 54 phone boots plus [[teletype]], [[wirephoto]] and [[telegraph]].<ref name="Olympics" />
572 seats (of which 276 roofed) were reserved for the press.<ref name="Olympics" />


[[File:Rome Stadio Olimpico 1959 postcard.jpg|upright=1.2|The Olimpico on a 1950s colour postcard|right|thumb]]
[[File:Rome Stadio Olimpico 1959 postcard.jpg|upright=1.2|The Olimpico on a 1950s colour postcard|right|thumb]]
The ''Stadio dei Centomila'' (''Stadium of the 100,000'' because of its highest expected capacity) was officially opened on {{date|1953-05-17}} by the then President of Italy [[Luigi Einaudi]].<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/17/page_004.pdf | p = 4 | date = 1953-05-17 | language = it | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-15 | title = In 100.000 allo Stadio Olimpico | trans-title = 100,000 at the Olympic Stadium | author1 = Gianni Puccini | location = Rome }}</ref>
The ''Stadio dei Centomila'' (''Stadium of the 100,000)'', named after its expected capacity, was officially opened on {{date|1953-05-17}} by the President of Italy, [[Luigi Einaudi]].<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/17/page_004.pdf | page = 4 | date = 1953-05-17 | language = it | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-15 | title = In 100.000 allo Stadio Olimpico | trans-title = 100,000 at the Olympic Stadium | author1 = Gianni Puccini | location = Rome | archive-date = 11 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231211115109/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/17/page_004.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> An [[1948–53 Central European International Cup|International Cup]]'s football match between Italy and Hungary was held, as well as the finish line of the sixth stage (from [[Naples]] to [[Rome]]) of the [[1953 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]. Hungary won 3–0, with a goal by [[Nándor Hidegkuti]], the first ever scorer in the stadium, and two goals from [[Ferenc Puskás]].<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/18/page_003.pdf | title = Ungheria – Italia 3–0 | trans-title = Hungary 3:0 Italy | author1 = Giuseppe Signori | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | access-date = 2023-06-15 | page = 3 | date = 1953-05-18 | archive-date = 2 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231202184103/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/18/page_003.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> The sixth leg of the Giro d'Italia was won by [[Giuseppe Minardi]], with the crowd from the football game watching the finish line.<ref>{{Cite news | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-15 | date = 1953-05-18 | page = 6 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/18/page_006.pdf | title = Minardi vince la Napoli-Roma | trans-title = Minardi wins the Naples – Rome stage | author1 = Attilio Camoriano | location = Rome | archive-date = 26 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231226094249/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/18/page_006.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
The sports events which took place that day were the [[1948–53 Central European International Cup|International Cup]]'s football match between Italy and Hungary then the finish of the sixth stage (from [[Naples]] to [[Rome]]) of the [[1953 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]].
Hungary won 3–0 with a goal by [[Nándor Hidegkuti]] – first ever scorer in the stadium – and a double of [[Ferenc Puskás]].<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/18/page_003.pdf | title = Ungheria – Italia 3–0 | trans-title = Hungary 3:0 Italy | author1 = Giuseppe Signori | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | access-date = 2023-06-15 | p = 3 | date = 1953-05-18 }}</ref>
After the match the crowd attended the finish of the cycling race, won by [[Giuseppe Minardi]].<ref>{{Cite news | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-15 | date = 1953-05-18 | p = 6 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1953/05/18/page_006.pdf | title = Minardi vince la Napoli-Roma | trans-title = Minardi wins the Naples – Rome stage | author1 = Attilio Camoriano | location = Rome }}</ref>


The following Sunday the stadium hosted its first ever club football match, the game of the 35th matchday of [[1952-53 Serie A]] between [[SS Lazio]] and [[Juventus FC]], won 1–0 by the latter with a goal from [[Pasquale Vivolo]].<ref>{{Cite news | language= it | url = http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9318&p=1#page/1/mode/2up | title = Juventus – Lazio 1–0 (1–0) | author1 = Vittorio Finizio | date = 1953-05-25 | p = 1 | access-date = 2023-06-15 | work = [[Corriere dello Sport - Stadio|Corriere dello Sport]] | location = Rome }}</ref>
The following Sunday, the stadium hosted its first ever club football match, a [[1952-53 Serie A|Serie A]] match between [[SS Lazio]] and [[Juventus FC]], won by Juventus 1–0, with a goal from [[Pasquale Vivolo]].<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9318&p=1#page/1/mode/2up | title = Juventus – Lazio 1–0 (1–0) | author1 = Vittorio Finizio | date = 1953-05-25 | page = 1 | access-date = 2023-06-15 | work = [[Corriere dello Sport - Stadio|Corriere dello Sport]] | location = Rome | archive-date = 29 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230529185313/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=9318&p=1&c=1#page/1/mode/2up | url-status = live }}</ref> The next matchday, [[AS Roma]] debuted in the stadium, with a draw 0–0 against [[SPAL]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Roma – Spal 0–0 | date = 1953-06-01 | access-date = 2023-06-15 | work = Corriere dello Sport | page = 1 | location = Rome | language = it | url = http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9324&p=1#page/1/mode/2up | archive-date = 29 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230529193829/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&f=9324&p=1&c=1#page/1/mode/2up | url-status = live }}</ref>
In the following matchday, the final one of the league, also AS Roma debuted in the new stadium with a draw 0–0 against [[SPAL]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Roma – Spal 0–0 | date = 1953-06-01 | access-date = 2023-06-15 | work = Corriere dello Sport | p = 1 | location = Rome | language= it | url = http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=9324&p=1#page/1/mode/2up }}</ref>
Since then the Olimpico is the home venue of both clubs.


In 1954 Italy hosted the [[1954 Rugby Union European Cup|fifth rugby union European Cup]], and the Stadio dei Centomila was appointed as venue for its final which took place between {{ru|ITA|noflag=true}} and {{ru|FRA|noflag=true}}; in front of an estimated crowd of about {{formatnum:25000}} attendees France won 39–12.<ref>{{cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0004/articleid,0052_01_1954_0099_0004_14426398/ | work = La Stampa | location = Turin | date = 1954-04-25 | title = Cronache dello sport | trans-title = Sports reports | access-date = 2012-08-27 | p = 4 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | p = 7 | title = Ai "tricolori" di Francia la Coppa Europa di rugby | trans-title = To the Tricolours of France the rugby union European Cup | author1 = Remo Gherardi | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1954/04/25/page_007.pdf | access-date = 2019-07-29 | date = 1954-04-25 }}</ref>
In 1954, Italy hosted the [[1954 Rugby Union European Cup|fifth Rugby Union European Cup]]. The stadium was the venue for the final, between {{ru|ITA|noflag=true}} and {{ru|FRA|noflag=true}}. France won 39–12 in front of an estimated crowd of about {{formatnum:25000}}.<ref>{{cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0004/articleid,0052_01_1954_0099_0004_14426398/ | work = La Stampa | location = Turin | date = 1954-04-25 | title = Cronache dello sport | trans-title = Sports reports | access-date = 2012-08-27 | page = 4 | archive-date = 12 February 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150212143057/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0004/articleid,0052_01_1954_0099_0004_14426398/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | page = 7 | title = Ai "tricolori" di Francia la Coppa Europa di rugby | trans-title = To the Tricolours of France the rugby union European Cup | author1 = Remo Gherardi | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1954/04/25/page_007.pdf | access-date = 2019-07-29 | date = 1954-04-25 | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212043132/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1954/04/25/page_007.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>


=== The 1960 Olympics ===
=== 1960 Olympics ===
[[File:Rome Olympics 1960 - Opening Day.jpg|right|Opening Ceremony of the 1960 Olympic Games|thumb|upright=1.2]]
[[File:Rome Olympics 1960 - Opening Day.jpg|right|Opening Ceremony of the 1960 Olympic Games|thumb|upright=1.2]]
In 1955 the International Olympic Committee appointed Rome as host city of the [[1960 Summer Olympics|17th Summer Olympics]] which would be held in 1960.<ref>{{cite news | language = it | work = Stampa Sera | date = 1955-06-16 | title = Deciso stamane: Olimpiadi a Roma | trans-title = Decided this morning : the Olympics to Rome | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0005/articleid,1590_02_1955_0142_0005_22111813/ | access-date = 2011-06-04 | location = Turin }}</ref>
In 1955, the [[International Olympic Committee]] appointed Rome the host city of the [[1960 Summer Olympics|17th Summer Olympics]], to be held in 1960.<ref>{{cite news | language = it | work = Stampa Sera | date = 1955-06-16 | title = Deciso stamane: Olimpiadi a Roma | trans-title = Decided this morning : the Olympics to Rome | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0005/articleid,1590_02_1955_0142_0005_22111813/ | access-date = 2011-06-04 | location = Turin | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212140327/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0005/articleid,1590_02_1955_0142_0005_22111813/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The decision made works to make the stadium compliant for the event more urgent. By this point, the name 'Dei Centomila' was being slowly replaced by 'Olimpico'. Works were relatively minimal, considering the low age of the stadium. Reserved press seats were raised from 572 to {{formatnum:1126}},<ref name="Olympics" /> and four lighting towers were constructed for evening events.<ref name="Olympics" /> Two electronic scoreboards were also installed atop of the northern and southern stands, starting operation on {{date|1959-10-18}} with a league derby{{What|reason=Unclear what this is to people who do not follow football.|date=March 2024}} won 3–0 by AS Roma.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Un derby sdrammatizzato dal tabellone luminoso | trans-title = A derby lightened up by the new scoreboard | author1 = Alberto Marchesi | work = Corriere dello Sport | date = 1959-10-19 | page = 2 | location = Rome }}</ref> The stadium was also provided with an autonomous power plant able to produce {{formatnum:375000}} [[watt]]s.<ref name="Olympics" />
That appointment made more urgent the completion of some works to make the stadium – which name "Dei Centomila" was being slowly replaced by "Olimpico" – compliant for the event.
Works were relatively minimal, having been the stadium built recently: the seats for the press were raised from 572 to {{formatnum:1126}},<ref name="Olympics" /> and four lighting towers were put in place for evening events providing illumination amounting to 250 lx.<ref name="Olympics" />
Further, two electronic scoreboards were installed atop of the northern and southern stands; they started to operate on {{date|1959-10-18}} on the occasion of a league derby won 3–0 by AS Roma.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Un derby sdrammatizzato dal tabellone luminoso | trans-title = A derby lightened up by the new scoreboard | author1 = Alberto Marchesi | work = Corriere dello Sport | date = 1959-10-19 | p = 2 | location = Rome }}</ref>
The stadium was also provided with an autonomous power plant able to produce {{formatnum:375000}} watts.<ref name="Olympics" />


[[File:Giuseppina leone.jpg|[[Wilma Rudolph]] wins the 100 metres sprint race. In the 3rd place the Italian [[Giuseppina Leone|Giusy Leone]]|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
[[File:Giuseppina leone.jpg|[[Wilma Rudolph]] wins the 100 metres sprint race. In the 3rd place the Italian [[Giuseppina Leone|Giusy Leone]]|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
On {{date|1960-08-25}}, the stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the 17th Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/08/26/page_001.pdf | trans-title = The Olympic Games have been opened | title = Aperti i giochi olimpici | page = 1 | work = l'Unità | date = 1960-08-26 | access-date = 2023-06-15 | location = Rome | archive-date = 22 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231222125227/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/08/26/page_001.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Three gold medals were won by [[United States|American]] sprinter [[Wilma Rudolph]], in the [[100 metres]], also a world record at the time,<ref name="100 f 1960">{{Cite news | language = it | title = Le medaglie di ieri: sei USA e tre URSS | trans-title = Yesterday's medals : six for the USA and three for the USSR | pages = 1–2 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/09/03/page_002.pdf | location = Rome | work = l'Unità | date = 1960-09-03 | access-date = 2023-06-15 | archive-date = 11 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231211114509/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/09/03/page_002.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> [[200 metres]], with a world record in the semi-final heat,<ref name="finale 200 1960">{{Cite news |author1=Remo Gherardi |date=1960-09-06 |title=Rudolph: splendido bis nei 200 m |trans-title=Rudolph wonderfully repeats herself on the 200 metres |url=https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/09/06/page_006.pdf |access-date=2023-06-15 |work=l'Unità |location=Rome |language=it |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120074747/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/09/06/page_006.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 relay]], also with a world record and together with her team mates [[Martha Hudson]], [[Lucinda Williams]] and [[Barbara Jones (sprinter)|Barbara Jones]].<ref name="Rudolph relay">{{Cite news | language = it | title = "Mondiale" delle ragazze USA: 44"4 | trans-title = World record of the USA girls: 44"4 | work = l'Unità | date = 1960-09-08 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/09/08/page_006.pdf | access-date = 2023-06-15 | page = 6 | location = Rome | archive-date = 21 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231221220544/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/09/08/page_006.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
On {{date|1960-08-25}} the stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the 17th Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/08/26/page_001.pdf | trans-title = The Olympic Games have been opened | title = Aperti i giochi olimpici | p = 1 | work = l'Unità | date = 1960-08-26 | access-date = 2023-06-15 | location = Rome }}</ref>
Amongst the feats that took place in the stadium during the Games, there were the three gold medals of the [[United States|American]] sprinter [[Wilma Rudolph]], in the [[100 metres]] (with the world record),<ref name="100 f 1960">{{Cite news | language = it | title = Le medaglie di ieri: sei USA e tre URSS | trans-title = Yesterday's medals : six for the USA and three for the USSR | pp = 1–2 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/09/03/page_002.pdf | location = Rome | work = l'Unità | date = 1960-09-03 | access-date = 2023-06-15 }}</ref> in the [[200 metres]]<ref name="finale 200 1960">{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/09/06/page_006.pdf | title = Rudolph: splendido bis nei 200 m | trans-title = Rudolph wonderfully repeats herself on the 200 metres | author1 = Remo Gherardi | date = 1960-09-06 | access-date = 2023-06-15 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome }}</ref> (with the world record in the semifinal heat)<ref name="finale 200 1960" /> and in the [[4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 relay]] (also with world record) together with her teammmates [[Martha Hudson]], [[Lucinda Williams]] and [[Barbara Jones (sprinter)|Barbara Jones]].<ref name="Rudolph relay">{{Cite news | language = it | title = "Mondiale" delle ragazze USA: 44"4 | trans-title = World record of the USA girls: 44"4 | work = l'Unità | date = 1960-09-08 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/09/08/page_006.pdf | access-date = 2023-06-15 | p = 6 | location = Rome}}</ref>


Other remarkable performances in track-and-field were the gold medal with the world record in the [[400 metres]] by the American [[Otis Davis]] and the victory in the [[1500 metres]] by the [[Australia]]n [[Herb Elliott]];<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | title = In nessuno stadio del mondo si erano mai viste cose simili | trans-title = In no stadium such things were seen before | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/09/07/page_005.pdf | work = l'Unità | p = 5 | date = 1960-09-07 | access-date = 2023-06-16 | location = Rome }}</ref> also the gold medal of the Unified German Team in the men's 4×100 relay ([[Bernd Cullmann]], [[Armin Hary]], [[Walter Mahlendorf]] and [[Martin Lauer]]) and eventually the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] gold by [[Lyudmila Shevtsova]], whom on the occasion equalled the record she already held.<ref name="Rudolph relay" />
Other events in track-and-field at the stadium included the [[400 metres]], won with a world record by American [[Otis Davis]], the [[1500 metres]], won by [[Australia]]n [[Herb Elliott]],<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | title = In nessuno stadio del mondo si erano mai viste cose simili | trans-title = In no stadium such things were seen before | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/09/07/page_005.pdf | work = l'Unità | page = 5 | date = 1960-09-07 | access-date = 2023-06-16 | location = Rome | archive-date = 11 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231211112638/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1960/09/07/page_005.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> the men's 4×100 relay, won by the Unified German Team, consisting of [[Bernd Cullmann]], [[Armin Hary]], [[Walter Mahlendorf]] and [[Martin Lauer]], and the women's 800 meters, won by [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Lyudmila Shevtsova]], equalling the world record she already held.<ref name="Rudolph relay" />
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=== The post-Olympics ===
=== {{anchor|Post-Olympics}}After the Olympics ===
[[File:Helmut Haller v Tarcisio Burgnich Serie A 1964 tie-breaker.jpg|upright=1.2|[[Helmut Haller]] and [[Tarcisio Burgnich]] during the ''[[1963-64 Serie A|Scudetto]]'' play-off [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]] v [[inter Milan|Inter]]|thumb|right]]
[[File:Helmut Haller v Tarcisio Burgnich Serie A 1964 tie-breaker.jpg|alt=One player has the ball, and another is preparing to tackle|[[Helmut Haller]] and [[Tarcisio Burgnich]] during the ''scudetto'' play-off between [[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]] and [[inter Milan|Inter]]|thumb|right]]
After the games, the Olimpico was used primarily as an association-football venue. In addition to hosting the home games of SS Lazio and AS Roma, the stadium had the first (and, to date, only) play-off for the ''[[scudetto]]'' in [[1963-64 Serie A|1963–64]]; Bologna FC and FC Inter had ended the Italian League season level on points, and a tie-breaker was needed to determine the title. Bologna won their seventh (and most recent) ''Scudetto'', defeating Inter 2–0 with an own goal by [[Giacinto Facchetti]] and a goal by [[Harald Nielsen]].<ref name="Scudetto Bologna">{{Cite news | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,7/articleid,0097_02_1964_0134_0007_5595632/ | title = Bologna – Inter 2 a 0. I rossoblù campioni d'Italia | language = it | trans-title = Bologna v Inter 2–0: The Red and Blues are Italian champions | author1 = [[Vittorio Pozzo]] | page = 7 | work = Stampa Sera | date = 1964-06-08 | access-date = 2023-06-16 | location = Turin | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212084003/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,7/articleid,0097_02_1964_0134_0007_5595632/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
After the Games the Olimpico kept on being used primarily as association football venue.
Aside from hosting the home games of SS Lazio and AS Roma, the stadium was appointed as seat of the first ever (and, to date, only) play-off for the ''[[Scudetto]]'' in [[1963-64 Serie A|1963–64]]: in that season Bologna FC and FC Inter had ended the Italian League level on points and a tie-breaker was needed to assign the title.
Bologna won their 7th (and, to date, latest) ''Scudetto'' beating Inter 2–0 with an own goal of [[Giacinto Facchetti]] and a goal by [[Harald Nielsen]].<ref name="Scudetto Bologna">{{Cite news | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,7/articleid,0097_02_1964_0134_0007_5595632/ | title = Bologna – Inter 2 a 0. I rossoblù campioni d'Italia | language = it | trans-title = Bologna v Inter 2–0: The Red and Blues are Italian champions | author1 = [[Vittorio Pozzo]] | p = 7 | work = Stampa Sera | date = 1964-06-08 | access-date = 2023-06-16 | location = Turin}}</ref>


[[File:Euro 1968 Riva goal v Yugoslavia.jpg|upright=1.2|[[Luigi Riva]] scores against the Yugoslav goalkeeper [[Ilija Pantelić]] in the [[Replay (sports)#Association football|replay]] of Euro 1968 final|thumb|left]]
[[File:Euro 1968 Riva goal v Yugoslavia.jpg|upright=1.2|[[Luigi Riva]] scores against Yugoslav goalkeeper [[Ilija Pantelić]] in a [[Replay (sports)#Association football|replay]] of the Euro 1968 final|thumb|alt=A goal scored, seen from behind the net]]
In 1960 [[UEFA]] established the [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]] which final tournament's host would be chosen amongst one of the four countries that reached the semi-finals.
In 1960, [[UEFA]] established the [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]]. Its final's host would be chosen from the four countries who reached the semi-finals.
[[Italy national football team|Italy]] wasn't able to reach that stage in the first two editions but in 1968 it joined the ''Final Four'' together with [[England national football team|England]], [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] and the [[Soviet Union national football team|U.S.S.R.]], and was appointed by UEFA to host the [[UEFA Euro 1968 final tournament|final tournament]].<ref>{{Cite news | title = Mullery a challenge to Stiles | work = [[The Guardian]] | location = [[London]] | date = 1968-05-10 | p = 23 | url = https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-mullery-a-challenge-to-stil/135988525/ | access-date = 2023-11-29 | author1= Albert Barham }}</ref>
[[Italy national football team|Italy]] did not reach that stage in the first two editions, but in 1968 it reached the "Final Four" with [[England national football team|England]], [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] and the [[Soviet Union national football team|U.S.S.R.]] and was chosen by UEFA to host the [[UEFA Euro 1968 final tournament|final tournament]].<ref>{{Cite news | title = Mullery a challenge to Stiles | work = [[The Guardian]] | location = [[London]] | date = 1968-05-10 | page = 23 | url = https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-mullery-a-challenge-to-stil/135988525/ | access-date = 2023-11-29 | author1 = Albert Barham | archive-date = 1 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231201011659/https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-mullery-a-challenge-to-stil/135988525/ | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Florence]] and [[Naples]] hosted the semi-finals and the Olimpico hosted the title game, which saw the home team facing Yugoslavia. For the first (and only) time in the history of the tournament, a [[Replay (sports)#Association football|replay]] was necessary; on {{date|1968-06-08}} the match ended 1–1, with a goal by [[Dragan Džajić]] equalled in the final minutes by the Italian [[Angelo Domenghini]].<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://theguardian.newspapers.com/image/259814139/?match=1&clipping_id=135989018 | access-date = 2023-11-30 | date = 1968-06-10 | work = The Guardian | title = England were the most effective team in Rome | author1 = Albert Barham | page = 15 | location = London | archive-date = 1 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231201011658/https://theguardian.newspapers.com/image/259814139/?match=1&clipping_id=135989018 | url-status = live }}</ref>
Italy defeated Yugoslavia 2–0 two days later, with goals by [[Luigi Riva]] and [[Pietro Anastasi]], and became the European champion.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Italy are the new champions of Europe | url = https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-italy-are-the-new-champions/135990073/ | date = 1968-06-11 | access-date = 2023-11-29 | work = The Guardian | page = 15 | archive-date = 1 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231201011658/https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-italy-are-the-new-champions/135990073/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
Whereas [[Florence]] and [[Naples]] hosted the semi-finals, the Olimpico was appointed as seat of the title game, which saw the home team facing Yugoslavia.
For the first (and to date only) time in the history of the tournament, was necessary a [[Replay (sports)#Association football|replay]]: on {{date|1968-06-08}} the match, indeed, ended 1–1 with a goal of [[Dragan Džajić]] equalled in the last minutes by the Italian [[Angelo Domenghini]].<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://theguardian.newspapers.com/image/259814139/?match=1&clipping_id=135989018 | access-date = 2023-11-30 | date = 1968-06-10 | work = The Guardian | title = England were the most effective team in Rome | author1 = Albert Barham | p = 15 | location = London }}</ref>
Two days later, Italy beat Yugoslavia 2–0 with one goal each by [[Luigi Riva]] and [[Pietro Anastasi]] and were crowned European champion.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Italy are the new champions of Europe | url = https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-italy-are-the-new-champions/135990073/ | date = 1968-06-11 | access-date = 2023-11-29 | work = The Guardian | p = 15 }}</ref>


[[File:Juventus v Independiente Intercontinental Cup 1973 Rome.jpg|Juventus's captain [[Sandro Salvadore]] in action against Independiente in 1973|upright=1.2|right|thumb]]
[[File:Juventus v Independiente Intercontinental Cup 1973 Rome.jpg|Juventus captain [[Sandro Salvadore]] ''(left)'' in action against Independiente in 1973|upright=1.2|alt=A close-in shot, about to be saved|thumb]]
In 1973 [[Juventus FC]], runner-up of [[1972–73 European Cup]], was invited to represent [[UEFA]] in the [[1973 Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]] against the Argentine [[Club Atlético Independiente|CA Independiente]], upon refusal of the European champions [[AFC Ajax]] to take part to the Cup.<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,12/articleid,1508_02_1973_0250_0012_21235398/ | trans-title = Juventus v Independiente probable Inter-Cup final | language = it | title = Juventus Independiente forse finale Intercoppa | date = 1973-10-26 | p = 12 | work = Stampa Sera | location = Turin | access-date = 2023-06-16 }}</ref>
[[Juventus FC]], runner-up in the [[1972–73 European Cup]], was invited to represent [[UEFA]] in the [[1973 Intercontinental Cup]] against the Argentine [[Club Atlético Independiente|CA Independiente]] after European champions [[AFC Ajax]] refused to participate in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,12/articleid,1508_02_1973_0250_0012_21235398/ | trans-title = Juventus v Independiente probable Inter-Cup final | language = it | title = Juventus Independiente forse finale Intercoppa | date = 1973-10-26 | page = 12 | work = Stampa Sera | location = Turin | access-date = 2023-06-16 | archive-date = 9 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231209163413/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,12/articleid,1508_02_1973_0250_0012_21235398/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Since both teams' schedules were too full for a two-leg match, the Italian football federation suggested a one-off game at the neutral Olimpico; both clubs agreed.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Juventus, sì all'Independiente | trans-title = Juventu say "yes" to Independiente | page = 12 | work = Stampa Sera | location = Turin | date = 1973-10-31 | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,12/articleid,1508_02_1973_0254_0012_21236420/ | access-date = 2023-06-16 | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212192825/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,12/articleid,1508_02_1973_0254_0012_21236420/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
Since both teams' schedules were busy to arrange a 2-leg match, the Italian football federation suggested to play a one-off game in the Olimpico as neutral venue, a solution on which both clubs agreed.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Juventus, sì all'Independiente | trans-title = Juventu say "yes" to Independiente | p = 12 | work = Stampa Sera | location = Turin | date = 1973-10-31 | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,12/articleid,1508_02_1973_0254_0012_21236420/ | access-date = 2023-06-16 }}</ref>


[[File:Mennea 200 m Roma 1974.jpg|thumb|[[Pietro Mennea]] wins the 200 metres at the 1974 European Championships|left|upright=1.2]]
[[File:Mennea 200 m Roma 1974.jpg|thumb|Pietro Mennea wins the 200-metre dash at the 1974 European Championships.|alt=Four sprinters, seen head-on at the tape|upright=1.2]]
On {{date|1973-11-28}}, before {{formatnum:22000}} spectators, Independiente won 1–0 with a goal by [[Ricardo Bochini]].<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,18/articleid,1118_01_1973_0281_0018_16222098/ | title = È già Natale per i Gauchos | trans-title = For the Gauchos is already Christmas | date = 1973-11-29 | work = La Stampa | page = 18 | access-date = 2023-06-16 | author1 = [[Giovanni Arpino]] | location = Turin | archive-date = 15 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231215220213/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,18/articleid,1118_01_1973_0281_0018_16222098/ | url-status = live }}</ref> In 1974, the stadium hosted the [[1974 European Athletics Championships|11th European Athletics Championships]]. The event showcased two world-class Italian athletes: sprinter [[Pietro Mennea]] (winner of the 200 metres<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/09/07/page_012.pdf | title = Vince Mennea, festa all'Olimpico | trans-title = Mennea wins, the Olympic stadium celebrates | date = 1974-09-07 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | access-date = 2023-06-16 | author1 = Oreste Pivetta | page = 12 | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120070802/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/09/07/page_012.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> and runner-up in the 100 metres<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | title = Borzov "brucia" Mennea e Bieler nei 100 | trans-title = Borzov freezes Mennea and Bieler in the 100 metres | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/09/04/page_012.pdf | author1 = Oreste Pivetta | date = 1974-09-04 | page = 12 | location = Rome | access-date = 29 November 2023 | archive-date = 27 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231227083532/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/09/04/page_012.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> and the 4×100 relay)<ref name="unita 1974">{{Cite news | language = it | date = 1974-09-09 | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-16 | author1 = Oreste Pivetta | title = 10 ori alla Germania Democratica! | trans-title = 10 gold medals to the DDR! | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/09/09/page_006.pdf | page = 6 | location = Rome | archive-date = 16 June 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230616220436/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/09/09/page_006.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> and high-jumper [[Sara Simeoni]], bronze medalist in the high jump at 1.89 metres.<ref name="unita 1974" />
On {{date|1973-11-28}}, in front to an attendance of {{formatnum:22000}}, Independiente won 1–0 with a goal by [[Ricardo Bochini]].<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,18/articleid,1118_01_1973_0281_0018_16222098/ | title = È già Natale per i Gauchos | trans-title = For the Gauchos is already Christmas | date = 1973-11-29 | work = La Stampa | p = 18 | access-date = 2023-06-16 | author1 = [[Giovanni Arpino]] | location = Turin }}</ref>


The Olimpico was chosen in 1975 for the [[1975 Summer Universiade|8th University Games]],<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1975/02/26/page_010.pdf | title = I Giochi mondiali di atletica a Roma | trans-title = The athletics University Games to Rome | date = 1975-02-26 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | page = 10 | archive-date = 15 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231215230558/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1975/02/26/page_010.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> originally awarded to [[Belgrade]] (which was unable to host the games because of financial issues in [[Yugoslavia]] in late 1974).<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/11/29/page_010.pdf | language = it | title = Jugoslavia: rinuncia definitiva alle Universiadi | trans-title = Yugoslavia definitely resigns the organization of the Universiads | date = 1974-11-29 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | work = [[l'Unità]] | location = Rome | page = 10 | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120084307/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/11/29/page_010.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Since there was no time to organize a full multi-sport games, the Rome edition consisted only of track-and-field events. Pietro Mennea was again amongst the leading athletes, winning the 100<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1975/09/20/page_012.pdf | language = it | title = Mennea sfreccia nei 100 metri | trans-title = Mennea sprints in the 100 metres | page = 12 | date = 1975-09-20 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | author1 = Remo Musumeci | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | archive-date = 28 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231228103857/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1975/09/20/page_012.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> and 200 metres,<ref name="Fava Mennea">{{Cite news | access-date = 2023-06-17 | author1 = Remo Musumeci | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1975/09/22/page_009.pdf | page = 9 | title = Mennea: disinvolto bis nei 200. Fava: esaltante bis nei 5.000 | trans-title = Mennea: comfortable sprint in the 200 metres. Fava: brilliant extra in the 5,000 metres | language = it | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120083317/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1975/09/22/page_009.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> and [[Franco Fava]] won the [[5000 metres|5000-]]<ref name="Fava Mennea" /> and [[10,000 metres|10,000-metre]] runs.<ref>{{Cite news | title = A Fava i 10.000 m. Bottiglieri-record | trans-title = Fava wins the 10,000 metres. Bottiglieri marks a record | author1 = Remo Musumeci | date = 1975-09-19 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1975/09/19/page_010.pdf | page = 10 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | language = it | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120090421/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1975/09/19/page_010.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
In 1974 the stadium was the seat of the [[1974 European Athletics Championships|11th European Athletics Championships]], which witnessed the rise of two world-class Italian athletes, the sprinter [[Pietro Mennea]] and the high-jumper [[Sara Simeoni]], respectively winner of the 200 metres<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/09/07/page_012.pdf | title = Vince Mennea, festa all'Olimpico | trans-title = Mennea wins, the Olympic stadium celebrates | date = 1974-09-07 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | access-date = 2023-06-16 | author1 = Oreste Pivetta | p = 12 }}</ref> and runner-up in the 100 metres<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | title = Borzov "brucia" Mennea e Bieler nei 100 | trans-title = Borzov freezes Mennea and Bieler in the 100 metres | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/09/04/page_012.pdf | author1 = Oreste Pivetta | date = 1974-09-04 | p = 12 | location = Rome }}</ref> and the 4×100 relay,<ref name="unita 1974">{{Cite news | language = it | date = 1974-09-09 | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-16 | author1 = Oreste Pivetta | title = 10 ori alla Germania Democratica! | trans-title = 10 gold medals to the DDR! | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/09/09/page_006.pdf | p = 6 | location = Rome }}</ref> and bronze in the high-jump with 1.89 metres.<ref name="unita 1974" />


[[File:Olimpico scoreboard 1974.jpg|The 1959 scoreboard atop the Southern Stand in April 1974|upright=1.2|alt=A large scoreboard above a large grandstand|thumb]]
Another relevant event for which the Olimpico was chosen were the [[1975 Summer Universiade|8th University Games]],<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1975/02/26/page_010.pdf | title = I Giochi mondiali di atletica a Roma | trans-title = The athletics University Games to Rome | date = 1975-02-26 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | p = 10 }}</ref> originally assigned to [[Belgrade]] that was, however, unable to hold the Games because of financial issues that hit [[Yugoslavia]] in late 1974.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/11/29/page_010.pdf | language = it | title = Jugoslavia: rinuncia definitiva alle Universiadi | trans-title = Yugoslavia definitely resigns the organization of the Universiads | date = 1974-11-29 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | work = [[l'Unità]] | location = Rome | p = 10 }}</ref>
In 1977, Rome hosted its first [[1977 European Cup final|European Cup final]]. The match was between [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] and [[Liverpool FC]], both seeking their first-ever title.<ref>{{Cite news | work = The Guardian | date = 1977-05-25 | page = 24 | title = Up, up and away | location = London | author1 = David Lacey }}</ref> Liverpool won 3–1, with one goal each by [[Terry McDermott]], [[Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1945)|Tommy Smith]] and [[Phil Neal]], and the Dane [[Allan Simonsen]] scored a temporary equaliser for the German team.
Since there was no time for organizing a complete multisports event, the edition held in Rome featured only the track-and-field games, and again Pietro Mennea was amongst the leading athletes by winning both the 100<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1975/09/20/page_012.pdf | language = it | title = Mennea sfreccia nei 100 metri | trans-title = Mennea sprints in the 100 metres | p = 12 | date = 1975-09-20 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | author1 = Remo Musumeci | work = l'Unità | location = Rome }}</ref> and the 200 metres,<ref name="Fava Mennea">{{Cite news | access-date = 2023-06-17 | author1 = Remo Musumeci | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1975/09/22/page_009.pdf | p = 9 | title = Mennea: disinvolto bis nei 200. Fava: esaltante bis nei 5.000 | trans-title = Mennea: comfortable sprint in the 200 metres. Fava: brilliant extra in the 5,000 metres | language = it }}</ref> while in the [[long-distance running]] stood out [[Franco Fava]], winner of the [[5000 metres|5000]]<ref name="Fava Mennea" /> and the [[10000 metres]].<ref>{{Cite news | title = A Fava i 10.000 m. Bottiglieri-record | trans-title = Fava wins the 10,000 metres. Bottiglieri marks a record | author1 = Remo Musumeci | date = 1975-09-19 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1975/09/19/page_010.pdf | p = 10 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | language = it | work = l'Unità | location = Rome }}</ref>
At the Olimpico, Liverpool was the second English and the third British side to be crowned European champion.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Smith goal ends an era with triumph | author1 = [[David Lacey]] | work = The Guardian | date = 1977-05-26 | page = 22 | url = https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-rome-25-may-1977-liverpoo/101155506/ | location = London | access-date = 29 November 2023 | archive-date = 1 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231201011659/https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-rome-25-may-1977-liverpoo/101155506/ | url-status = live }}</ref>


[[File:1974 Roma v Lazio De Sisti goal.jpg|alt=Giancarlo De Sisti and teammates, arms upraised. An opponent had fallen to his knees.|[[Giancarlo De Sisti]] celebrates after scoring the winning goal in the 1974-75 Roma v. Lazio derby|thumb|upright=1.2]]
[[File:Olimpico scoreboard 1974.jpg|The 1959 scoreboard atop of the Southern Stand (here in April 1974)|upright=1.2|right|thumb]]
The [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980 edition]] of the European Championship was an eight-team tournament whose host country was chosen by UEFA before the qualifying round. Italy hosted the first edition of the renewed competition.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1977/11/13/page_014.pdf | title = In Italia le finali della Coppa Europa di calcio del 1980 | trans-title = To Italy the 1980 Euro final tournament | date = 1977-11-14 | access-date = 2023-01-10 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | page = 14 | archive-date = 20 January 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230120091019/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1977/11/13/page_014.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | language = en | title = No breathing space for the new England manager | date = 1977-11-14 | work = The Guardian | location = London | page = 18 }}</ref>
In 1977 Rome got to host for the first time the [[1977 European Cup final|final of the European Cup]], which was to be held between [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] and [[Liverpool FC]], both seeking for their first ever title.<ref>{{Cite news | work = The Guardian | date = 1977-05-25 | p = 24 | title = Up, up and away | location = London | author1 = David Lacey }}</ref>
The Olimpico held the opening ceremony, which featured an exhibition of ''[[calcio storico fiorentino]]'' (a medieval form of [[association football]] played in [[Florence]])<ref>{{cite news | language = it | work = l'Unità | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/12/page_019.pdf | title = Menicucci è tornato all'Olimpico | trans-title = Menicucci back to the Olympic Stadium | date = 1980-06-12 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | page = 19 | author1 = Loris Ciullini | location = Rome | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120100921/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/12/page_019.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> followed by the first game between European champions [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] and [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]; Germany won 1–0, with a goal by [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]].<ref>{{Cite news | work = l'Unità | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/12/page_019.pdf | title = RFT, primo passo verso il titolo? | trans-title = FRG, first step to the title? | author1 = Giuliano Antognoli | date = 1980-06-12 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | page = 19 | location = Rome | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120100921/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/12/page_019.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Czechoslovakia played well in the group stage, with a 3–1 victory against [[greece national football team|Greece]].<ref>{{Cite news | work = l'Unità | date = 1980-06-15 | access-date = 2023-06-23 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/15/page_015.pdf | title = La Cecoslovacchia punta alla "piccola" finale | trans-title = Czechoslovakia eyes the bronze final | author1 = Loris Ciullini | page = 15 | location = Rome | language = it | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120111543/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/15/page_015.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Italy drew 0–0 against [[belgium national football team|Belgium]], preventing the home side from reaching the final.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | location = Rome | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/19/page_014.pdf | title = Azzurri bocciati, Belgio in finale | trans-title = Azzurri rejected. Belgium reaches the final | author1 = Bruno Panzera | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-12-03 | date = 1980-06-19 | archive-date = 16 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231216141233/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/19/page_014.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> The fourth game at the Olimpico was the championship final on {{date|1980-06-22}}, when Belgium faced West Germany. Germany won the match 2–1, with a double by [[Horst Hrubesch]]; the Belgian goal was scored by [[René Vandereycken]].<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | date = 1980-06-23 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | title = Il Belgio non blocca la marcia della RFT | trans-title = Belgium cannot stop FRG's march | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/23/page_009.pdf | page = 9 | author1 = Giuliano Antognoli | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120091745/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/23/page_009.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
The Cup went to the English side who won 3–1 thanks to one goal each by [[Terry McDermott]], [[Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1945)|Tommy Smith]] and [[Phil Neal]] whereas the Danish [[Allan Simonsen]] scored the temporary equaliser for the German team.
At the Olimpico Liverpool became the 2nd English and the 3rd British overall side to be crowned European champion.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Smith goal ends an era with triumph | author1 = [[David Lacey]] | work = The Guardian | date = 1977-05-26 | p = 22 | url = https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-rome-25-may-1977-liverpoo/101155506/ | location = London }}</ref>


The 1980s were the last decade of the roofless Olimpico. It hosted the [[1981 IAAF World Cup|third IAAF World Cup]] in 1981 (an international track-and-field event with national and continental teams)<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1981/09/04/page_010.pdf | title = "Coppa" tutta da vivere | trans-title = A must-see Cup | work = l'Unità | date = 1981-09-04 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | author1 = Remo Musumeci | page = 10 | location = Rome | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212082645/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1981/09/04/page_010.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> and the 1987 [[1987 World Championships in Athletics|second World Championships in Athletics]], when American sprinter [[Carl Lewis]] bettered his 100-metre 9.93-second world record and [[Stefka Kostadinova]] set a record in the women's high jump of {{convert|2.09|m}}; the latter remains amongst the longest-lasting sports records.<ref>{{cite news | title = Olimpico, nasce la fantatletica | language = it | trans-title = Olimpico, the athletics fiction is born | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/08/31/page_009.pdf | page = 9 | date = 1987-08-31 | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-17 | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini | location = Rome | archive-date = 15 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231215214418/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/08/31/page_009.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | language = it | url = https://olympics.com/it/notizie/atletica-record-mondo-elenco-completo | publisher = International Olympic Committee | access-date = 2023-06-17 | date = 2023-05-28 | title = Atletica leggera, tutti i record del mondo: l'elenco completo | trans-title = Track and field, the complete list of world records | author1 = Evelyn Watt | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230617142927/https://olympics.com/it/notizie/atletica-record-mondo-elenco-completo | archive-date = 2023-06-17}}</ref>
[[File:1974 Roma v Lazio De Sisti goal.jpg|left|[[Giancarlo De Sisti]] celebrates after scoring the winning goal in the 1974-75 derby Roma v Lazio 1-0|thumb|upright=1.2]]
The [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980 edition]] of the European Championship was a 8-team final tournament which host was appointed by UEFA before the start of the qualifying round.
The country appointed to host the first edition of the renewed competition was [[Italy]].<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1977/11/13/page_014.pdf | title = In Italia le finali della Coppa Europa di calcio del 1980 | trans-title = To Italy the 1980 Euro final tournament | date = 1977-11-14 | access-date = 2023-01-10 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | p = 14 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | language = en | title = No breathing space for the new England manager | date = 1977-11-14 | work = The Guardian | location = London | p = 18 }}</ref>
The Olimpico hosted the opening ceremony of the competition, which featured also an exhibition of ''[[Calcio storico fiorentino]]'', a Medieval form of [[association football]] played in [[Florence]],<ref>{{cite news | language = it | work = l'Unità | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/12/page_019.pdf | title = Menicucci è tornato all'Olimpico | trans-title = Menicucci back to the Olympic Stadium | date = 1980-06-12 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | p = 19 | author1 = Loris Ciullini | location = Rome}}</ref> to which followed the inaugural game between the incumbent European champions [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] and [[Germany national football team|West Germany]], won 1–0 by the latter with a goal by [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]].<ref>{{Cite news | work = l'Unità | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/12/page_019.pdf | title = RFT, primo passo verso il titolo? | trans-title = FRG, first step to the title? | author1 = Giuliano Antognoli | date = 1980-06-12 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | p = 19 | location = Rome }}</ref>
Again Czekoslovakia featured in the stadium during the group stage, with a win 3–1 over [[greece national football team|Greece]];,<ref>{{Cite news | work = l'Unità | date = 1980-06-15 | access-date = 2023-06-23 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/15/page_015.pdf | title = La Cecoslovacchia punta alla "piccola" finale | trans-title = Czechoslovakia eyes the bronze final | author1 = Loris Ciullini | p = 15 | location = Rome | language = it }}</ref> then Italy drew 0–0 against [[belgium national football team|Belgium]], a result which prevented the home side from reaching the final.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | location = Rome | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/19/page_014.pdf | title = Azzurri bocciati, Belgio in finale | trans-title = Azzurri rejected. Belgium reaches the final | author1 = Bruno Panzera | work = l'Unità | access-date= 2023-12-03 | date = 1980-06-19 }}</ref>
The fourth and last game hosted in the Olimpico was the Championship final, held on {{date|1980-06-22}} where Belgium faced West Germany, which achieved the title by winning the match 2–1 with a double by [[Horst Hrubesch]] which made vain the single goal of the Belgian [[René Vandereycken]].<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | date = 1980-06-23 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | title = Il Belgio non blocca la marcia della RFT | trans-title = Belgium cannot stop FRG's march | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/06/23/page_009.pdf | p = 9 | author1 = Giuliano Antognoli }}</ref>


Mid-way between the athletics events was the [[1984 European Cup final]], well-attended since [[AS Roma]] was one of the contestants for the title; the other was Liverpool FC, winner at the same venue in 1977. The game, played on 30 May 1984 before {{formatnum:69000}} spectators, was the first European Cup final decided by a [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]]. After extra time, the match was still level at 1–1 with goals by [[Phil Neal]] and [[Roberto Pruzzo]].<ref name="Guardian 1984">{{Cite news | title = Kennedy exacts full penalty | author1 = David Lacey | date = 1984-05-31 | page = 24 | work = The Guardian | location = London}}</ref> Liverpool won the shootout 4–2 for their fourth European Cup.<ref name="Guardian 1984" />
The 1980s were the last decade of the unroofed Olimpico: in 1981 it hosted the [[1981 IAAF World Cup|3rd IAAF World Cup]], an international track and field sporting event held between national and continental teams,<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1981/09/04/page_010.pdf | title = "Coppa" tutta da vivere | trans-title = A must-see Cup | work = l'Unità | date = 1981-09-04 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | author1 = Remo Musumeci | p = 10 | location = Rome}}</ref> and in 1987 the [[1987 World Championships in Athletics|2nd World Championships in Athletics]] during which the American sprinter [[Carl Lewis]] bettered his 100 metres' world record (9"93) and [[Stefka Kostadinova]] established the new record for women's high jump to 2,09 metres, as to 2023 still unbeaten and amongst the longest lasting sports records.<ref>{{cite news | title = Olimpico, nasce la fantatletica | language = it | trans-title = Olimpico, the athletics fiction is born | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/08/31/page_009.pdf | p = 9 | date = 1987-08-31 | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-17 | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini | location = Rome }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | language = it | url = https://olympics.com/it/notizie/atletica-record-mondo-elenco-completo | publisher = International Olympic Committee | access-date = 2023-06-17 | date = 2023-05-28 | title = Atletica leggera, tutti i record del mondo: l'elenco completo | trans-title = Track and field, the complete list of world records | author1 = Evelyn Watt | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230617142927/https://olympics.com/it/notizie/atletica-record-mondo-elenco-completo | archive-date = 2023-06-17}}</ref>


One week before the final, FIFA chose Italy to host the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|14th World Cup]] in 1990. In the bid submitted by the Italian football federation to FIFA, Rome was proposed for the tournament's final.<ref name="WC 1990">{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,26/articleid,1015_01_1984_0119_0028_14467816/ | title = L'Italia soffia il Mundial all'URSS | trans-title = Italy snatch World Cup to U.S.S.R. | date = 1984-05-20 | work = La Stampa | location = Torino | access-date = 2023-01-13 | author1 = Bruno Perucca | page = 26 | archive-date = 10 June 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200610225107/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,26/articleid,1015_01_1984_0119_0028_14467816/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title = Italy to host World Cup | work = The Guardian | date = 1984-05-21 | page = 24 | location = London }}</ref>
Mid-way between those athletics events came the [[1984 European Cup final]], which the local attendance attended massively since [[AS Roma]] was one of the two contestants for the title – the other being [[Liverpool FC]], already winner in the same venue in 1977.
The game took place on 30 May 1984 in front of an attendance of {{formatnum:69000}} and was the first European Cup final to be decided via the [[penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]]: after the extra-time the match was still levelled 1–1 thanks to the goals of [[Phil Neal]] and [[Roberto Pruzzo]].<ref name="Guardian 1984">{{Cite news | title = Kennedy exacts full penalty | author1 = David Lacey | date = 1984-05-31 | p = 24 | work = The Guardian | location = London}}</ref> Liverpool won the shootout 4–2 and conquered their 4th European Cup overall.<ref name="Guardian 1984" />


=== {{anchor|The stadium renewal for the 1990 World Cup}}1990 World Cup renovation ===
Just one week before that final, FIFA had chosen Italy to host the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|14th World Cup]] which would take place in 1990; in the bid submitted by the Italian football federation to FIFA, Rome was chosen as the seat of the tournament's final.<ref name="WC 1990">{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,26/articleid,1015_01_1984_0119_0028_14467816/ | title = L'Italia soffia il Mundial all'URSS | trans-title = Italy snatch World Cup to U.S.S.R. | date = 1984-05-20 | work = La Stampa | location = Torino | access-date = 2023-01-13 | author1 = Bruno Perucca | p = 26 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title = Italy to host World Cup | work = The Guardian | date = 1984-05-21 | p = 24 | location = London }}</ref>
In the five years after the choice of Italy as World Cup host, the future of Rome's stadiums sparked a mostly-political dispute. The three main proposals were the expansion of [[Stadio Flaminio]],<ref name="Rossi 351" /> a new stadium in south-western Rome near [[EUR, Rome|EUR]],<ref name="Rossi 351" /> or renovation of the Olimpico.<ref name="Rossi 351" />
The Stadio Flaminio expansion was quickly dropped due to lack of space,<ref name="Rossi 351" /> and a new stadium would have taken too long;<ref name="Rossi 351" /> architects opposed hasty construction and poor urban planning.<ref name="P.O. Rossi">{{cite news | language = it | work = l'Unità | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/02/05/page_019.pdf | author1 = Piero Ostilio Rossi | title = Ecco perché farlo alla Magliana sarebbe comunque un "tradimento" | trans-title = That's why building [the Stadium] at Magliana would be a treason anyway | date = 1987-02-05 | page = 19 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120071027/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/02/05/page_019.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> The only feasible proposal was to renovate the Olimpico, and the [[Italian National Olympic Committee]] (CONI) hired architects Vitellozzi (designer of the 1953 stadium) and Clerici and engineers Teresi and Michetti.<ref name="Rossi 351" /> The plan, presented in early 1987, consisted of a covered stadium with a capacity of {{formatnum:85825}} via a {{convert|6|m|adj=on}} rise of the Tevere and Monte Mario grandstands and rebuilding the Northern and Southern stands. The light towers would be replaced by a light plant integrated into the roof frame. The estimated cost of the renovation was [[Italian lira|₤]]35–40 billion (€17.5–20&nbsp;million).<ref>{{Cite news | work = l'Unità | language = it | location = Rome | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/04/11/page_017.pdf | title = L'Olimpico cambia look per i Mondiali: ci saranno 85mila posti tutti coperti | trans-title = Look change for the Olimpico: 85,000 roofed seats | author1 = Rosanna Lampugnani | date = 1987-04-11 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120111229/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/04/11/page_017.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>


CONI appointed the [[joint venture]] CO.GE.FAR. as the [[general contractor]] ready to begin work. In November 1987, three Italian environmental organizations ([[Italia Nostra]], [[Legambiente]] and [[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF Italia]]) filed an appeal in Lazio's Administrative Regional Court that the planned {{convert|40|m|adj=on}} roof pillars would cause landscape and environmental damage.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/11/22/page_014.pdf | language = it | title = Ancora un ricorso al TAR | trans-title = A new appeal to the Administrative Court | date = 1987-11-22 | page = 14 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120092331/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/11/22/page_014.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
=== The stadium renewal for the 1990 World Cup ===
In January 1988 the Court upheld the appeal and ordered to stop the works.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1988/01/28/page_026.pdf | language = it | title = Stop per lo stadio Olimpico. In perìcolo la finale mondiale | trans-title = A stop for the Olimpico: now the final is put at risk | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | page = 26 | date = 1988-01-28 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | author1 = Roberto della Seta | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120142456/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1988/01/28/page_026.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
In the five years that followed the appointment of Italy as World Cup's host, the debate about the future of Rome's sports venue sparked a fierce dispute, mostly political.
The three main proposals suggested for the venues were the extension of the [[Stadio Flaminio]],<ref name="Rossi 351" /> the building of a new stadium in the south-western sector of the city close the business district [[EUR, Rome|EUR]],<ref name="Rossi 351" /> or the possible renewal of the Olimpico.<ref name="Rossi 351" />
The Stadio Flaminio's renewal was discarded almost soon because there was no space for any extension;<ref name="Rossi 351" /> also the idea of building of a new stadium was quickly abandoned because the whole process would have taken too long.<ref name="Rossi 351" />
Against the latter solution were also authoritative voices from the world of architecture, who deprecated the custom of building large structures always in "state of emergency" (thus too late for debating about their utility or usability in the area they were built)<ref name="P.O. Rossi">{{cite news | language = it | work = l'Unità | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/02/05/page_019.pdf | author1 = Piero Ostilio Rossi | title = Ecco perché farlo alla Magliana sarebbe comunque un "tradimento" | trans-title = That's why building [the Stadium] at Magliana would be a treason anyway | date = 1987-02-05 | p = 19 | access-date = 2023-06-17 }}</ref> and out of any respect of the urban planning.<ref name="P.O. Rossi" />
Thus the only feasible proposal was the renewal of the Olimpico, which project the National Olympic Committee entrusted the architets Vitellozzi (already designer of the 1953 structure) and Clerici and the engineers Teresi and Michetti.<ref name="Rossi 351" />
The plan presented in early 1987 consisted in the realization of a roofed venue able to host {{formatnum:85825}} spectators through a 6-metres raising of the grandstands Tevere and Monte Mario and rebuilding of the Northern and Southern stands.
The light towers would be removed and replaced by a light plant integrated in the frame of the roof.
At that stage, the expected extimated cost of the renewal was 35–40 billion lire (17.5 – 20 million €).<ref>{{Cite news | work = l'Unità | language = it | location = Rome | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/04/11/page_017.pdf | title = L'Olimpico cambia look per i Mondiali: ci saranno 85mila posti tutti coperti | trans-title = Look change for the Olimpico: 85,000 roofed seats | author1 = Rosanna Lampugnani | date = 1987-04-11 | access-date = 2023-06-17 }}</ref>


[[File:Aerial view of Stadio Olimpico in Rome.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the roofed Olimpico|alt=See caption|upright=1.2]]
CONI appointed the [[joint venture]] CO.GE.FAR. as [[general contractor]], which was ready to start the works but in November 1987 three major environmental Italian organizations – [[Italia Nostra]], [[Legambiente]] and [[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF Italia]] – filed an appeal to Lazio's Administrative Regional Court, holding that the planned 40-metres pillars for the roof's sustainment would have caused a landscape and environmental damage.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1987/11/22/page_014.pdf | language = it | title = Ancora un ricorso al TAR | trans-title = A new appeal to the Administrative Court | date = 1987-11-22 | p = 14 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome }}</ref>
Fearing other court appeals, CONI stopped work on the Olimpico.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1988/02/04/page_026.pdf | title = E il Coni ora blocca tutti i lavori dell'Olimpico | trans-title = And now CONI stops any works in the Olimpico | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini | date = 1988-02-04 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | page = 26 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | archive-date = 15 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231215215518/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1988/02/04/page_026.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> New judicial issues slowed the work; the Southern Stand worksite was seized by the court, which suspected non-compliance with [[Occupational safety and health|work-safety]] rules.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1988/09/07/page_019.pdf | title = "Il Mundial non vale la vita" | location = Rome | date = 1988-09-07 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | work = l'Unità | author1 = Rossella Ripert | trans-title = The World Cup is not worth one's life | archive-date = 11 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231211142511/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1988/09/07/page_019.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
In January 1988 the Court upheld the appeal and ordered to stop the works.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1988/01/28/page_026.pdf | language = it | title = Stop per lo stadio Olimpico. In perìcolo la finale mondiale | trans-title = A stop for the Olimpico: now the final is put at risk | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | p = 26 | date = 1988-01-28 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | author1 = Roberto della Seta }}</ref>
The [[Ministry of Culture (Italy)|Ministry of Culture]] demanded a new project which took into account issues raised by the environmental organizations.
The architects lowered the pillars and created helical stairs inside each to reach the highest stands, and the appeal was rescinded.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1988/10/28/page_020.pdf | page = 20 | date = 1988-10-28 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | work = l'Unità | title = Tutto ok per lo stadio. Parola del CONI | trans-title = Everything is ok for the stadium, CONI guarantees | location = Rome | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212170257/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1988/10/28/page_020.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Rossi 351" /> Work resumed with a little more than 18 months before the World Cup.


Work continued slowly over the following months, since SS Lazio and AS Roma were still playing there during the [[1988–89 Serie A|1988–89 season]]; at the end of the season, both clubs moved for a year to neighbouring Stadio Flaminio. Their final match at the old stadium was the 30th match day derby, which ended goalless before {{formatnum:41633}} spectators; ticket revenue was about ₤1.15&nbsp;billion (about €{{formatnum:590000}}).<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,0935_01_1989_0119_0021_24127949/anews,true/ | title = Roma – Lazio, un incasso quasi record | trans-title = Roma v Lazio, almost record revenue | date = 1989-05-29 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | work = La Stampa | page = 21 | location = Turin | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212043132/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,0935_01_1989_0119_0021_24127949/anews,true/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,24/articleid,0935_02_1989_0138_0024_18590171/ | page = 24 | work = Stampa Sera | location = Turin | date = 1989-05-29 | author1 = [[Massimo Gramellini]] | title = All'Olimpico un derby color invidia | trans-title = At the Olimpico a derby coloured envy | access-date = 1 December 2023 | archive-date = 11 December 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131211084719/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,24/articleid,0935_02_1989_0138_0024_18590171/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
[[File:Aerial view of Stadio Olimpico in Rome.jpg|left|thumb|Aerial view of the roofed Olimpico|upright=1.2]]
Precautionally, fearing other court appeals, CONI ordered to stop any work in the Olimpico, including those which were not subject of any legal dispute.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url= https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1988/02/04/page_026.pdf | title = E il Coni ora blocca tutti i lavori dell'Olimpico | trans-title = And now CONI stops any works in the Olimpico | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini | date = 1988-02-04 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | p = 26 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome}}</ref>


The renovated stadium, completed in April 1990, seated {{formatnum:85000}} and was released to FIFA at the end of May (two weeks late<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/05/30/page_027.pdf | date = 1990-05-30 | page = 27 | access-date = 2003-06-18 | work = l'Unità | title = Una "corona" piena di spine | trans-title = A crown plenty of thorns | author1 = Renato Pallavicini | location = Rome | archive-date = 9 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231209204558/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/05/30/page_027.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> and ten days before the start of the World Cup). Little was left of the old Olimpico except for a portion of the façade of the Tevere grandstand.<ref name="Rossi 351" /> The Northern and Southern stands were rebuilt {{convert|9|m}} closer to the short sides of the pitch; the Monte Mario grandstand was extended, replacing the press centre built for the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.<ref name="Rossi 351" />
New judiciary issues came to further slow the works: the worksite in the Southern Stand was seized by the court under suspicion of lack of compliance with [[Occupational safety and health|work safety]] rules.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1988/09/07/page_019.pdf | title = "Il Mundial non vale la vita" | location = Rome | date = 1988-09-07 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | work = l'Unità | author1 = Rossella Ripert | trans-title = The World Cup is not worth one's life }}</ref>
The [[Ministry of Culture (Italy)|Ministry of Culture]], eventually, demanded for a new project which took in count the issues raised by the environmental organizations.
The architects lowered the height of the pillars and created helical stairs inside each of them to reach the highest stands, and after those changes to the project the appeal was retreated.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1988/10/28/page_020.pdf | p = 20 | date = 1988-10-28 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | work = l'Unità | title = Tutto ok per lo stadio. Parola del CONI | trans-title = Everything is ok for the stadium, CONI guarantees | location = Rome }}</ref><ref name="Rossi 351" />
That allowed the works to restart when there was little more one and half year left until the World Cup's start.


The roof consists of a {{convert|13|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} outer steel ring which is {{convert|29|m}} above the ground on 12 steel pillars and four external concrete stair blocks which are also pillars; radial bearing and stabilizing cables hold an inner steel ring.<ref name="Rossi 351" /><ref name="MJW">{{Cite journal | url = https://www.majowiecki.com/userfiles/Progetto/files/1990_Roma_Copertura_Stadio_Olimpico/Articoli/1990_-_Stadio_olimpico_90_una_copertura_sospesa__Parte_I__ITA_ENG.pdf | language = it | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221115181945/https://www.majowiecki.com/userfiles/Progetto/files/1990_Roma_Copertura_Stadio_Olimpico/Articoli/1990_-_Stadio_olimpico_90_una_copertura_sospesa__Parte_I__ITA_ENG.pdf | access-date = 2023-06-18 | title = Stadio Olimpico 90: una copertura sospesa | journal = Acciaio | trans-title = Stadio Olimpico 90 : A Floating Roof | publication-date = August 1990 | pages = 311–14 | author1 = Rita Finzi | author2 = Massimo Majowiecki | archive-date = 2022-11-15 }}</ref> The roof itself is a Teflon-([[polytetrafluoroethylene]]) and-fiberglass membrane which is hung from the 88 steel radial cables linking the external and internal rings.<ref name="Rossi 351" /><ref name="MJW" />
In the following months the works went on in small steps in order to prevent the structure from being completely unusable, since the SS Lazio and AS Roma were still playing there during the [[1988-89 Serie A|1988–89 league]]; at the end of season, though, was no longer possible to continue the works in an operating stadium, thus the two clubs had to migrate for one year to the neighbouring [[Stadio Flaminio]]: the last ever match played by both in the old stadium was the 30th matchday's derby which ended in a goalless draw 0–0 in front of {{formatnum:41633}} spectators (ticket revenue was about 1.15 billion lire, approx. {{formatnum:590000}} €).<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,21/articleid,0935_01_1989_0119_0021_24127949/anews,true/ | title = Roma – Lazio, un incasso quasi record | trans-title = Roma v Lazio, almost record revenue | date = 1989-05-29 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | work = La Stampa | p = 21 | location = Turin }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,24/articleid,0935_02_1989_0138_0024_18590171/ | p = 24 | work = Stampa Sera | location = Turin | date = 1989-05-29 | author1 = [[Massimo Gramellini]] | title = All'Olimpico un derby color invidia | trans-title = At the Olimpico a derby coloured envy }}</ref>
The roof, which cost approximately ₤160&nbsp;billion (about €{{formatnum:80000000}}),<ref>{{Cite web | language = it | url = https://www.majowiecki.com/userfiles/Progetto/files/1990_Roma_Copertura_Stadio_Olimpico/1990_-_Roma_-_Copertura_Stadio_Olimpico.pdf | title = Roma – Copertura Stadio Olimpico | trans-title = Rome – Roofing of Stadio Olimpico | publisher = MJW Structures | access-date = 2023-06-18 | archive-date = 2022-11-15 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221115183839/https://www.majowiecki.com/userfiles/Progetto/files/1990_Roma_Copertura_Stadio_Olimpico/1990_-_Roma_-_Copertura_Stadio_Olimpico.pdf }}</ref> was designed by the Majowecki engineering firm in [[Bologna]].<ref name="MJW" />


A later analysis determined that the total cost for the Olimpico renovation was about ₤450&nbsp;billion (€{{formatnum:225000000}}).<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/facciamo-i-conti-i-mondiali-dello-spreco-spesi-1248-miliardi-per-gli-stadi_sto7764548/story.shtml | title = Facciamo i conti: i Mondiali dello spreco, spesi 1248 miliardi per gli stadi | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210426154033/https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/facciamo-i-conti-i-mondiali-dello-spreco-spesi-1248-miliardi-per-gli-stadi_sto7764548/story.shtml | work = [[Eurosport]] | access-date = 2023-06-18 | date = 2020-06-04 | author1 = Enrico Turcato | trans-title = Let's do the math: the World Cup of waste, 1,248 billion € spent on stadiums | archive-date = 2021-04-26 }}</ref> According to experts appointed by judges at Rome's Court of Appeals, the figure was tainted by possible irregularities in the tender; the contract was awarded to the provider with the highest bid.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/1997/marzo/20/MONDIALI_1990_Stadio_Olimpico_appalto_ga_0_9703208911.shtml | title = Mondiali 1990. Stadio Olimpico, appalto irregolare | date = 1997-03-20 | work = [[la Gazzetta dello Sport]] | location = [[Milan]] | access-date = 2023-06-22 | trans-title = 1990 World Cup: Stadio Olimpico, irregular tender | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212064511/http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/1997/marzo/20/MONDIALI_1990_Stadio_Olimpico_appalto_ga_0_9703208911.shtml | url-status = live }}</ref>
The renewed stadium, completed in April 1990, was certified for {{formatnum:85000}} seating attendance, and was released to FIFA at the end of the following May, two weeks late on the scheduled date,<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/05/30/page_027.pdf | date = 1990-05-30 | p = 27 | access-date = 2003-06-18 | work = l'Unità | title = Una "corona" piena di spine | trans-title = A crown plenty of thorns | author1 = Renato Pallavicini | location = Rome}}</ref> barely ten days before the start of the World Cup.


=== {{anchor|Italia '90 and the post-World Cup}}Italia '90 and post-World Cup ===
Ultimately the new Olimpico, far from being the product of a renewal, was the outcome of an almost complete demolition and rebuilding which left almost nothing of the old structure apart from a portion of the façade of Tevere grand stand, the only architectural element survived after the works.<ref name="Rossi 351" />
During the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]], the Olimpico hosted six games in the group and the knockout stages. Italy won three group-stage matches, against [[austria national football team|Austria]],<ref>{{cite news | language = it | title = Ci pensa Totò | trans-title = Totò fixes it | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-18 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/06/10/page_023.pdf | date = 1990-06-10 | page = 23 | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini | location = Rome | archive-date = 11 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231211135701/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/06/10/page_023.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]],<ref>{{cite news | language = it | title = Giannini, poi il buio | trans-title = Giannini, then the dark | location = Rome | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-18 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/06/15/page_027.pdf | date = 1990-06-15 | page = 27 | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212170257/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/06/15/page_027.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> and [[czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]].<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | page = 1 | author1 = Gianpaolo Ormezzano | work = La Stampa | date = 1990-06-20 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,1/articleid,0907_01_1990_0141_0001_12432922/ | title = L'Italia vince e diverte | trans-title = Italy win and entertain | location = Turin | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212080005/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,1/articleid,0907_01_1990_0141_0001_12432922/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The "Azzurri" then played at the Olimpico in the round of 16, defeating [[uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] 2–0<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | date = 1990-06-26 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/06/25/page_025.pdf | title = Un Serena per amico | trans-title = A Serena as friend | location = Rome | access-date = 2023-06-18 | work = l'Unità | page = 25 | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini | archive-date = 9 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231209183222/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/06/25/page_025.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> and [[republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] in the quarter-final before losing to Argentina in the semi-final at Naples.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/07/01/page_023.pdf | page = 23 | date = 1990-07-01 | access-date = 2023-06-18 | title = Schillaci ci prende gusto | trans-title = Schillaci is enjoying it | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini | location = Rome | archive-date = 26 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231226231030/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/07/01/page_023.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
The Northern and Southern stands were rebuilt 9 metres closer to the short sides of the pitch; Monte Mario grandstand was extended and encompassed the brand new press centre built for the recent 1987 World Championships in Athletics – and which by, on the original plan, should have been kept.<ref name="Rossi 351" />


In the {{date|1990-07-08}} final at the Olimpico, [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] defeated Argentina with an [[Andreas Brehme|Andy Brehme]] penalty kick with six minutes remaining.<ref name="finale">{{cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/07/09/page_025.pdf | title = Brutta, sporca e cattiva | trans-title = Ugly, dirty and bad | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini | access-date = 2023-06-18 | date = 1990-07-09 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212195911/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/07/09/page_025.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> The Olimpico was the first venue to see a player [[Fouls and misconduct (association football)#Red card (dismissal)|sent off]] during a World Cup final; red cards were issued to Argentine players [[Pedro Monzón]] and [[Gustavo Dezotti]].<ref name="Lacey 1990">{{Cite news | work = The Guardian | date = 1990-07-09 | author1 = David Lacey | title = Argentina finally punished | url = https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian/23430429/ | access-date = 2023-12-01 | archive-date = 2 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231202103040/https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian/23430429/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
The roofing structure is composed by a 13-metres high outer steel ring which rests at an height of 29 metres above the ground on 12 steel pillar and the four external concrete stair blocks which serve also as pillar; radial bearing and stabilizing cables which hold an inner steel ring covering a projection of 45 metres.<ref name="Rossi 351" /><ref name="MJW">{{Cite journal | url = https://www.majowiecki.com/userfiles/Progetto/files/1990_Roma_Copertura_Stadio_Olimpico/Articoli/1990_-_Stadio_olimpico_90_una_copertura_sospesa__Parte_I__ITA_ENG.pdf | language = it | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221115181945/https://www.majowiecki.com/userfiles/Progetto/files/1990_Roma_Copertura_Stadio_Olimpico/Articoli/1990_-_Stadio_olimpico_90_una_copertura_sospesa__Parte_I__ITA_ENG.pdf | access-date = 2023-06-18 | title = Stadio Olimpico 90: una copertura sospesa | journal = Acciaio | trans-title = Stadio Olimpico 90 : A Floating Roof | publication-date = August 1990 | pp = 311–14 | author1 = Rita Finzi | author2 = Massimo Majowiecki | archive-date = 2022-11-15 }}</ref>
The roof itself is a teflon ([[polytetrafluoroethylene]]) and glass fiber membrane which is hung from the 88 steel radial cables linking the external and internal ring.<ref name="Rossi 351" /><ref name="MJW" />
The expertise for the whole roofing structure, which alone cost about 160 billion lire (approx {{formatnum:80000000}} €),<ref>{{Cite web | language = it | url = https://www.majowiecki.com/userfiles/Progetto/files/1990_Roma_Copertura_Stadio_Olimpico/1990_-_Roma_-_Copertura_Stadio_Olimpico.pdf | title = Roma – Copertura Stadio Olimpico | trans-title = Rome – Roofing of Stadio Olimpico | publisher = MJW Structures | access-date = 2023-06-18 | archive-date = 2022-11-15 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221115183839/https://www.majowiecki.com/userfiles/Progetto/files/1990_Roma_Copertura_Stadio_Olimpico/1990_-_Roma_-_Copertura_Stadio_Olimpico.pdf }}</ref> was provided by the engineering firm Majowecki of [[Bologna]].<ref name="MJW" />


At the end of its first season at the renovated Olimpico, AS Roma reached the [[1991 UEFA Cup final|1990–91 UEFA Cup final]] (an Italian derby against [[inter Milan|Inter]]). At the time, the UEFA Cup was the only European competition with a two-leg final. Inter won the first leg, 2–0, at [[San Siro|Stadio Meazza]] in [[Milan]]. AS Roma won 1–0 at the Olimpico before a crowd of {{formatnum:70900}}, but Inter won the cup 2–1 on aggregate.<ref name="Finale 1991">{{Cite news | title = Trap, coppa dell'addio | trans-title = Trap, farewell Cup | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,29/articleid,0868_01_1991_0112_0029_12124926/ | date = 1991-05-24 | access-date = 2023-06-18 | work = La Stampa | author1 = Giorgio Gandolfi | page = 29 | location = Turin | archive-date = 11 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231211152320/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,29/articleid,0868_01_1991_0112_0029_12124926/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Five of the German players who had won the World Cup the year before on the same pitch played in the UEFA Cup final: Andy Brehme, [[Lothar Matthäus]] and [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] for Inter, and [[Thomas Berthold]] and [[Rudi Völler]] for AS Roma.<ref name="Finale 1991" />
A later analysis of each cost item and price revision which affected the whole tender, determined that the total cost for the renewal of the Olimpico summed up to approx 450 billion lire ({{formatnum:225000000}} €).<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/facciamo-i-conti-i-mondiali-dello-spreco-spesi-1248-miliardi-per-gli-stadi_sto7764548/story.shtml | title = Facciamo i conti: i Mondiali dello spreco, spesi 1248 miliardi per gli stadi | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210426154033/https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/facciamo-i-conti-i-mondiali-dello-spreco-spesi-1248-miliardi-per-gli-stadi_sto7764548/story.shtml | work = [[Eurosport]] | access-date = 2023-06-18 | date = 2020-06-04 | author1 = Enrico Turcato | trans-title = Let's do the math: the World Cup of waste, 1,248 billion € spent on stadiums | archive-date = 2021-04-26 }}</ref>
According to the experts appointed by the judges of Rome's Court of Appeal, this figure is tainted by possible irregularities in the tender, since the contract was appointed to the provider which proposed the highest price in spite of its works' lowest quality standards amongst all the participants to the tender.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/1997/marzo/20/MONDIALI_1990_Stadio_Olimpico_appalto_ga_0_9703208911.shtml | title = Mondiali 1990. Stadio Olimpico, appalto irregolare | date = 1997-03-20 | work = [[la Gazzetta dello Sport]] | location = [[Milan]] | access-date = 2023-06-22 | trans-title = 1990 World Cup: Stadio Olimpico, irregular tender }}</ref>


In September 1995 the Olimpico hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the [[1995 Military World Games|First Military World Games]] and the games' track-and-field events.<ref>{{Cite news | trans-title = Military Games in Rome, 6,000 athletes moving on | title = Giochi militari a Roma. Seimila atleti in marcia | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1995/08/31/page_034.pdf | access-date = 2023-09-26 | date = 1995-08-31 | page = 34 | author1 = Marco Ventimiglia | language = it | location = Rome | archive-date = 9 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231209163414/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1995/08/31/page_034.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> It hosted the [[Italy national rugby union team|Italian rugby union team]] later that year for the third time (and the first since 1986), against the world-champion {{ru|ZAF|noflag=true}}. In addition to the 1954 European Cup final, {{ru|ITA|noflag=true}} played at the Olimpico in 1986, when the team drew 15-all against [[england national rugby union team|England XV]] in front of {{formatnum:40000}} spectators.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1986/05/11/page_022.pdf | page = 22 | title = L'Italia pareggia 15 a 15 con la grande Inghilterra | trans-title = Italy draws 15–15 against the great England | author1 = Remo Musumeci | date = 1986-05-11 | access-date = 2023-06-20 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | archive-date = 13 November 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221113111632/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1986/05/11/page_022.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Although the [[Stadio Flaminio]] was their usual venue in Rome, Italy played at the Olimpico because the match was a fundraiser for children's aid organizations which wanted a larger stadium.<ref name="price">{{Cite news | language = it | access-date = 2011-09-23 | author1 = Antonio Conti | date = 1995-11-12 | location = Turin | page = 35 | title = Italia – Sudafrica, polemica per i biglietti omaggio | trans-title = Italy v South Africa, controversy over the free tickets | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0035/articleid,0683_01_1995_0305_0041_9243065/ | work = La Stampa | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212132431/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0035/articleid,0683_01_1995_0305_0041_9243065/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
=== Italia '90 and the post-World Cup ===
South Africa won their first match after their [[1995 Rugby World Cup|World Cup]] victory 40–21, after Italy led 21–17 with 15 minutes left.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1995/11/13/cinque-minuti-in-paradiso.html | title = Cinque minuti in paradiso | trans-title = Five minutes in heaven | date = 1995-11-13 | work = la Repubblica | author1 = Corrado Sannucci | access-date = 2011-09-23 | location = Rome | archive-date = 17 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231217233239/https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1995/11/13/cinque-minuti-in-paradiso.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
During the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] the Olimpico hosted six games equally shared between the group stage and the knockout stage.
Attendance was about {{formatnum:40000}}, and ticket prices were between {{formatnum:5000}} and {{formatnum:30000}} lire (€2.5–15).<ref name="price" />
The matches of the group stage were three wins of Italy, against [[austria national football team|Austria]],<ref>{{cite news | language = it | title = Ci pensa Totò | trans-title = Totò fixes it | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-18 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/06/10/page_023.pdf | date = 1990-06-10 | p = 23 | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini | location = Rome }}</ref> the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]],<ref>{{cite news | language = it | title = Giannini, poi il buio | trans-title = Giannini, then the dark | location = Rome | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-18 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/06/15/page_027.pdf | date = 1990-06-15 | p = 27 | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini }}</ref> and [[czechoslovakia national football team|Czekoslovakia]].<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | p = 1 | author1 = Gianpaolo Ormezzano | work = La Stampa | date = 1990-06-20 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,1/articleid,0907_01_1990_0141_0001_12432922/ | title = L'Italia vince e diverte | trans-title = Italy win and entertain | location = Turin}}</ref>


Rome hosted the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) final for the third time several months later, with the Italian club [[Juventus FC]] facing the Dutch side [[AFC Ajax]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,33/articleid,0686_01_1995_0331_0037_9298049/ | title = Juve-Ajax, arrivederci a Roma per la finale | trans-title = Juve v Ajax, see you together in Rome for the final | access-date = 2023-06-18 | date = 1995-12-08 | work = La Stampa | author1 = [[Roberto Beccantini]] | page = 37 | location = Turin | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212155653/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,33/articleid,0686_01_1995_0331_0037_9298049/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with goals by [[Fabrizio Ravanelli]] and [[Jari Litmanen]], necessitating a tie-breaker from the penalty spot. Juventus won the shootout 4–2 (as Liverpool had in 1984) for their second European championship.<ref name="Finale 1996">{{Cite news | work = La Stampa | date = 1996-05-23 | access-date = 2023-06-18 | page = 50 | title = Mai vittoria così di rigore | author1 = Marco Ansaldo | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,2/articleid,0644_01_1996_0140_0050_8779999/ | location = Turin | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212054208/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,2/articleid,0644_01_1996_0140_0050_8779999/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
In the subsequent knockout stage were still the ''Azzurri'' to feature in the Olimpico, first in the round of 16 when they beat [[uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] 2–0,<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | date = 1990-06-26 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/06/25/page_025.pdf | title = Un Serena per amico | trans-title = A Serena as friend | location = Rome | access-date = 2023-06-18 | work = l'Unità | p = 25 | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini }}</ref> then in the quarter-final, when it came to [[republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] to be beaten<ref>{{cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/07/01/page_023.pdf | p = 23 | date = 1990-07-01 | access-date = 2023-06-18 | title = Schillaci ci prende gusto | trans-title = Schillaci is enjoying it | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini | location = Rome }}</ref>
The following game to be hosted in the Olimpico was the final, which on {{date|1990-07-08}} featured Argentina (who beat the host Italy in the Naples' semifinal) and [[Germany national football team|West Germany]], which eventually won the Cup by winning the game with a goal scored by [[Andreas Brehme|Andy Brehme]] on penalty kick when there were six minutes remaining.<ref name="finale">{{cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1990/07/09/page_025.pdf | title = Brutta, sporca e cattiva | trans-title = Ugly, dirty and bad | author1 = Ronaldo Pergolini | access-date = 2023-06-18 | date = 1990-07-09 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome }}</ref>
Incidentally, the Olimpico was the first venue to see a player [[Fouls and misconduct (association football)#Red card (dismissal)|sent off]] during a World Cup final: more precisely the red card showed were two, both to Argentine players, [[Pedro Monzón]] and [[Gustavo Dezotti]].<ref name="Lacey 1990">{{Cite news | work = The Guardian | date = 1990-07-09 | author1 = David Lacey | title = Argentina finally punished | url = https://theguardian.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian/23430429/ | access-date = 2023-12-01 }}</ref>


In the new millennium, the issue of the stadium's ownership was resolved. The Olimpico had been owned since 1976 by the Ministry of Finance (later the [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy)|Ministry of Economy and Finance]]), which established Coni Servizi (a government agency to manage public sports venues) in 2002.<ref>{{Cite journal | journal = Official Gazette of the Italian Republic | url = https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/gu/2002/08/10/187/so/168/sg/pdf | publisher = [[Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato]] | location = Rome | date = 2002-08-10 | number = 187 S.G | page = 31 | title = Testo del decreto-legge 8 luglio 2002, n. 138 (in Gazzetta Ufficiale – serie generale – n. 158 dell'8 luglio 2002), coordinato con la legge di conversione 8 agosto 2002, n. 178 (in questo stesso supplemento ordinario alla pag. 5), recante: «Interventi urgenti in materia tributaria, di privatizzazioni, di contenimento della spesa farmaceutica e per il sostegno dell'economia anche nelle aree svantaggiate» | quote = Art. 8. Riassetto del CONI […] È costituita una società per azioni con la denominazione «CONI Servizi S.p.a.» […] ''(Art. 8. Reorganization of CONI […] A new public limited company is established with the denomination "Coni Servizi Spa" | access-date = 2 December 2023 | archive-date = 16 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231216141232/https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/gu/2002/08/10/187/so/168/sg/pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
At the end of its very first season in the renewed Olimpico, AS Roma reached the [[1991 UEFA Cup final|1990–91 UEFA Cup final]] which, incidentally, was an Italian derby against [[inter Milan|Inter]]; at that time the UEFA Cup was the only European clubs' competition which required a 2-leg final and in the first leg held at [[Stadio Giuseppe Meazza|Stadio Meazza]] in [[Milan]] Inter won 2–0.
Subsequently, the Ministry transferred to the newborn entity the ownership of the whole Foro Italico on {{date|2004-02-03}}.<ref name="Coni Servizi" /><ref>{{cite news | title = Il Coni è "padrone" dello stadio Olimpico: delusi i club romani | trans-title = Coni is "owner" of the Olympic Stadium: disappointment amongst Lazio and Roma | author1 = Roberto Stracca | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221220821/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2004/febbraio/07/Coni_padrone_dello_stadio_Olimpico_co_10_040207040.shtml | url = http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2004/febbraio/07/Coni_padrone_dello_stadio_Olimpico_co_10_040207040.shtml | page = 54 | work = [[Corriere della Sera]] | date = 2004-02-07 | access-date = 2023-08-09 | location = Milan | archive-date = 2015-12-21 }}</ref> Coni Servizi, renamed Sport e Salute in 2019, is the owner of the stadium.<ref name="Sport e Salute" />
The Olimpico hosted the 2nd leg which AS Roma won 1–0 in front of a crowd of {{formatnum:70900}}, but the score was not sufficient to achieve the big target because Inter won 2–1 on aggregate.<ref name="Finale 1991">{{Cite news | title = Trap, coppa dell'addio | trans-title = Trap, farewell Cup | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,29/articleid,0868_01_1991_0112_0029_12124926/ | date = 1991-05-24 | access-date = 2023-06-18 | work = La Stampa | author1 = Giorgio Gandolfi | p = 29 | location = Turin }}</ref>
To hint the level of that match, five of the German footballers who had won the WC one year before on that very same pitch were playing the UEFA Cup final: the aforementioned Andy Brehme, [[Lothar Matthäus]] e [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] for Inter, [[Thomas Berthold]] and [[Rudi Völler]] for AS Roma.<ref name="Finale 1991" />


=== {{anchor|2007–2008 renewal}}2007–2008 renovation ===
In September 1995 the Olimpico hosted both the opening and closing ceremony of the [[1995 Military World Games|1st Military World Games]] and also its track-and-field events.<ref>{{Cite news | trans-title = Military Games in Rome, 6,000 athletes moving on | title = Giochi militari a Roma. Seimila atleti in marcia | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1995/08/31/page_034.pdf | access-date = 2023-09-26 | date = 1995-08-31 | p = 34 | author1 = Marco Ventimiglia | language = it | location = Rome }}</ref>
[[File:021 men at work UEFA 2009, Rome.jpg|thumb|left|2009 Champions League final: [[Thierry Henry|Henry]] faces [[Rio Ferdinand]], while goalkeeper [[Edwin van der Sar]] watches.|alt=See caption|upright=1.2]]
Later in the year, it hosted for the first time since 1986 (and third overall) the [[Italy national rugby union team|Italian rugby union team]] which took on the incumbent world champion {{ru|ZAF|noflag=true}}.
In October 2006, Rome was chosen to host the [[2009 UEFA Champions League final|2009 Champions League final]]. Rome's fourth selection spurred CONI to speed up the Olimpico's planned maintenance and renovation, 16 years after the last project.<ref name="CL 2006">{{Cite news | date = 2006-10-04 | url = https://www.coni.it/it/news/5060-coni-finale-di-champions-2009-allo-stadio-olimpico,-riconoscimento-per-lo-sport-italiano.html | title = CONI: Finale di Champions 2009 allo Stadio Olimpico, riconoscimento per lo sport italiano | trans-title = CONI: "2009 UEFA Champions League final is a reward to the whole Italian sport" | access-date = 2023-06-18 | publisher = Italian National Olimpic Committee | location = Rome | archive-date = 18 June 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230618223856/https://www.coni.it/it/news/5060-coni-finale-di-champions-2009-allo-stadio-olimpico,-riconoscimento-per-lo-sport-italiano.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
Aside from the aforementioned 1954 European Cup final, indeed, the only other match that until then saw {{ru|ITA|noflag=true}} performing at the Olimpico was in 1986 when the team drew 15-all against [[england national rugby union team|England XV]] in front of an attendance of {{formatnum:40000}}.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1986/05/11/page_022.pdf | p = 22 | title = L'Italia pareggia 15 a 15 con la grande Inghilterra | trans-title = Italy draws 15–15 against the great England | author1 = Remo Musumeci | date = 1986-05-11 | access-date = 2023-06-20 | work = l'Unità | location = Rome}}</ref>
In spite of being, at the time, the [[Stadio Flaminio]] their usual venue in Rome, Italy accepted to play at the Olimpico because at the match was associated a charity fundraising for the benefit of children's aid organizations, which suggested to adopt a larger venue which would grant a higher revenue.<ref name="price">{{Cite news | language = it | access-date = 2011-09-23 | author1 = Antonio Conti | date = 1995-11-12 | location = Turin | p = 35 | title = Italia – Sudafrica, polemica per i biglietti omaggio | trans-title = Italy v South Africa, controversy over the free tickets | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,0035/articleid,0683_01_1995_0305_0041_9243065/ | work = La Stampa }}</ref>
At their first ever match after the win of [[1995 Rugby World Cup|World Cup]], South Africa won 40–21 but, with 15 minutes still to play, Italy was leading 21–17.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1995/11/13/cinque-minuti-in-paradiso.html | title = Cinque minuti in paradiso | trans-title = Five minutes in heaven | date = 1995-11-13 | work = la Repubblica | author1 = Corrado Sannucci | access-date = 2011-09-23 | location = Rome }}</ref>
Attendance was approximately {{formatnum:40000}} and the tickets' prices were between {{formatnum:5000}} and {{formatnum:30000}} lire (2.5–15 €),<ref name="price" />


Although the stadium's shape and structure were unaffected, changes were made to the Authority Room in the Monte Mario grandstand<ref>{{Cite journal | volume = 42 5ª SS | date = 2008-04-09 | access-date = 2023-06-18 | publisher = Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato | location = Rome | url = https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/do/atto/contratti/caricaAttoPdf?cdimg=2008042N6D026001&dgu=2008-04-09&art.dateworkGazzetta=2008-04-09&art.codiceRedazionale=2008042N6D026&art.num=0&art.tiposerie=S5 | title = Lavori per la ristrutturazione dei locali adibiti a Sale Autorità e Sale Onore presso la Tribuna Monte Mario dello Stadio Olimpico in Roma | journal = Official Gazette of the Italian Republic | trans-title = Renewal works of the Authority Room in the Monte Mario granstand of Stadio Olimpico in Rome | archive-date = 2 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231202020512/https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/do/atto/contratti/caricaAttoPdf?cdimg=2008042N6D026001&dgu=2008-04-09&art.dateworkGazzetta=2008-04-09&art.codiceRedazionale=2008042N6D026&art.num=0&art.tiposerie=S5 | url-status = live }}</ref> and more-comfortable seats were installed: {{convert|48|cm}} wide in the Northern and Southern stands, {{convert|50|cm}} in the Tevere grandstand and {{convert|54|cm}} in the hospitality area of the Monte Mario grandstand). VIP areas were installed in the Monte Mario grandstand. The renovation reduced the Olimpico's capacity by about {{formatnum:5000}} seats. A {{convert|600|m2|sqft|adj=on}} press room was built, and the locker-room area was doubled.<ref name="Lavori nuovi">{{Cite news | url = https://www.quotidiano.net/sport/2007/05/10/10538-presentato_piano_ristrutturazione.shtml | title = Presentato il piano ristrutturazione per la Champions League 2009 | trans-title = The new plan for the Champions League final presented | date = 2007-05-08 | work = Quotidiano Nazionale | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230618202533/https://www.quotidiano.net/sport/2007/05/10/10538-presentato_piano_ristrutturazione.shtml | access-date = 2023-06-17 | archive-date = 2023-06-18 | location = [[Bologna]] }}</ref> Two brand new scoreboards were also installed atop of The Northern- and Southern-stand scoreboards were replaced by digital, high-definition versions; the benches were moved slightly back from the pitch, and the [[Poly(methyl methacrylate)|plexiglas]] barriers between the stands and the pitch were partially removed. The Olimpico now had a capacity of {{formatnum:70634}}, making it Italy's second-largest stadium (after Milan's Stadio Giuseppe Meazza).<ref name="Seating Capacity" />
Few months later Rome hosted for the third time the final of the European Cup which had, meanwhile, changed name to UEFA Champions League.
Like 12 years before, an Italian club was involved, [[Juventus FC]], which faced the Dutch side [[AFC Ajax]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,33/articleid,0686_01_1995_0331_0037_9298049/ | title = Juve-Ajax, arrivederci a Roma per la finale | trans-title = Juve v Ajax, see you together in Rome for the final | access-date = 2023-06-18 | date = 1995-12-08 | work = La Stampa | author1 = [[Roberto Beccantini]] | p = 37 | location = Turin }}</ref>
Exactly like in 1984 the match ended up in a draw 1–1 with goals by [[Fabrizio Ravanelli]] and [[Jari Litmanen]], thus the tie-breaker from the penalty spot was needed.
Juventus won the shootout 4–2 (like Liverpool in 1984) and their 2nd title of European clubs' champions.<ref name="Finale 1996">{{Cite news | work = La Stampa | date = 1996-05-23 | access-date = 2023-06-18 | p = 50 | title = Mai vittoria così di rigore | author1 = Marco Ansaldo | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,2/articleid,0644_01_1996_0140_0050_8779999/ | location = Turin }}</ref>


The 2009 Champions League final was held on {{date|2009-05-27}} between [[FC Barcelona]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United.]] Barcelona won the game 2–0 before {{formatnum:62467}} spectators, with goals by [[Samuel Eto'o]] and [[Lionel Messi]].<ref>{{Cite news | work = The Guardian | title = Manchester United fold without a fight as Barcelona claim Champions League | author1 = Kevin McCarra | date = 2009-05-27 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/27/manchester-united-barcelona-champions-league-final | access-date = 2023-06-19 | location = London | archive-date = 26 January 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130126184738/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/27/manchester-united-barcelona-champions-league-final | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | work = [[BBC]] | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8060878.stm | location = London | author1 = Phil McNulty | title = Barcelona 2–0 Man Utd | access-date = 2023-06-19 | date = 2009-05-27 | archive-date = 2 April 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120402050130/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8060878.stm | url-status = live }}</ref> The single-leg [[Coppa Italia]] final has been played at the Olimpico since 2008<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/16fdc2e19ab2c71c/cu139.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221223223340/https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/16fdc2e19ab2c71c/cu139.pdf | publisher = Professionals National League | title = Comunicato ufficiale n. 139 del 6 dicembre 2007 | date = 2007-12-06 | access-date = 2023-06-19 | language = it | location = Milan | archive-date = 2022-12-23 }}</ref> except for 2021, when it was played in [[Reggio Emilia]] because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/2021/03/29/news/la_coppa_italia_a_reggio_emilia_un_trasloco_da_un_milione_di_euro-294322011/ | title = La Coppa Italia a Reggio Emilia: un trasloco da un milione di euro | author1 = Matteo Pinci | author2 = Franco Vanni | trans-title = Coppa Italia to Reggio Emilia: a one-million worth relocation | date = 2021-03-29 | work = la Repubblica | location = Rome | quote = La finale di Coppa Italia non si disputerà a Roma. Per la prima volta dal 2008, quando si tornò a giocarla in gara unica, l'ultimo atto della coppa nazionale traslocherà [Coppa Italia final will not be held in Rome. For the first time since 2008 - that is, since the final is played again as a single match - the final act of the tournament is going to relocate] | access-date = 5 January 2024 | archive-date = 5 January 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240105170348/https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/2021/03/29/news/la_coppa_italia_a_reggio_emilia_un_trasloco_da_un_milione_di_euro-294322011/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
In the new millennium even the age-old issue of the stadium's ownership was resolved.
Since 1976 the estate was owned by the Ministry of Finance, later [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy)|Ministry of Economy]], which in 2002 established Coni Servizi, a government agency for the management of public sports venues.<ref>{{Cite journal | journal = Official Gazette of the Italian Republic | url = https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/gu/2002/08/10/187/so/168/sg/pdf | publisher = [[Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato]] | location = Rome | date = 2002-08-10 | number = 187 S.G. | p = 31 | title = Testo del decreto-legge 8 luglio 2002, n. 138 (in Gazzetta Ufficiale – serie generale – n. 158 dell'8 luglio 2002), coordinato con la legge di conversione 8 agosto 2002, n. 178 (in questo stesso supplemento ordinario alla pag. 5), recante: «Interventi urgenti in materia tributaria, di privatizzazioni, di contenimento della spesa farmaceutica e per il sostegno dell'economia anche nelle aree svantaggiate» | quote = Art. 8. Riassetto del CONI […] È costituita una società per azioni con la denominazione «CONI Servizi S.p.a.» […] ''(Art. 8. Reorganization of CONI […] A new public limited company is established with the denomination "Coni Servizi Spa" }}</ref>
Subsequently, the Ministry transferred to the newborn entity the ownership of the whole Foro Italico on {{date|2004-02-03}}.<ref name="Coni Servizi" /><ref>{{cite news | title = Il Coni è "padrone" dello stadio Olimpico: delusi i club romani | trans-title = Coni is "owner" of the Olympic Stadium: disappointment amongst Lazio and Roma | author1 = Roberto Stracca | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151221220821/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2004/febbraio/07/Coni_padrone_dello_stadio_Olimpico_co_10_040207040.shtml | url = http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2004/febbraio/07/Coni_padrone_dello_stadio_Olimpico_co_10_040207040.shtml | p = 54 | work = [[Corriere della Sera]] | date = 2004-02-07 | access-date = 2023-08-09 | location = Milan | archive-date = 2015-12-21 }}</ref>
Finally, in 2019 Coni Servizi was renamed in Sport e Salute, which is the name of the current owner of the stadium.<ref name="Sport e Salute" />


[[File:UEFA Euro 2021 ITA v CHE Roma.jpg|The Olimpico in June 2021, hosting the [[italy national football team|Italy]] vs. [[switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] game of [[UEFA Euro 2020]]|thumb|alt=The stadium at night, seen from the stands|upright=1.2]]
=== 2007–2008 renewal ===
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]], UEFA said that the 2020 edition would have no host country and the tournament would be played in 11 UEFA-member cities.<ref>{{Cite web | publisher = [[UEFA]] | archive-date = 2021-05-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210511180320/https://documents.uefa.com/internal/api/webapp/documents/WVKcnryVkASzztwJjPBcIw/content | url = https://documents.uefa.com/internal/api/webapp/documents/WVKcnryVkASzztwJjPBcIw/content | title = Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2018–20 | date = 2018-03-09 | access-date = 2023-06-19 | location = [[Nyon]] }}</ref> Rome hosted three group-stage matches (including the opener) and a quarter-final game.
[[File:021 men at work UEFA 2009, Rome.jpg|thumb|left|[[2009 UEFA Champions League Final|2009 Champions League final]]: [[Thierry Henry|Henry]] faces [[Rio Ferdinand]] while goalkeeper [[Edwin van der Sar]] watches over carefully|upright=1.2]]
In October 2006 Rome was chosen to host the [[2009 UEFA Champions League final|2009 Champions League final]].
That appointment, the fourth overall to Rome, pushed CONI to speed the already planned works of maintenance and renewal of the stadium, 16 years after its substantial rebuilding.<ref name="CL 2006">{{Cite news | date = 2006-10-04 | url = https://www.coni.it/it/news/5060-coni-finale-di-champions-2009-allo-stadio-olimpico,-riconoscimento-per-lo-sport-italiano.html | title = CONI: Finale di Champions 2009 allo Stadio Olimpico, riconoscimento per lo sport italiano | trans-title = CONI: "2009 UEFA Champions League final is a reward to the whole Italian sport" | access-date = 2023-06-18 | publisher = Italian National Olimpic Committee | location = Rome }}</ref>


Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed until June and July 2021.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/2020/03/17/news/europeo_rinviato_al_2021_uefa-251517660/ | language = it | title = Coronavirus, è ufficiale: l'Uefa rinvia gli Europei al 2021 | trans-title = Now it's official: UEFA postpone to 2021 the European Championship | author1 = Franco Vanni | date = 2020-03-17 | access-date = 2023-06-19 | work = [[la Repubblica]] | location = Rome | archive-date = 16 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231216054630/https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/2020/03/17/news/europeo_rinviato_al_2021_uefa-251517660/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
The shape and structure itself of the stadium were unaffected, however relevant changes were operated in the Authority Room in the Monte Mario grandstand,<ref>{{Cite journal | volume = 42 5ª SS | date = 2008-04-09 | access-date = 2023-06-18 | publisher = Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato | location = Rome | url = https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/do/atto/contratti/caricaAttoPdf?cdimg=2008042N6D026001&dgu=2008-04-09&art.dateworkGazzetta=2008-04-09&art.codiceRedazionale=2008042N6D026&art.num=0&art.tiposerie=S5 | title = Lavori per la ristrutturazione dei locali adibiti a Sale Autorità e Sale Onore presso la Tribuna Monte Mario dello Stadio Olimpico in Roma | journal = Official Gazette of the Italian Republic | trans-title = Renewal works of the Authority Room in the Monte Mario granstand of Stadio Olimpico in Rome }}</ref> plus the seat were replaced by more comfortable ones (48&nbsp;cm wide the ones installed in the Northen and Southern stands, 50 the ones in the Tevere grandstand and 54 those in the hospitality area in the Monte Mario grandstand); VIP areas in the Monte Mario grandstand.
The {{Date|2021-06-11}} opening ceremony at the Olimpico was followed by a game between Italy and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]. The Azzurri won 3–0 before {{formatnum:16000}} spectators, a smaller crowd for public-health reasons.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://www.ansa.it/europei_2020/notizie/2021/06/10/euro-2020-turchia-italia-live_7036f785-a151-4a3e-a86c-05319f30466f.html | work = [[Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata|ANSA]] | title = Euro 2020, Italia spettacolo al debutto, 3–0 alla Turchia all'Olimpico | trans-title = Euro 2020, brilliant Italy debuts at the Olimpico with a 3–0 over Turkey | date = 2021-06-12 | access-date = 2023-06-19 | location = Rome | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210612183353/https://www.ansa.it/europei_2020/notizie/2021/06/10/euro-2020-turchia-italia-live_7036f785-a151-4a3e-a86c-05319f30466f.html | archive-date = 2021-06-12}}</ref>
The mentioned works would reduce the capacity of the stadium of about {{formatnum:5000}} seats.
After their first win, Italy defeated [[switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] 3–0<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.ansa.it/europei_2020/notizie/2021/06/16/euro-2020-italia-svizzera_5481af7e-acd9-4880-9a86-a4e9cdccc39a.html | date = 2021-06-16 | work = ANSA | access-date = 2023-06-19 | title = L'Italia batte la Svizzera 3–0. Azzurri già agli ottavi | language = it | location = Rome | trans-title = Italy beat Switzerland 3–0 and qualifies for the round of 16 | archive-date = 20 June 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230620040300/https://www.ansa.it/europei_2020/notizie/2021/06/16/euro-2020-italia-svizzera_5481af7e-acd9-4880-9a86-a4e9cdccc39a.html | url-status = live }}</ref> and [[wales national football team|Wales]] 1–0.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://www.repubblica.it/dossier/sport/europei-di-calcio-/2021/06/20/news/europei_italia-galles_1-0_pessina_regala_il_primo_posto_agli_azzurri-306925270/ | title = Europei, Italia-Galles 1–0: Pessina regala il primo posto agli azzurri | trans-title = European Championship, Italy v Wales 1–0: Pessina gives Italy the lead of the group | author1 = Jacopo Manfredi | access-date = 2023-06-19 | work = la Repubblica | date = 2021-06-20 | location = Rome | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212163244/https://www.repubblica.it/dossier/sport/europei-di-calcio-/2021/06/20/news/europei_italia-galles_1-0_pessina_regala_il_primo_posto_agli_azzurri-306925270/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The fourth Olimpico match was the quarter-final between [[ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] and [[england national football team|England]]; England won 4–0, with goals by [[Jordan Henderson]] and [[Harry Maguire]] and a double by [[Harry Kane]].<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/03/england-ukraine-euro-2020-quarter-final-report-harry-kane-rout-denmark | language = en | title = England rout Ukraine 4–0 to surge into Euro 2020 semi-final with Denmark | author1 = David Hytner | date = 2021-07-03 | work = The Guardian | access-date = 2023-06-19 | location = London | archive-date = 14 January 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240114031321/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/03/england-ukraine-euro-2020-quarter-final-report-harry-kane-rout-denmark | url-status = live }}</ref>
Further, a new 600-square metres press room was built, and, together with the doubling of the area of the current locker rooms, a third one was built to host the away team during the home matches of Lazio and Roma, assignees of one separate locker room each.<ref name="Lavori nuovi">{{Cite news | url = https://www.quotidiano.net/sport/2007/05/10/10538-presentato_piano_ristrutturazione.shtml | title = Presentato il piano ristrutturazione per la Champions League 2009 | trans-title = The new plan for the Champions League final presented | date = 2007-05-08 | work = Quotidiano Nazionale | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230618202533/https://www.quotidiano.net/sport/2007/05/10/10538-presentato_piano_ristrutturazione.shtml | access-date = 2023-06-17 | archive-date = 2023-06-18 | location = [[Bologna]] }}</ref>


The [[European Athletic Association]] chose Rome in August 2022 for the June 2024 [[2024 European Athletics Championships|26th European Athletics Championships]], 50 years after the Olimpico last hosted the event.<ref>{{Cite web | language = en | title = Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships dates announced | date = 2022-08-18 | access-date = 2023-06-19 | publisher = [[European Athletic Association]] | url = https://www.european-athletics.com/news/roma-2024-european-athletics-championships-dates-announced | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220818165312/https://www.european-athletics.com/news/roma-2024-european-athletics-championships-dates-announced | archive-date = 2022-08-18 | location = [[Lausanne]] }}</ref> On {{date|2023-03-22}}, the [[2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|Women's Champions League quarter-final]] between [[AS Roma (women)|AS Roma]] and [[FC Barcelona Femení|FC Barcelona]] was played before a crowd of {{formatnum:39459}}, setting an attendance record for a [[women's association football]] match in Italy.<ref>{{Cite web | language = it | url = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/it/articles/roma-barcellona-e-stata-la-partita-con-piu-tifosi-nella-storia-del-calcio-femminile-italiano | title = Roma-Barcellona è stata la partita con più tifosi nella storia del calcio femminile italiano | trans-title = Roma v Barcelona is the most attended match of the Italian women's football history | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230621182215/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/it/articles/roma-barcellona-e-stata-la-partita-con-piu-tifosi-nella-storia-del-calcio-femminile-italiano | date = 2023-03-23 | access-date = 2023-06-21 | publisher = [[FIFA]] | location = [[Zürich]] | archive-date = 2023-06-21 }}</ref> The [[Italy national football team]] had played 53 matches at the Olimpico in 70 years by December 2023, the most recent of which was a 5–2 win in the [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group C#Matches|EURO 2024 qualifying game]] against [[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia]].<ref>{{Cite web | language = it | publisher = [[Italian Football Federation]] | url = https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/elenco-gare/?squadraid=12 | title = Elenco Gare | date = 26 May 2023 | trans-title = Match list | access-date = 2023-12-02 | location = Rome | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212164016/https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/elenco-gare/?squadraid=12 | url-status = live }}</ref>
Two brand new digital high-definition scoreboards were also installed atop of the Northern and the Southern stands to replace the older ones; the benches were moved slightly afar from the pitch and the partially removed the [[Poly(methyl methacrylate)|plexiglas]] barriers between the stands and the pitch.
The certified capacity after these works was {{formatnum:70634}}, which made the Olimpico the second most capient stadium of Italy after [[stadio Giuseppe Meazza]] in [[Milan]].<ref name="Seating Capacity" />


== {{anchor|Non-football recurrent sports events}}Other recurring sports events ==
The [[2009 UEFA Champions League final|2009 Champions League final]] was held on {{date|2009-05-27}} and contested by [[FC Barcelona]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester Utd.]]
=== Golden Gala ===
The game took place in front of an attendance of {{formatnum:62467}} and was won 2–0 by the Spanish side which scorers were [[Samuel Eto'o]] and [[Lionel Messi]].<ref>{{Cite news | work = The Guardian | title = Manchester United fold without a fight as Barcelona claim Champions League | author1 = Kevin McCarra | date = 2009-05-27 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/27/manchester-united-barcelona-champions-league-final | access-date = 2023-06-19 | location = London }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | work = [[BBC]] | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8060878.stm | location = London | author1 = Phil McNulty | title = Barcelona 2–0 Man Utd | access-date = 2023-06-19 | date = 2009-05-27 }}</ref>


[[File:Caterine Ibargüen Golden Gala 2017.jpg|[[Colombia]]n multiathlete [[Caterine Ibargüen]] at the 2017 Golden Gala|left|upright=1.2|thumb|alt=Caterine Ibargüen, arms outstretched]]
Since 2008 [[Coppa Italia]], Italy's association football Italian Cup, is assigned through a single-leg final to be played on neutral venue which has ever since always been the Olimpico,<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/16fdc2e19ab2c71c/cu139.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221223223340/https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/16fdc2e19ab2c71c/cu139.pdf | publisher = Professionals National League | title = Comunicato ufficiale n. 139 del 6 dicembre 2007 | date = 2007-12-06 | access-date = 2023-06-19 | language = it | location = Milan | archive-date = 2022-12-23 }}</ref> aside from 2021, when the final took place in [[Reggio Emilia]] because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/2021/03/29/news/la_coppa_italia_a_reggio_emilia_un_trasloco_da_un_milione_di_euro-294322011/ | title = La Coppa Italia a Reggio Emilia: un trasloco da un milione di euro | author1 = Matteo Pinci | author2 = Franco Vanni | trans-title = Coppa Italia to Reggio Emilia: a one-million worth relocation | date = 2021-03-29 | work = la Repubblica | location = Rome | quote = La finale di Coppa Italia non si disputerà a Roma. Per la prima volta dal 2008, quando si tornò a giocarla in gara unica, l'ultimo atto della coppa nazionale traslocherà [Coppa Italia final will not be held in Rome. For the first time since 2008 - that is, since the final is played again as a single match - the final act of the tournament is going to relocate] }}</ref>
[[Italian Athletics Federation]] president [[Primo Nebiolo]] created the [[Golden Gala]], a recurring summer athletics event at the Olimpico, in 1980.<ref name="Golden Gala 1980">{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/04/30/page_014.pdf | title = L'atletica italiana vuole andare a Mosca | trans-title = Italian athletics wants to go to Moscow | date = 1980-04-30 | access-date = 2023-06-20 | work = l'Unità | page = 14 | location = Rome | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212043134/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/04/30/page_014.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> The event was held in the middle of a heated political debate at the international level, because several domestic Olympic boards were divided about whether to follow the [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|U.S. Olympic Committee]] in their boycott of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow Olympics]] because of Soviet involvement in the [[Soviet–Afghan War|Afghan war]]<ref name="Golden Gala 1980" /> Aware of those political controversies, Nebiolo said that his event should not be seen as an "alternative Olympiad",<ref name="Golden Gala 1980" /> although it featured world-class athletes from both of the era's geopolitical blocks.


The first Golden Gala took place on {{date|1980-08-05}}, a few days after the closing of the Soviet Olympics, and featured many first-class Italian athletes prevented from going to Moscow because of their status as enlisted in the armed forces; this included [[Mariano Scartezzini]], a [[Guardia di Finanza]] constable who won the [[Steeplechase (athletics)|3000-metre steeplechase]] and set an Italian record.<ref name="GG1980">{{Cite news | author1 = Remo Musumeci | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/08/06/page_012.pdf | date = 1980-08-06 | title = Mennea meglio che a Mosca: 20"01 | trans-title = Mennea better than in Moscow: 20"01 | access-date = 2023-06-20 | work = l'Unità | language = it | archive-date = 23 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231123024953/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/08/06/page_012.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Amongst the civilian athletes who also competed in Moscow was [[Pietro Mennea]], who won the 200-metre dash with a faster time than his gold-medal final in the U.S.S.R. few days before.<ref name="GG1980" />
[[File:UEFA Euro 2021 ITA v CHE Roma.jpg|The Olimpico in June 2021 hosting the [[italy national football team|Italy]] v [[switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] game of the [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020 European Championship]]|thumb|right|upright=1.2]]
About {{formatnum:74000}} spectators attended the event, of whom {{formatnum:54000}} paid. The difference in attendance was due to the fact that several hours into the event, its organizers opened the gates of the Olimpico's two [[Curva|curved stands]] to those without tickets.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/08/07/page_013.pdf | author1 = Remo Musumeci | title = Quei quattro formidabili record | trans-title = Those four astonishing records | date = 1980-08-07 | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-20 | page = 13 | location = Rome | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212092212/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/08/07/page_013.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]], UEFA declared that the 2020 edition would have no host country and that the tournament would be hosted in 11 cities around UEFA member associations as a one-off event.<ref>{{Cite web | publisher = [[UEFA]] | archive-date = 2021-05-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210511180320/https://documents.uefa.com/internal/api/webapp/documents/WVKcnryVkASzztwJjPBcIw/content | url = https://documents.uefa.com/internal/api/webapp/documents/WVKcnryVkASzztwJjPBcIw/content | title = Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2018–20 | date = 2018-03-09 | access-date = 2023-06-19 | location = [[Nyon]] }}</ref>
Rome was appointed the hosting of three matches of the group stage including the opening game of the tournament, and one of the quarter-finals.


The Golden Gala did not take place in 1981 because of the [[1981 IAAF World Cup|IAAF World Cup]]. It returned in 1982, and has been part of the international calendar ever since.<ref>{{Cite news | author1 = Remo Musumeci | title = RDT sovrana ad Atene, azzurri bravini ma con troppi problemi | trans-title = DDR reign in Athens. Azzurri pretty good but with too many problems | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-20 | date = 1982-09-14 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1982/09/14/page_012.pdf | location = Rome | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212181238/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1982/09/14/page_012.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
Due to the COVID-19 pandemics, the tournament was postponed to June and July 2021.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/2020/03/17/news/europeo_rinviato_al_2021_uefa-251517660/ | language = it | title = Coronavirus, è ufficiale: l'Uefa rinvia gli Europei al 2021 | trans-title = Now it's official: UEFA postpone to 2021 the European Championship | author1 = Franco Vanni | date = 2020-03-17 | access-date = 2023-06-19 | work = [[la Repubblica]] | location = Rome }}</ref>
The event was not held at the Olimpico early in the stadium's renovation for the 1990 World Cup, and was held in [[Florence]] and [[Verona]]. The Golden Gala was renamed in 2013 for [[Pietro Mennea]], who died in March of that year.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.fidal.it/content/Golden-Gala-intitolato-a-Mennea/51189 | title = Golden Gala intitolato a Mennea | trans-title = Golden Gala named after Mennea | date = 2013-03-22 | access-date = 2023-06-20 | publisher = Italian Athletics Federation | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130325071256/https://www.fidal.it/content/Golden-Gala-intitolato-a-Mennea/51189 | archive-date = 2013-03-25 }}</ref> In addition to being a key Italian athletics event, the Golden Gala has been part of the [[Diamond League]] (the [[World Athletics]] world tour) since 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://worldathletics.org/news/news/iaaf-to-launch-global-diamond-league-of-1-day-1 | date = 2009-03-02 | title = IAAF to launch global Diamond League of 1 Day Meetings | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231016193601/https://worldathletics.org/news/news/iaaf-to-launch-global-diamond-league-of-1-day-1 | archive-date = 2023-10-16 | access-date = 2024-01-05 | publisher = [[World Athletics]] }}</ref>
On {{Date|2021-06-11}} took place in the Olimpico the opening ceremony of the Championship and its inaugural game, contested by Italy and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]; the ''Azzurri'' won 3–0 in front of a reduced attendance of {{formatnum:16000}} for public health reasons.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://www.ansa.it/europei_2020/notizie/2021/06/10/euro-2020-turchia-italia-live_7036f785-a151-4a3e-a86c-05319f30466f.html | work = [[Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata|ANSA]] | title = Euro 2020, Italia spettacolo al debutto, 3–0 alla Turchia all'Olimpico | trans-title = Euro 2020, brilliant Italy debuts at the Olimpico with a 3–0 over Turkey | date = 2021-06-12 | access-date = 2023-06-19 | location = Rome | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210612183353/https://www.ansa.it/europei_2020/notizie/2021/06/10/euro-2020-turchia-italia-live_7036f785-a151-4a3e-a86c-05319f30466f.html | archive-date = 2021-06-12}}</ref>
Following that first win, Italy beat [[switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], again 3–0,<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.ansa.it/europei_2020/notizie/2021/06/16/euro-2020-italia-svizzera_5481af7e-acd9-4880-9a86-a4e9cdccc39a.html | date = 2021-06-16 | work = ANSA | access-date = 2023-06-19 | title = L'Italia batte la Svizzera 3–0. Azzurri già agli ottavi | language = it | location = Rome | trans-title = Italy beat Switzerland 3–0 and qualifies for the round of 16 }}</ref> and [[wales national football team|Wales]] 1–0.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://www.repubblica.it/dossier/sport/europei-di-calcio-/2021/06/20/news/europei_italia-galles_1-0_pessina_regala_il_primo_posto_agli_azzurri-306925270/ | title = Europei, Italia-Galles 1–0: Pessina regala il primo posto agli azzurri | trans-title = European Championship, Italy v Wales 1–0: Pessina gives Italy the lead of the group | author1 = Jacopo Manfredi | access-date = 2023-06-19 | work = la Repubblica | date = 2021-06-20 | location = Rome }}</ref>
The fourth and last match hosted at the Olimpico in the tournament was the quarter final contested by [[ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] and [[england national football team|England]]: the latter won 4–0 with one goal each by [[Jordan Henderson]] and [[Harry Maguire]] plus a [[Harry Kane]]'s double.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/03/england-ukraine-euro-2020-quarter-final-report-harry-kane-rout-denmark | language = en | title = England rout Ukraine 4–0 to surge into Euro 2020 semi-final with Denmark | author1 = David Hytner | date = 2021-07-03 | work = The Guardian | access-date = 2023-06-19 | location = London }}</ref>


=== {{anchor|Six Nations and the use as rugby union venue}}Six Nations Championship and rugby union ===
In August 2022, the [[European Athletic Association]] appointed Rome as host city of the [[2024 European Athletics Championships|26th European Athletics Championships]] to be held in June 2024, 50 years after the Olimpico hosted the event for the most recent time.<ref>{{Cite web | language = en | title = Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships dates announced | date = 2022-08-18 | access-date = 2023-06-19 | publisher = [[European Athletic Association]] | url = https://www.european-athletics.com/news/roma-2024-european-athletics-championships-dates-announced | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220818165312/https://www.european-athletics.com/news/roma-2024-european-athletics-championships-dates-announced | archive-date = 2022-08-18 | location = [[Lausanne]] }}</ref>


[[File:2012-02-11 Rome Olympic Stadium Italy and England lineups.jpg|The Olimpico's frozen pitch before the 2012 Six Nations match against England|alt=Two teams, lined up on a snow-covered pitch|thumb|upright=1.2]]
On {{date|2023-03-22}}, the [[2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|quarter-final of Women's Champions League]] held between [[AS Roma (women)|AS Roma]] and [[FC Barcelona Femení|FC Barcelona]] was attended by a crowd of {{formatnum:39459}}, establishing the new attendance record for a [[women's association football]] match in [[Italy]].<ref>{{Cite web | language = it | url = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/it/articles/roma-barcellona-e-stata-la-partita-con-piu-tifosi-nella-storia-del-calcio-femminile-italiano | title = Roma-Barcellona è stata la partita con più tifosi nella storia del calcio femminile italiano | trans-title = Roma v Barcelona is the most attended match of the Italian women's football history | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230621182215/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/it/articles/roma-barcellona-e-stata-la-partita-con-piu-tifosi-nella-storia-del-calcio-femminile-italiano | date = 2023-03-23 | access-date = 2023-06-21 | publisher = [[FIFA]] | location = [[Zürich]] | archive-date = 2023-06-21 }}</ref>
{{ru|ITA|noflag=true}} played its [[Six Nations Championship]] home matches at [[Stadio Flaminio]] for 11 seasons after 2000, a {{formatnum:24000}}-seat city-owned venue built for the football tournament of the 1960 Olympics across the [[Tiber]] a few hundred metres from the Olimpico. However, it did not meet Six Nations Rugby's stadium guidelines.<ref name="flaminio">{{Cite news | url = http://www.ilgiornale.it/roma/per_ristrutturare_stadio_flaminio__18_mesi_lavori/21-01-2007/articolo-id=150969-page=0-comments=1 | work = [[il Giornale]] | date = 2007-01-21 | access-date = 2011-05-22 | author1 = Michela Giachetta | title = Per ristrutturare lo stadio Flaminio 18 mesi di lavori | trans-title = 18-months works to renew Stadio Flaminio | archive-date = 2010-02-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100216095257/http://www.ilgiornale.it/roma/per_ristrutturare_stadio_flaminio__18_mesi_lavori/21-01-2007/articolo-id=150969-page=0-comments=1 | location = Milan | language = it }}</ref> The Italian Rugby Federation first planned to expand Stadio Flaminio to {{formatnum:40000}} seats,<ref name="Flam Oli 1">{{Cite news | url = http://www.gazzetta.it/Rugby/12-07-2011/sei-nazioni-2012-801997037161.shtml | trans-title = 2012 Six Nations at the Olimpico | title = Il Sei Nazioni 2012 allo stadio Olimpico | date = 2011-07-12 | access-date = 2011-09-15 | work = [[la Gazzetta dello Sport]] | location = Milan | language = it | archive-date = 15 September 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110915193343/http://www.gazzetta.it/Rugby/12-07-2011/sei-nazioni-2012-801997037161.shtml | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Flam Oli 2">{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://roma.corriere.it/roma/notizie/sport/11_luglio_12/sei-nazioni-trasloca-stadio-olimpico-1901076505983.shtml | author1 = Claudia Voltattorni | date = 2011-07-12 | title = Stadio Flaminio addio, il 6 Nazioni trasloca all'Olimpico | trans-title = Goodbye Stadio Flaminio. The Six Nations relocates to the Olimpico | access-date = 2011-12-17 | work = [[Corriere della Sera]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715133527/https://roma.corriere.it/roma/notizie/sport/11_luglio_12/sei-nazioni-trasloca-stadio-olimpico-1901076505983.shtml | location = Milan | archive-date = 2011-07-15 }}</ref> using the Olimpico in 2012 as temporary venue.<ref name="Flam Oli 1" /><ref name="Flam Oli 2" />


The renovation never began, however; [[Pier Luigi Nervi]]'s heirs received the Flaminio's legalintellectual property rights, giving them veto power over any changes.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://roma.corriere.it/roma/notizie/sport/12_aprile_20/allarme-flaminio-stadio-rovina-2004152868539.shtml | work = Corriere della Sera | location = Milan | date = 2012-04-20 | title = Allarme degrado al Flaminio. Gli eredi di Nervi: "Stadio in rovina" | trans-title = Decay alarm at the Flaminio. Nervi's heirs: "The stadium is in ruin" | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120620122353/https://roma.corriere.it/roma/notizie/sport/12_aprile_20/allarme-flaminio-stadio-rovina-2004152868539.shtml | archive-date = 2012-06-20 }}</ref> The Italian Rugby Federation then decided to return the Flaminio's management rights to [[Roma Capitale]] and request permanent use of the Olimpico.<ref name="ADN Kronos">{{Cite news | work = [[Adnkronos]] | title = Pancalli, "Stadio Flaminio alla Figc? Parola fine a uno stato di degrado" | trans-title = Pancalli, "Stadio Flaminio at FIGC? Full stop to a state of decay" | date = 2014-02-27 | url = http://www.adnkronos.com/fatti/sport/2014/05/10/calcio-pancalli-stadio-flaminio-alla-figc-parola-fine-uno-stato-degrado_9jmq2Eysm1ytg54t5y8T5N.html | access-date = 2014-07-11 | location = Rome | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065544/http://www.adnkronos.com/fatti/sport/2014/05/10/calcio-pancalli-stadio-flaminio-alla-figc-parola-fine-uno-stato-degrado_9jmq2Eysm1ytg54t5y8T5N.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.comune.roma.it/servizi/DeliberazioniAttiWeb/showPdfDoc?fun=deliberazioniAtti&par1=R0NE&par2=MTUwMA== | title = Estratto dal verbale delle deliberazioni della Giunta Capitolina – Deliberazione n. 36 | trans-title = Roma Capitale, Resolution no 36 | publisher = [[Roma Capitale]] | date = 2014-02-26 | access-date = 2014-07-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112500/http://www.comune.roma.it/servizi/DeliberazioniAttiWeb/showPdfDoc?fun=deliberazioniAtti&par1=R0NE&par2=MTUwMA== | archive-date = 2016-03-04 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.iltempo.it/sport/calcio/2014/02/27/stadio-flaminio-in-concessione-alla-federcalcio-1.1223953 | title = Stadio Flaminio in concessione alla Federcalcio | date = 2014-02-27 | access-date = 2014-07-11 | work = [[il Tempo]] | location = Rome | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714134646/http://www.iltempo.it/sport/calcio/2014/02/27/stadio-flaminio-in-concessione-alla-federcalcio-1.1223953 | archive-date = 2014-07-14 }}</ref>
As for December 2023, [[Italy national football team]] played 53 matches at the Olimpico in a 70-year span, the most recent of which is the 5–2 win in the [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group C#Matches|EURO 2024 qualifying game]] against [[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia]].<ref>{{Cite web | language = it | publisher = [[Italian Football Federation]] | url = https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/elenco-gare/?squadraid=12 | title = Elenco Gare | trans-title = Match list | access-date = 2023-12-02 | location = Rome }}</ref>


The stadium first hosted the Six Nations Championship on {{date|2012-02-11}} during an unusual icy weekend, on a pitch frozen after snow fell on Rome the day before.
== Non-football recurrent sports events ==
{{ru|ENG|noflag=true}} won, 19–15, after trailing for almost one hour.<ref name="eng-ita">{{Cite news | url = https://www.gazzetta.it/Rugby/6-nazioni/11-02-2012/italia-regalo-troppo-inghilterra-passa-15-19-81311365775.shtml | title = Italia, un regalo di troppo. L'Inghilterra passa 15–19 | trans-title = Italy waste too much. England win 15–19 | date = 2012-02-11 | author1 = Nicola Melillo | access-date = 2023-06-19 | location = Milan | work = la Gazzetta dello Sport | archive-date = 12 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231212040136/https://www.gazzetta.it/Rugby/6-nazioni/11-02-2012/italia-regalo-troppo-inghilterra-passa-15-19-81311365775.shtml | url-status = live }}</ref>
=== Golden Gala ===
{{see also|Golden Gala}}
[[File:Caterine Ibargüen Golden Gala 2017.jpg|[[Colombia]]n multiathlete [[Caterine Ibargüen]] at 2017 Golden Gala|left|upright=1.2|thumb]]
In 1980, the then [[Italian Athletics Federation]] president [[Primo Nebiolo]] created a recurrent summer athletics event to be held at the Olimpico, which was named [[Golden Gala]].<ref name="Golden Gala 1980">{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/04/30/page_014.pdf | title = L'atletica italiana vuole andare a Mosca | trans-title = Italian athletics wants to go to Moscow | date = 1980-04-30 | access-date = 2023-06-20 | work = l'Unità | p = 14 | location = Rome }}</ref>
The event came in the middle of a heated political debate at international level because the several domestic olympic boards were divided about whether to follow or less the [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|U.S. Olympic Committee]] in the boycott of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow Olympics]] because of the Soviet involvement in the [[Soviet–Afghan War|Afghanistan war]]<ref name="Golden Gala 1980" />
Aware of those political controversies, Nebiolo stated that the event he created had not to be seen as an "alternative Olympiad"<ref name="Golden Gala 1980" /> though it featured world-class athletes coming from both geopolitical blocks of that era.

The first edition of the Golden Gala took place on {{date|1980-08-05}}, barely few days after the closing of the Soviet Olympics, and featured many of those first-class Italian athletes prevented from going to Moscow because of their status of enlisted in the armed forces and corps of the State, like i.e. [[Mariano Scartezzini]], constable of [[Guardia di Finanza]], who won the [[Steeplechase (athletics)|3000 metres steeplechase]] with the Italian record.<ref name="GG1980">{{Cite news | author1 = Remo Musumeci | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/08/06/page_012.pdf | date = 1980-08-06 | title = Mennea meglio che a Mosca: 20"01 | trans-title = Mennea better than in Moscow: 20"01 | access-date = 2023-06-20 | work = l'Unità | language= it }}</ref>
Amongst the civilian athletes who featured in Moscow was instead [[Pietro Mennea]] who won the 200 metres running faster than in the gold medal final won in the U.S.S.R. few days before.<ref name="GG1980" />
About {{formatnum:74000}} spectators attended the event, of whom {{formatnum:54000}} paying.
The difference of figures is due to the fact that a couple of hours into the event, the organizators chose to open the gates of the two [[Curva|curves]] to the ticketless attendance and let them attend the event for free.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1980/08/07/page_013.pdf | author1 = Remo Musumeci | title = Quei quattro formidabili record | trans-title = Those four astonishing records | date = 1980-08-07 | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-20 | p = 13 | location = Rome }}</ref>

The Golden Gala didn't take place in 1981 because of the aforementioned [[1981 IAAF World Cup|IAAF World Cup]].
It returned in 1982 and ever since it is a steady date in the international calendar.<ref>{{Cite news | author1 = Remo Musumeci | title = RDT sovrana ad Atene, azzurri bravini ma con troppi problemi | trans-title = DDR reign in Athens. Azzurri pretty good but with too many problems | work = l'Unità | access-date = 2023-06-20 | date = 1982-09-14 | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1982/09/14/page_012.pdf | location = Rome }}</ref>
It didn't feature in the Olimpico only during the years of its renewal for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, in which it migrated to [[Florence]] and [[Verona]].
Since 2013 the Golden Gala is named after [[Pietro Mennea]], who died that year in March.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.fidal.it/content/Golden-Gala-intitolato-a-Mennea/51189 | title = Golden Gala intitolato a Mennea | trans-title = Golden Gala named after Mennea | date = 2013-03-22 | access-date = 2023-06-20 | publisher = Italian Athletics Federation | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130325071256/https://www.fidal.it/content/Golden-Gala-intitolato-a-Mennea/51189 | archive-date = 2013-03-25 }}</ref>
Aside from being a steady event of the Italian athletics, since 2010 the Golden Gala is a date of the [[Diamond League]], the [[World Athletics]]'s world tour.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://worldathletics.org/news/news/iaaf-to-launch-global-diamond-league-of-1-day-1 | date = 2009-03-02 | title = IAAF to launch global Diamond League of 1 Day Meetings | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231016193601/https://worldathletics.org/news/news/iaaf-to-launch-global-diamond-league-of-1-day-1 | archive-date = 2023-10-16 | access-date = 2024-01-05 | publisher = [[World Athletics]] }}</ref>

=== Six Nations and the use as rugby union venue ===
{{see also|Six Nations Championship}}
[[File:2012-02-11 Rome Olympic Stadium Italy and England lineups.jpg|Olimpico's frozen pitch before the 2012 Six Nations match against England|right|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Since 2000 and for the following 11 seasons, {{ru|ITA|noflag=true}} played its [[Six Nations Championship|Six Nations]] home matches at [[Stadio Flaminio]], a {{formatnum:24000}} spectators city-owned venue built to host the football tournament at the 1960 Olympics and which lays on the opposite bank of the Tiber river few hundreds metres far from the Olimpico.
However, such capacity was insufficient to match Six Nations Rugby's guidelines for the stadiums.<ref name="flaminio">{{Cite news | url = http://www.ilgiornale.it/roma/per_ristrutturare_stadio_flaminio__18_mesi_lavori/21-01-2007/articolo-id=150969-page=0-comments=1 | work = [[il Giornale]] | date = 2007-01-21 | access-date = 2011-05-22 | author1 = Michela Giachetta | title = Per ristrutturare lo stadio Flaminio 18 mesi di lavori | trans-title = 18-months works to renew Stadio Flaminio | archive-date = 2010-02-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100216095257/http://www.ilgiornale.it/roma/per_ristrutturare_stadio_flaminio__18_mesi_lavori/21-01-2007/articolo-id=150969-page=0-comments=1 | location = Milan | language = it }}</ref>
At first, the Italian Rugby Federation planned to expand Stadio Flaminio to a {{formatnum:40000}} seat venue,<ref name="Flam Oli 1">{{Cite news | url = http://www.gazzetta.it/Rugby/12-07-2011/sei-nazioni-2012-801997037161.shtml | trans-title = 2012 Six Nations at the Olimpico | title = Il Sei Nazioni 2012 allo stadio Olimpico | date = 2011-07-12 | access-date = 2011-09-15 | work = [[la Gazzetta dello Sport]] | location = Milan | language = it }}</ref><ref name="Flam Oli 2">{{Cite news | language = it | url = http://roma.corriere.it/roma/notizie/sport/11_luglio_12/sei-nazioni-trasloca-stadio-olimpico-1901076505983.shtml | author1 = Claudia Voltattorni | date = 2011-07-12 | title = Stadio Flaminio addio, il 6 Nazioni trasloca all’Olimpico | trans-title = Goodbye Stadio Flaminio. The Six Nations relocates to the Olimpico | access-date = 2011-12-17 | work = [[Corriere della Sera]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715133527/https://roma.corriere.it/roma/notizie/sport/11_luglio_12/sei-nazioni-trasloca-stadio-olimpico-1901076505983.shtml | location = Milan | archive-date = 2011-07-15 }}</ref> and, in the meantime, use the Olimpico since 2012 as temporary venue until the end of Flaminio's renewal.<ref name="Flam Oli 1" /><ref name="Flam Oli 2" />

However, the renewal works never started because, in the meantime, the heirs of [[Pier Luigi Nervi]] were granted in court the intellectual property rights over the building, thus giving them veto power over every planned change they wouldn't approve.<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://roma.corriere.it/roma/notizie/sport/12_aprile_20/allarme-flaminio-stadio-rovina-2004152868539.shtml | work = Corriere della Sera | location = Milan | date = 2012-04-20 | title = Allarme degrado al Flaminio. Gli eredi di Nervi: "Stadio in rovina" | trans-title = Decay alarm at the Flaminio. Nervi's heirs: "The stadium is in ruin" | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120620122353/https://roma.corriere.it/roma/notizie/sport/12_aprile_20/allarme-flaminio-stadio-rovina-2004152868539.shtml | archive-date = 2012-06-20 }}</ref>
The Italian Rugby Federation thus resolved to give [[Roma Capitale]] back the management rights of the venue and to ask for the permanent use of the Olimpico.<ref name="ADN Kronos">{{Cite news | work = [[Adnkronos]] | title = Pancalli, "Stadio Flaminio alla Figc? Parola fine a uno stato di degrado" | trans-title = Pancalli, "Stadio Flaminio at FIGC? Full stop to a state of decay" | date = 2014-02-27 | url = http://www.adnkronos.com/fatti/sport/2014/05/10/calcio-pancalli-stadio-flaminio-alla-figc-parola-fine-uno-stato-degrado_9jmq2Eysm1ytg54t5y8T5N.html | access-date = 2014-07-11 | location = Rome }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.comune.roma.it/servizi/DeliberazioniAttiWeb/showPdfDoc?fun=deliberazioniAtti&par1=R0NE&par2=MTUwMA== | title = Estratto dal verbale delle deliberazioni della Giunta Capitolina – Deliberazione n. 36 | trans-title = Roma Capitale, Resolution no 36 | publisher = [[Roma Capitale]] | date = 2014-02-26 | access-date = 2014-07-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112500/http://www.comune.roma.it/servizi/DeliberazioniAttiWeb/showPdfDoc?fun=deliberazioniAtti&par1=R0NE&par2=MTUwMA== | archive-date = 2016-03-04 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.iltempo.it/sport/calcio/2014/02/27/stadio-flaminio-in-concessione-alla-federcalcio-1.1223953 | title = Stadio Flaminio in concessione alla Federcalcio | date = 2014-02-27 | access-date = 2014-07-11 | work = [[il Tempo]] | location = Rome | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714134646/http://www.iltempo.it/sport/calcio/2014/02/27/stadio-flaminio-in-concessione-alla-federcalcio-1.1223953 | archive-date = 2014-07-14 }}</ref>

The Olimpico debuted in the Six Nations on {{date|2012-02-11}} during an unusual icy weekend: the pitch was frozen because of the snowfall that hit Rome in the previous 24 hours.
The first guest in the new venue were {{ru|ENG|noflag=true}} that won 19–15 after having trailed for almost one hour.<ref name="eng-ita">{{Cite news | url = https://www.gazzetta.it/Rugby/6-nazioni/11-02-2012/italia-regalo-troppo-inghilterra-passa-15-19-81311365775.shtml | title = Italia, un regalo di troppo. L'Inghilterra passa 15–19 | trans-title = Italy waste too much. England win 15–19 | date = 2012-02-11 | author1 = Nicola Melillo | access-date = 2023-06-19 | location = Milan | work = la Gazzetta dello Sport }}</ref>


After the [[2023 Six Nations Championship|2023 Six Nations]] are 39 the test matches played by Italy in the venue since their first in 1954; aside from the 30 in the 12 tournament seasons so far played, Italy played at the Olimpico 4 matches before their admission to the Six Nation and 5 after 2000,
By the end of the [[2023 Six Nations Championship|2023 Six Nations]] tournament, 39 test matches had been played by Italy in the venue since their first in 1954. In addition to the 30 in the 12 tournament seasons played so far, Italy played four matches at the Olimpico before their admission to the Six Nations and five more after 2000. Apart from the Six Nations sides, the most frequent guests at the Olimpico are [[new Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand's All Blacks]], whom have played four test matches there.<ref>{{Cite book | pages = 346–47 | title = Rugby 2023 | chapter = Le città azzurre (''The Azzurri's cities)'' | date = 2022 | author1 = Paolo Pacitti | author2 = Francesco Volpe | publisher = Zesi | location = Rome | language= it }}</ref>
Apart from the Six Nations sides, the most frequent guest at Olimpico are the [[new Zealand national rugby union team|All Blacks]], that played there four test matches.<ref>{{Cite book | pp = 346–47 | title = Rugby 2023 | chapter = Le città azzurre (''The Azzurri's cities)'' | date = 2022 | author1 = Paolo Pacitti | author2 = Francesco Volpe | publisher = Zesi | location = Rome | language= it }}</ref>


== Music events ==
== Music events ==
[[File:Baglioni 1998 Roma concerto prove 6.jpg|Concert stage of 1998 [[Claudio Baglioni]]'s tour ''Da me a te''|upright=1.2|right|thumb]]
[[File:Baglioni 1998 Roma concerto prove 6.jpg|Concert stage for 1998 [[Claudio Baglioni]]'s ''Da me a te'' tour|upright=1.2|alt=Stage with four runways in the middle of the pitch|thumb]]
With its roof, the Olimpico became a suitable venue for concerts. Its first performers were [[Miles Davis]] and [[Pat Metheny]] in July 1991, who played to a crowd estimated at {{formatnum:20000}}.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1991/07/25/page_021.pdf | title = Elettrico jazz all'Olimpico con Davis e Pat Metheny | trans-title = Electric jazz at the Olimpico with Davis and Metheny | access-date = 2023-06-20 | date = 1991-07-25 | work = l'Unità | author1 = Luca Gigli | page = 21 | location = Rome | language = it | archive-date = 15 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231215215518/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1991/07/25/page_021.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
With the roofing, the Olimpico became a suitable venue for concerts.
The first act overall to perform in the stadium were [[Miles Davis]] and [[Pat Metheny]] jointly in July 1991 in front an extimated crow of {{formatnum:20000}}.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1991/07/25/page_021.pdf | title = Elettrico jazz all'Olimpico con Davis e Pat Metheny | trans-title = Electric jazz at the Olimpico with Davis and Metheny | access-date= 2023-06-20 | date= 1991-07-25 | work = l'Unità | author1 = Luca Gigli | p = 21 | location = Rome | language = it }}</ref>
The first Italian artist at the Olimpico was [[Zucchero Fornaciari]] in June 1993 during his ''l'Urlo'' tour, who played to an audience of {{formatnum:10000}}.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Ma la stagione rock non "ingrana" | trans-title = But the rock season struggles to start | author1 = Alba Solaro | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1993/06/23/page_020.pdf | date = 1993-06-23 | access-date = 2023-06-21 | work = l'Unità | page = 20 | language = it | location = Rome | archive-date = 20 November 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231120084827/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1993/06/23/page_020.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>
The first Italian artist to feature at the Olimpico was instead [[Zucchero Fornaciari]] in June 1993 during his tour ''l'Urlo'', attended by {{formatnum:10000}} spectators.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Ma la stagione rock non "ingrana" | trans-title = But the rock season struggles to start | author1= Alba Solaro | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1993/06/23/page_020.pdf | date = 1993-06-23 | access-date = 2023-06-21 | work = l'Unità | p = 20 | language = it | location = Rome }}</ref>


The record attendance for musical events is held by [[Claudio Baglioni]] during his ''Da me a te'' tour. On {{date|1998-06-06}}, the first of Baglioni's two concerts in Rome sold {{formatnum:82000}} tickets;<ref name="Baglioni Stampa" /> {{formatnum:8000}} people were also admitted free of charge.<ref name="Luzzatto">{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/15_maggio_21/tutto-baglioni-concerto-a1577a8a-ff8a-11e4-8e1b-bb088a57f88b.shtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230527135154/https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/15_maggio_21/tutto-baglioni-concerto-a1577a8a-ff8a-11e4-8e1b-bb088a57f88b.shtml | title = Tutto Baglioni in concerto | trans-title = All Baglioni in concert | author1 = Mario Luzzatto Fegiz | date = 2015-05-21 | access-date = 2023-06-21 | work = Corriere della Sera | location = Milan | archive-date = 2023-05-27 }}</ref>
The record attendance for musical events belongs to [[Claudio Baglioni]] during a stage of his tour ''Da me a te''.
The record was possible because CONI president [[Mario Pescante]] allowed Baglioni to install a {{convert|112|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}}, {{convert|72|m|ft|adj=mid|-wide}} stage on the pitch, and CONI had planned to replace the turf soon after the concert.<ref name="Baglioni Stampa" /> The audience did not sit only in the southern stand, as usual, but throughout the stadium.<ref name="Baglioni Stampa" /><ref name="Luzzatto" />
On {{date|1998-06-06}}, the first of his two concerts in Rome sold {{formatnum:82000}} tickets;<ref name="Baglioni Stampa" /> aside from that, {{formatnum:8000}} spectators were admitted for free to reach a total attendance of {{formatnum:90000}}.<ref name="Luzzatto">{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/15_maggio_21/tutto-baglioni-concerto-a1577a8a-ff8a-11e4-8e1b-bb088a57f88b.shtml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230527135154/https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/15_maggio_21/tutto-baglioni-concerto-a1577a8a-ff8a-11e4-8e1b-bb088a57f88b.shtml | title = Tutto Baglioni in concerto | trans-title = All Baglioni in concert | author1 = Mario Luzzatto Fegiz | date = 2015-05-21 | access-date = 2023-06-21 | work = Corriere della Sera | location = Milan | archive-date = 2023-05-27 }}</ref>


[[File:2010-10-08 U2 Live at Stadio Olimpico Rome 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|[[U2]] at the Olimpico during their 2010's ''[[U2 360° Tour|360° Tour]]'']]
[[File:2010-10-08 U2 Live at Stadio Olimpico Rome 1.jpg|thumb|alt=Large, red stadium stage at night|upright=1.2|[[U2]] at the Olimpico during their 2010 [[U2 360° Tour|360° Tour]]]]
The Olimpico's most-frequent performer is Italian singer-songwriter [[Vasco Rossi]], with 23 concerts between 1991 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/06/vasco-a-roma-citta-meravigliosa-ed-eterna-0a6b3824-b97a-41db-992c-5645cad58366.html | access-date = 2023-06-21 | date = 2023-06-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230621205047/https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/06/vasco-a-roma-citta-meravigliosa-ed-eterna-0a6b3824-b97a-41db-992c-5645cad58366.html | title = Vasco a Roma: "Città meravigliosa ed eterna" | trans-title = Vasco in Rome : "Wonderful and eternal city" | work = [[Rai News]] | archive-date = 2023-06-21 | location = Rome | language = it }}</ref> [[Luciano Ligabue]] performed 13 times at the stadium between 1996 and 2023.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.radiomusik.it/scaletta-ligabue-a-roma-stadio-olimpico-14-luglio-2023/ | title = Scaletta Ligabue a Roma-Stadio Olimpico, 14 luglio 2023 | date = 2023-07-04 | author1 = Luca Landoni | work = RadioMusik | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230704075848/https://www.radiomusik.it/scaletta-ligabue-a-roma-stadio-olimpico-14-luglio-2023/ | access-date = 2023-07-23 | location = Milan | language = it | archive-date = 2023-07-04 }}</ref>
The record was made possible because the then CONI president [[Mario Pescante]] allowed the artist to install a 112-metre long and 72 wide stage on the pitch, since CONI had already planned the replacement of the grass turf soon after the concert,<ref name="Baglioni Stampa" /> thus the attendance did not seat only in the southern stand, as usual, but in every stand of the stadium.<ref name="Baglioni Stampa" /><ref name="Luzzatto" />


The record number of concerts at the Olimpico by non-Italian acts was held in 2023 by the [[United Kingdom|British]] group [[Depeche Mode]], who performed there five times between 2006 and 2023; their most recent appearances were during their [[Global Spirit Tour|Global Spirit]]<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2017/06/26/news/depeche_mode_trionfo_all_olimpico_di_roma-169148199/ | access-date = 2023-06-11 | date = 2017-06-26 | title = Depeche Mode, trionfo all'Olimpico di Roma | trans-title = Depeche Mode triumph at the Olimpico | author1 = Carlo Moretti | work = la Repubblica | language = it | location = Rome | archive-date = 22 June 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230622012102/https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2017/06/26/news/depeche_mode_trionfo_all_olimpico_di_roma-169148199/ | url-status = live }}</ref> and [[Memento Mori World Tour]]s.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/23_luglio_12/roma-depeche-mode-in-concerto-all-olimpico-ecco-la-scaletta-lo-show-alle-21-30-851e270e-3984-4d00-ab0c-1a42dfe0dxlk.shtml | archive-date = 2023-07-12 | work = Corriere della Sera | location = Milan | title = Roma, Depeche Mode in concerto all'Olimpico: ecco la scaletta, lo show alle 21:30 | trans-title = Rome: Depeche Mode at the Olimpico, here the track list | date = 2023-07-12 | access-date = 2023-07-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230712214633/https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/23_luglio_12/roma-depeche-mode-in-concerto-all-olimpico-ecco-la-scaletta-lo-show-alle-21-30-851e270e-3984-4d00-ab0c-1a42dfe0dxlk.shtml }}</ref>
The most present performer overall is the Italian singer-songwriter [[Vasco Rossi]] with 23 concerts between 1991 and his most recent in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/06/vasco-a-roma-citta-meravigliosa-ed-eterna-0a6b3824-b97a-41db-992c-5645cad58366.html | access-date = 2023-06-21 | date = 2023-06-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230621205047/https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/06/vasco-a-roma-citta-meravigliosa-ed-eterna-0a6b3824-b97a-41db-992c-5645cad58366.html | title = Vasco a Roma: "Città meravigliosa ed eterna" | trans-title = Vasco in Rome : "Wonderful and eternal city" | work = [[Rai News]] | archive-date = 2023-06-21 | location = Rome | language = it }}</ref>
The [[Ireland|Irish]] band [[U2]] has played four concerts at the stadium since 2005, most recently as part of their [[The Joshua Tree Tours 2017 and 2019|2017 Joshua Tree Tour]].<ref>{{Cite journal | url = https://www.vanityfair.it/music/concerti-eventi/2017/07/14/u2-roma-scaletta-concerto-the-joshua-tree-tour-2017-bono | journal = [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | issn = 1723-6673 | title = U2 a Roma con The Joshua Tree Tour 2017: ecco la scaletta del concerto | trans-title = U2 in Rome with their Joshua Tree Tour. Here comes the track list | author1 = Andrea Annaratone | date = 2017-07-14 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | publisher = [[Condé Nast]] | location = [[Milano]] | language = it | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201120235634/https://www.vanityfair.it/music/concerti-eventi/2017/07/14/u2-roma-scaletta-concerto-the-joshua-tree-tour-2017-bono | archive-date = 2020-11-20 }}</ref> [[David Bowie]] and [[Tina Turner]] performed at 1996 Rome's Live Rock Festival in the Olimpico's southern stand,<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | location = Turin | page = 20 | work = La Stampa | date = 1996-07-09 | title = David Bowie arriva a Roma | trans-title = David Bowie comes to Rome | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,20/articleid,0651_01_1996_0187_0020_8971510/ | access-date = 2023-06-21 | archive-date = 15 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231215233656/http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,20/articleid,0651_01_1996_0187_0020_8971510/ | url-status = live }}</ref> and [[R.E.M.]] appeared during the band's 2005 Around the Sun Tour.<ref>{{Cite news | author1 = Gino Castaldo | date = 2005-06-10 | title = R.E.M.: in quelle canzoni ombre di metropoli, scenari dell'America | trans-title = R.E.M.: in those songs there are shades of metropolis and scenarios of America | url = https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2005/06/10/in-quelle-canzoni-ombre-di-metropoli.html | work = la Repubblica | language = it | location = Rome | access-date = 2023-06-21 | archive-date = 16 December 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231216103643/https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2005/06/10/in-quelle-canzoni-ombre-di-metropoli.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
Amongst the most recurrent acts is also [[Luciano Ligabue]] who performed 13 times at the Olimpico between 1996 and 2023.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.radiomusik.it/scaletta-ligabue-a-roma-stadio-olimpico-14-luglio-2023/ | title = Scaletta Ligabue a Roma-Stadio Olimpico, 14 luglio 2023 | date = 2023-07-04 | author1 = Luca Landoni | work = RadioMusik | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230704075848/https://www.radiomusik.it/scaletta-ligabue-a-roma-stadio-olimpico-14-luglio-2023/ | access-date = 2023-07-23 | location = Milan | language = it | archive-date = 2023-07-04 }}</ref>


== {{anchor|Relevant sports events}}Sports events ==
With regard to non-Italian acts, instead, as for 2023 the record of concerts at the Olimpico belongs to the [[United Kingdom|British]] group [[Depeche Mode]], who performed five times between 2006 and 2023, the most recent as stages of their ''[[Global Spirit Tour]]''<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2017/06/26/news/depeche_mode_trionfo_all_olimpico_di_roma-169148199/ | access-date= 2023-06-11 | date = 2017-06-26 | title = Depeche Mode, trionfo all'Olimpico di Roma | trans-title = Depeche Mode triumph at the Olimpico | author1 = Carlo Moretti | work = la Repubblica | language = it | location = Rome}}</ref> and ''[[Memento Mori World Tour]]''.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/23_luglio_12/roma-depeche-mode-in-concerto-all-olimpico-ecco-la-scaletta-lo-show-alle-21-30-851e270e-3984-4d00-ab0c-1a42dfe0dxlk.shtml | archive-date = 2023-07-12 | work = Corriere della Sera | location = Milan | title = Roma, Depeche Mode in concerto all'Olimpico: ecco la scaletta, lo show alle 21:30 | trans-title = Rome: Depeche Mode at the Olimpico, here the track list | date = 2023-07-12 | access-date = 2023-07-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230712214633/https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/23_luglio_12/roma-depeche-mode-in-concerto-all-olimpico-ecco-la-scaletta-lo-show-alle-21-30-851e270e-3984-4d00-ab0c-1a42dfe0dxlk.shtml }}</ref>

The [[Ireland|Irish]] band [[U2]] follows with 4 concerts between 2005 and the most recent as part of their ''[[The Joshua Tree Tour 2017|Joshua Tree Tour 2017]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal | url = https://www.vanityfair.it/music/concerti-eventi/2017/07/14/u2-roma-scaletta-concerto-the-joshua-tree-tour-2017-bono | journal = [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | issn = 1723-6673 | title = U2 a Roma con The Joshua Tree Tour 2017: ecco la scaletta del concerto | trans-title = U2 in Rome with their Joshua Tree Tour. Here comes the track list | author1 = Andrea Annaratone | date = 2017-07-14 | access-date = 2023-06-17 | publisher = [[Condé Nast]] | location = [[Milano]] | language = it | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201120235634/https://www.vanityfair.it/music/concerti-eventi/2017/07/14/u2-roma-scaletta-concerto-the-joshua-tree-tour-2017-bono | archive-date = 2020-11-20 }}</ref>

Also relevant, though not a part of any tour, the performances of [[David Bowie]] and [[Tina Turner]] at 1996 Rome's Live Rock Festival, held in the southern stand of the Olimpico,<ref>{{Cite news | language = it | location = Turin | p = 20 | work = La Stampa | date = 1996-07-09 | title = David Bowie arriva a Roma | trans-title = David Bowie comes to Rome | url = http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,20/articleid,0651_01_1996_0187_0020_8971510/ | access-date = 2023-06-21 }}</ref> and the Rome's stage of [[R.E.M.]]'s 2005 ''Around the Sun Tour''.<ref>{{Cite news | author1 = Gino Castaldo | date = 2005-06-10 | title = R.E.M.: in quelle canzoni ombre di metropoli, scenari dell'America | trans-title = R.E.M.: in those songs there are shades of metropolis and scenarios of America | url = https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2005/06/10/in-quelle-canzoni-ombre-di-metropoli.html | work = la Repubblica | language = it | location = Rome | access-date = 2023-06-21 }}</ref>

== Relevant sports events ==
=== Competitions ===
=== Competitions ===
* [[1960 Summer Olympics]]
* [[1960 Summer Olympics]]
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=== Matches ===
=== Matches ===
* [[UEFA Euro 1968 final]] ([[italy national football team|Italy]] v [[yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] 2–0)
* [[UEFA Euro 1968 final]] ([[italy national football team|Italy]] vs. [[yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] 2–0)
* [[1973 Intercontinental Cup]] ([[Juventus FC]] v [[Club Atlético Independiente|CA Independiente]] 0–1)
* [[1973 Intercontinental Cup]] ([[Juventus FC]] vs. [[Club Atlético Independiente|CA Independiente]] 0–1)
* [[1977 European Cup final]] ([[Liverpool F.C.]] v [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] 3–1)
* [[1977 European Cup final]] ([[Liverpool F.C.]] vs. [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] 3–1)
* [[UEFA Euro 1980 final]] ([[Germany national football team|West Germany]] v [[belgium national football team|Belgium]] 2–1)
* [[UEFA Euro 1980 final]] ([[Germany national football team|West Germany]] vs. [[belgium national football team|Belgium]] 2–1)
* [[1984 European Cup Final]] ([[Liverpool F.C.]] v [[AS Roma]] 5–3 after penalty shootout)
* [[1984 European Cup Final]] ([[Liverpool F.C.]] vs. [[AS Roma]] 5–3 after penalty shootout)
* [[1990 FIFA World Cup Final]] ([[Germany national football team|West Germany]] v [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] 1–0)
* [[1990 FIFA World Cup Final]] ([[Germany national football team|West Germany]] vs. [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] 1–0)
* [[1991 UEFA Cup final]] (2nd leg, [[AS Roma]] v [[Inter Milan|Inter]] 1–0)
* [[1991 UEFA Cup final]] (2nd leg, [[AS Roma]] vs. [[Inter Milan|Inter]] 1–0)
* [[1996 UEFA Champions League final]] ([[Juventus FC]] v [[AFC Ajax]] 5–3 after penalty shootout)
* [[1996 UEFA Champions League final]] ([[Juventus FC]] vs. [[AFC Ajax]] 5–3 after penalty shootout)
* [[2009 UEFA Champions League final]] ([[FC Barcelona]] v [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 2–0)
* [[2009 UEFA Champions League final]] ([[FC Barcelona]] vs. [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 2–0)
* [[2013 Six Nations Championship|2013 Six Nations]] match {{ru|ITA|noflag=true}} v {{ru|FRA|noflag=true}} 23–18, first ever victory of Italy over France in the Championship
* [[2013 Six Nations Championship|2013 Six Nations]] match {{ru|ITA|noflag=true}} vs. {{ru|FRA|noflag=true}} 23–18 (first victory against France in the championship)
* [[2013 Six Nations Championship|2013 Six Nations]] match {{ru|ITA|noflag=true}} v {{ru|IRE|noflag=true}} 22–15, first ever victory of Italy over Ireland in the Championship
* [[2013 Six Nations Championship|2013 Six Nations]] match {{ru|ITA|noflag=true}} vs. {{ru|IRE|noflag=true}} 22–15 (first victory against Ireland in the championship)


== Average attendances ==
== {{anchor|Average attendances}}Attendance ==
The table below reports the average season attendance at league matches held at the Stadio Olimpico for Lazio and Roma.<ref name="Average attendances">{{cite web | title = Football stadium attendance |url = http://www.stadiapostcards.com/ | access-date = 9 June 2023 | language= it | publisher = StadiaPostcards }}</ref>
The table below reports the average season attendance at league matches held at the Stadio Olimpico for Lazio and Roma.<ref name="Average attendances">{{cite web | title = Football stadium attendance | url = http://www.stadiapostcards.com/ | access-date = 9 June 2023 | language = it | publisher = StadiaPostcards | archive-date = 26 June 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190626054809/http://www.stadiapostcards.com/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The stadium's attendance record is {{formatnum:78886}}, set on {{date|1974-05-12}} for the 29th matchday of the [[1973-74 Serie A]] between [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] and [[Calcio Foggia 1920|Foggia]].<ref name="Lazio record" /> The home side won 1-0 for their first ''scudetto'', one matchday in advance.<ref name="Unità Lazio">{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/05/13/page_007.pdf | title = Gli incassi della stagione | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | date = 1974-05-13 | access-date = 2023-12-07 | page = 7 }}</ref> SS Lazio's season-ticket holders for that season were {{formatnum:18392}};<ref name="Lazio record" /> paying spectators for that matchday numbered {{formatnum:60494}},<ref name="Lazio record" /><ref name="Unità Lazio" /> for a total attendance of {{formatnum:78886}}.<ref name="Lazio record" />

The Olimpico's certified attendance record stands at {{formatnum:78886}} set on {{date|1974-05-12}} for the game of the 29th matchday of the [[1973-74 Serie A]] between [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] and [[Calcio Foggia 1920|Foggia]].<ref name="Lazio record" />
The home side won the match 1-0 and, accordingly, their first ''Scudetto'' one matchday in advance.<ref name="Unità Lazio">{{Cite news | language = it | url = https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1974/05/13/page_007.pdf | title = Gli incassi della stagione | work = l'Unità | location = Rome | date = 1974-05-13 | access-date = 2023-12-07 | p = 7 }}</ref>
For that season, SS Lazio's seasonal ticket holders were {{formatnum:18392}},<ref name="Lazio record" /> to whom were added the paying spectators for that matchday who were {{formatnum:60494}},<ref name="Lazio record" /><ref name="Unità Lazio" /> reaching a total attendance of {{formatnum:78886}}.<ref name="Lazio record" />


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| referee = [[Angus Gardner]] ([[Rugby Australia|Australia]])
| attendance = {{formatnum:69689}}
| try1 = <br />[[Ignacio Brex|Brex]] {{Try|14}} <br />[[Louis Lynagh|Lynagh]] {{Try|43}} <br />[[Stephen Varney|Varney]] {{Try|56}}
| try2 = <br />[[Zander Fagerson|Fagerson]] {{Try|5}} <br />[[Kyle Steyn|Steyn]] {{Try|11}} <br />[[Pierre Schoeman|Schoeman]] {{Try|27}} <br />[[Sam Skinner (rugby union)|Skinner]] {{Try|77}}
| con1 = <br />[[Paolo Garbisi|P.Garbisi]] {{Kick|15|58}}
| con2 = <br />[[Finn Russell|Russell]] {{Kick|7|12|77}}
| pen1 = <br />[[Paolo Garbisi|P.Garbisi]] {{Kick|1|34|72}} <br /> [[Martin Page-Relo|Page-Relo]] {{Kick|38}}
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==See also==

* [[List of football stadiums in Italy]]
* [[Lists of stadiums]]


== References ==
== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===
=== Bibliography ===
* {{Cite journal | publisher = [[International Olympic Committee]] | date = 1960 | journal = The XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 | volume = I | url = http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v1.pdf | access-date = 2011-04-24 | title = The Olympic Stadium | pp = 56–57 }}
* {{Cite journal | publisher = [[International Olympic Committee]] | date = 1960 | journal = The XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 | volume = I | url = http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v1.pdf | access-date = 2011-04-24 | title = The Olympic Stadium | pages = 56–57 }}
* {{Cite book | first1 = Piero Ostilio | last1 = Rossi | first2 = Ilaria | last2 = Gatti | title = Roma. Guida all'architettura moderna 1909–1991 | date = 1991 | orig-date = 1984 | edition = 2 | publisher = Laterza | location = [[Bari]]-[[Rome]] | isbn = 88-420-2509-7 | language = it }}
* {{Cite book | first1 = Piero Ostilio | last1 = Rossi | first2 = Ilaria | last2 = Gatti | title = Roma. Guida all'architettura moderna 1909–1991 | date = 1991 | orig-date = 1984 | edition = 2 | publisher = Laterza | location = [[Bari]]-[[Rome]] | isbn = 88-420-2509-7 | language = it }}


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Stadio Olimpico (Rome)}}
{{Commons category|Stadio Olimpico (Rome)}}
* {{cite web | language = it | url = https://www.sportesalute.eu/stadioolimpicotour.html | title = Stadio Olimpico Tour | publisher = Sport e Salute }}
* {{cite web | language = it | url = https://www.sportesalute.eu/stadioolimpicotour.html | title = Stadio Olimpico Tour | date = 9 March 2024 | publisher = Sport e Salute }}
* {{Cite book | language = it | url = https://censimentoarchitetturecontemporanee.cultura.gov.it/scheda-opera?id=2855 | title = Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi | trans-title = Census of the Italian architectures from 1945 to present | chapter = Nuovo Stadio Olimpico | publisher = Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea del Ministero della Cultura | year = 2023 }}
* {{Cite book | language = it | url = https://censimentoarchitetturecontemporanee.cultura.gov.it/scheda-opera?id=2855 | title = Censimento delle architetture italiane dal 1945 ad oggi | trans-title = Census of the Italian architectures from 1945 to present | chapter = Nuovo Stadio Olimpico | publisher = Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea del Ministero della Cultura | year = 2023 }}
* {{Cite web | url = https://rome.diamondleague.com/home/ | title = Rome Diamond League | publisher = [[Diamond League]] }}
* {{Cite web | url = https://rome.diamondleague.com/home/ | title = Rome Diamond League | publisher = [[Diamond League]] }}

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Stadio Olimpico
Stadio Olimpico
The Olimpico
External view of the venue
UEFA
Map
Former namesStadio dei Cipressi (1928–53)
Stadio dei Centomila (1953–60)
AddressViale dello Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy
Coordinates41°56′02″N 12°27′17″E / 41.93389°N 12.45472°E / 41.93389; 12.45472
Elevation21 m (69 ft)
Public transitATAC tram line 2; bus lines 32, 69, 168, 188, 280, 301, 446, 628
OwnerSport e Salute[1][2]
OperatorItalian National Olympic Committee
TypeStadium
Genre(s)sporting events
Capacity70,634[3]
Record attendance78,886 (12 May 1974, LazioFoggia 1-0)[4]
Field size105 × 68 m
Field shapeRectangular
SurfaceGrass
Scoreboard2, atop of Northern and Southern stands
Current useAssociation football venue
Athletics venue
Rugby union venue
Concert venue
Construction
Broke ground1928
Built1928-53
Opened17 May 1953 (1953-05-17)[5]
Renovated1988–90, 2007–08
Construction cost3,400,000,000 ITL (1953)
233,000,000,000 ITL (1988-90)
17,000,000 € (2007–08)
ArchitectE. Del Debbio (1928)
L. Moretti (1933–37)
C. Valle (1951)
A. Vitellozzi (1951–53, 1988–90)
M. Clerici (1988–90)
BuilderSperoni (1928)
Structural engineerA. Frisa, A. Pintonello (1927)
C. Roccatelli (1951–53)
P. Teresi, A.M. Michetti, M. Majowiecki (1988–90)
General contractorCo.Ge.Far. (1988–90)
Tenants
1953–present
1953–present
1953–present
1954–present
Website
Stadio Olimpico Tour

Stadio Olimpico (English: Olympic Stadium), colloquially known as l'Olimpico (The Olympic), is an Italian multi-purpose sports venue located in Rome. It is the largest sports facility in Rome and the second-largest in Italy, after Milan's Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, seating over 70,000 spectators.[3] It formerly had a capacity of over 100,000 people, and was also called Stadio dei Centomila (Stadium of the 100,000). It is owned by Sport e Salute, a government agency that manages sports venues,[1][2] and its operator is the Italian National Olympic Committee.

The Olimpico is located in northwestern Rome in the Foro Italico sports complex. Construction began in 1928 with Enrico Del Debbio and the venue was expanded in 1937 by Luigi Moretti. World War II interrupted further expansions; after the Liberation of Rome in June 1944, the stadium was used by the Allies as vehicle storage and as a location for Anglo-American military competitions. After the war, the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), appointed as operator of the venue, completed construction of the stadium, which was opened on 17 May 1953 with a football game between Italy and Hungary. Since opening, the stadium has been home to the city's principal professional football clubs, S.S. Lazio and A.S. Roma. It changed its name to Olimpico in 1955, when Rome was awarded responsibility for the 17th Summer Olympics, to take place in 1960. Before 1990, the venue was almost entirely unroofed, except for the Monte Mario Grandstand (Italian: Tribuna Monte Mario). In 1990, the Olimpico was rebuilt and roofed for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

The Olimpico was the principal venue for the 1968 and 1980 European Championships as well as the 1990 FIFA World Cup, hosting the grand final for each competition, as well as a group stage and one of the quarter-finals of the 2020 European Championship. The venue hosted two finals of the European Cup, in 1977 and 1984, and two UEFA Champions' League finals, in 1996 and 2009. Since 2008, the Olimpico hosts the Coppa Italia final. The Olimpico hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and track-and-field events of the 1960 Olympics, the 1974 European Athletics Championships, the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and the 1975 Universiade. In 2024, it will host the European Athletics Championships. It has hosted the Golden Gala since 1980 and, since 2012, is the usual venue of the Italian rugby union team in the Six Nations championship.

After its 1990 reconstruction, the stadium is also a venue for concerts. The highest attendance for a musical event at the stadium was set in 1998 when 90,000 spectators attended a concert of Claudio Baglioni.[6][7]

History

Stadio dei Cipressi

The 1909 plan for the city, designed by the architect and urban planner Edmondo Sanjust, had no sports venues planned in the northwestern sector of Rome.[8] The fascist regime, which saw sport as an effective propaganda tool, in 1926 imposed changes to the plan to include an area where to build a sports complex.[9] The 85-hectare area was a swamp at the bottom of a hill called Monte Mario, on the right bank of the river Tiber,[10] in the Della Vittoria quarter.[9]

The Foro Italico sports complex was commissioned by the Opera Nazionale Balilla (ONB), a youth organisation established by the Fascist government. Work commenced in 1928 under the supervision of the architect Enrico Del Debbio,[9][11] and the Stadio dei Cipressi was one of the venues partially completed in time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of fascism in Italy. The stadium was opened to the public on 22 October 1932, though without the planned capacity of 100,000. Its main terrace was located on the slope of Monte Mario; because the ground was marshy due to the rainwater that came down the hill, the playing field was created by raising the ground by 4 meters with the 2 million cubic meters of soil excavated for the foundations.[12] The facility was more suitable for large gatherings than sporting competitions, since the area of the pitch was around 20,000 square metres (approx. 200 m length × 100 width).[12][further explanation needed]

The stadium in 1941 during a celebration of the Tripartite Pact

The official opening took place on the 14th anniversary of the Italian victory in World War I, with a gymnastics exhibition organized by the various youth Fascist associations.[10]

Since the regime intended to apply to host the 1940 Summer Olympics,[12] starting from 1933 the Stadio dei Cipressi was extended. The project was entrusted to the architects Luigi Moretti, Angelo Frisa and Achille Pintonello,[13] who designed a concrete structure[13] which hosted a main football pitch and secondary pitches for basketball and weightlifting.[14] The expanded stadium was opened on 9 May 1937, the first anniversary of the Italian Empire. The capacity of the stadium of the time was less that 60,000, but there were plans to raise it to 100,000 later on.[14] After the absorption of the ONB by the National Fascist Party's youth branch, the Gioventù Italiana del Littorio (GIL), the GIL became the owner of the stadium and the rest of the sports complex.[15]

Despite becoming a multisports venue, the stadium was never used for anything other military exhibitions and mass gatherings. In 1938, it hosted a parade to welcome German dictator Adolf Hitler during his state visit in Rome[16] and, later, to host a gymnastics exhibition organized by GIL.[17]

During the Second World War, in September 1941 the stadium hosted a military celebration of the Tripartite Pact, the political and military alliance between Italy, Germany and Japan.[18]

Planned extensions of the stadium were interrupted by the Italian campaign in WWII and the subsequent fall of Fascism in Italy. When Allied forces entered Rome in 1944, the stadium was used by the Allied troops as vehicle storage and as for military sports events.[19]

Stadio dei Centomila

After World War II, the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) was appointed the operator of the site.[20] CONI chairman Giulio Onesti announced that renewal works would finish in 1950.[20]

The renewal project was led by engineer Carlo Roccatelli and architect Cesare Valle, both members of the Superior Council of Public Works.[clarification needed][21]

After the fall of Fascism regime in Italy, the Badoglio government abolished existing Fascist organizations and reassigned their assets to a new agency, called Commissariato della Gioventù Italiana (Commission for the Italian Youth), with the provision that after the end of World War II, the Commission's assets would be absorbed into either the Defence Office or the Education Department, depending on their purpose.[22] However, the Commission was never abolished and it retained ownership of the Foro Italico, including the stadium.[22]

The stadium's governance was the subject of a fierce political battle. The Communist Party, through its newspaper, l'Unità, accused the Commission for the Italian Youth, led by Giovanni Valente – a member of the Christian Democracy party – of the misuse of the complex to establish a sports organization parallel to CONI, meant to favour the sports clubs close to Azione Cattolica, a lay Catholic association.[23][24] Later on in the decade, l'Unità also accused Valente of mortgaging the complex for three billion lire (approx. 1,500,000 € or 1,600,000 $), to finance ENAL[clarification needed], a statutory corporation meant to help workers Valente directed in establishing an alternative betting pool to the Totocalcio (organized by CONI).[25] In 1976, the Commission was abolished,[26] and all of its assets were absorbed by the Italian government.[27]

Annibale Vitellozzi replaced Roccatelli in 1951 after the latter's death.[13] In 1952, the stadium's reconstruction was completed, at a cost of 3,400,000,000 lire (approx 1,700,000 €).[28]

Final of the 1954 rugby union European Cup Italy v France

The new stadium was a 33,500 square-metre[28] concrete structure clad with travertine.[13] It was composed of two parallel stands of approximately 140 metres each, being the Tevere Grandstand (Italian: Tribuna Tevere) on the eastern side and the Monte Mario Grandstand (Italian: Tribuna Monte Mario) on the western side,[13] and the northern and southern stands, (respectively, in Italian, Curva Nord and Curva Sud), shaped as two hemicycles with a radius of 95 metres.[13] The athletics track was 507 metres long.[28][13] The stadium was 319 metres long and 189 wide.[13] The height from the pitch to the top of the grandstands was about 18 metres, however the top of the grandstand were only 13 metres above surface level, with the pitch about 4.5 metres below surface level.[13] The sinking of the pitch was done to prevent the stadium from dominating the Foro Italico's skyline, and to match with the other buildings.[13]

Visitors could access the stadium through 10 gates, two per each hemycicle stand and three for each straight stand. The whole stadium was unroofed except for the Monte Mario Grandstand.[28] Atop the grandstand was an 80-meter long steel structure, composed off 40 2-meter wide cubicles, for use by radio and TV commentators.[28] There was also a press room, equipped with 54 phone booths, and teletype, wirephoto and telegraph facilities.[28] 572 seats were reserved for the press.[28]

The Olimpico on a 1950s colour postcard

The Stadio dei Centomila (Stadium of the 100,000), named after its expected capacity, was officially opened on 17 May 1953 by the President of Italy, Luigi Einaudi.[29] An International Cup's football match between Italy and Hungary was held, as well as the finish line of the sixth stage (from Naples to Rome) of the Giro d'Italia. Hungary won 3–0, with a goal by Nándor Hidegkuti, the first ever scorer in the stadium, and two goals from Ferenc Puskás.[30] The sixth leg of the Giro d'Italia was won by Giuseppe Minardi, with the crowd from the football game watching the finish line.[31]

The following Sunday, the stadium hosted its first ever club football match, a Serie A match between SS Lazio and Juventus FC, won by Juventus 1–0, with a goal from Pasquale Vivolo.[32] The next matchday, AS Roma debuted in the stadium, with a draw 0–0 against SPAL.[33]

In 1954, Italy hosted the fifth Rugby Union European Cup. The stadium was the venue for the final, between Italy and France. France won 39–12 in front of an estimated crowd of about 25,000.[34][35]

1960 Olympics

Opening Ceremony of the 1960 Olympic Games

In 1955, the International Olympic Committee appointed Rome the host city of the 17th Summer Olympics, to be held in 1960.[36] The decision made works to make the stadium compliant for the event more urgent. By this point, the name 'Dei Centomila' was being slowly replaced by 'Olimpico'. Works were relatively minimal, considering the low age of the stadium. Reserved press seats were raised from 572 to 1,126,[28] and four lighting towers were constructed for evening events.[28] Two electronic scoreboards were also installed atop of the northern and southern stands, starting operation on 18 October 1959 with a league derby[clarification needed] won 3–0 by AS Roma.[37] The stadium was also provided with an autonomous power plant able to produce 375,000 watts.[28]

Wilma Rudolph wins the 100 metres sprint race. In the 3rd place the Italian Giusy Leone

On 25 August 1960, the stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the 17th Summer Olympics.[38] Three gold medals were won by American sprinter Wilma Rudolph, in the 100 metres, also a world record at the time,[39] 200 metres, with a world record in the semi-final heat,[40] and 4×100 relay, also with a world record and together with her team mates Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams and Barbara Jones.[41]

Other events in track-and-field at the stadium included the 400 metres, won with a world record by American Otis Davis, the 1500 metres, won by Australian Herb Elliott,[42] the men's 4×100 relay, won by the Unified German Team, consisting of Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf and Martin Lauer, and the women's 800 meters, won by Soviet Lyudmila Shevtsova, equalling the world record she already held.[41]

After the Olympics

One player has the ball, and another is preparing to tackle
Helmut Haller and Tarcisio Burgnich during the scudetto play-off between Bologna and Inter

After the games, the Olimpico was used primarily as an association-football venue. In addition to hosting the home games of SS Lazio and AS Roma, the stadium had the first (and, to date, only) play-off for the scudetto in 1963–64; Bologna FC and FC Inter had ended the Italian League season level on points, and a tie-breaker was needed to determine the title. Bologna won their seventh (and most recent) Scudetto, defeating Inter 2–0 with an own goal by Giacinto Facchetti and a goal by Harald Nielsen.[43]

A goal scored, seen from behind the net
Luigi Riva scores against Yugoslav goalkeeper Ilija Pantelić in a replay of the Euro 1968 final

In 1960, UEFA established the European Championship. Its final's host would be chosen from the four countries who reached the semi-finals. Italy did not reach that stage in the first two editions, but in 1968 it reached the "Final Four" with England, Yugoslavia and the U.S.S.R. and was chosen by UEFA to host the final tournament.[44] Florence and Naples hosted the semi-finals and the Olimpico hosted the title game, which saw the home team facing Yugoslavia. For the first (and only) time in the history of the tournament, a replay was necessary; on 8 June 1968 the match ended 1–1, with a goal by Dragan Džajić equalled in the final minutes by the Italian Angelo Domenghini.[45] Italy defeated Yugoslavia 2–0 two days later, with goals by Luigi Riva and Pietro Anastasi, and became the European champion.[46]

A close-in shot, about to be saved
Juventus captain Sandro Salvadore (left) in action against Independiente in 1973

Juventus FC, runner-up in the 1972–73 European Cup, was invited to represent UEFA in the 1973 Intercontinental Cup against the Argentine CA Independiente after European champions AFC Ajax refused to participate in the tournament.[47] Since both teams' schedules were too full for a two-leg match, the Italian football federation suggested a one-off game at the neutral Olimpico; both clubs agreed.[48]

Four sprinters, seen head-on at the tape
Pietro Mennea wins the 200-metre dash at the 1974 European Championships.

On 28 November 1973, before 22,000 spectators, Independiente won 1–0 with a goal by Ricardo Bochini.[49] In 1974, the stadium hosted the 11th European Athletics Championships. The event showcased two world-class Italian athletes: sprinter Pietro Mennea (winner of the 200 metres[50] and runner-up in the 100 metres[51] and the 4×100 relay)[52] and high-jumper Sara Simeoni, bronze medalist in the high jump at 1.89 metres.[52]

The Olimpico was chosen in 1975 for the 8th University Games,[53] originally awarded to Belgrade (which was unable to host the games because of financial issues in Yugoslavia in late 1974).[54] Since there was no time to organize a full multi-sport games, the Rome edition consisted only of track-and-field events. Pietro Mennea was again amongst the leading athletes, winning the 100[55] and 200 metres,[56] and Franco Fava won the 5000-[56] and 10,000-metre runs.[57]

A large scoreboard above a large grandstand
The 1959 scoreboard atop the Southern Stand in April 1974

In 1977, Rome hosted its first European Cup final. The match was between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Liverpool FC, both seeking their first-ever title.[58] Liverpool won 3–1, with one goal each by Terry McDermott, Tommy Smith and Phil Neal, and the Dane Allan Simonsen scored a temporary equaliser for the German team. At the Olimpico, Liverpool was the second English and the third British side to be crowned European champion.[59]

Giancarlo De Sisti and teammates, arms upraised. An opponent had fallen to his knees.
Giancarlo De Sisti celebrates after scoring the winning goal in the 1974-75 Roma v. Lazio derby

The 1980 edition of the European Championship was an eight-team tournament whose host country was chosen by UEFA before the qualifying round. Italy hosted the first edition of the renewed competition.[60][61] The Olimpico held the opening ceremony, which featured an exhibition of calcio storico fiorentino (a medieval form of association football played in Florence)[62] followed by the first game between European champions Czechoslovakia and West Germany; Germany won 1–0, with a goal by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.[63] Czechoslovakia played well in the group stage, with a 3–1 victory against Greece.[64] Italy drew 0–0 against Belgium, preventing the home side from reaching the final.[65] The fourth game at the Olimpico was the championship final on 22 June 1980, when Belgium faced West Germany. Germany won the match 2–1, with a double by Horst Hrubesch; the Belgian goal was scored by René Vandereycken.[66]

The 1980s were the last decade of the roofless Olimpico. It hosted the third IAAF World Cup in 1981 (an international track-and-field event with national and continental teams)[67] and the 1987 second World Championships in Athletics, when American sprinter Carl Lewis bettered his 100-metre 9.93-second world record and Stefka Kostadinova set a record in the women's high jump of 2.09 metres (6 ft 10 in); the latter remains amongst the longest-lasting sports records.[68][69]

Mid-way between the athletics events was the 1984 European Cup final, well-attended since AS Roma was one of the contestants for the title; the other was Liverpool FC, winner at the same venue in 1977. The game, played on 30 May 1984 before 69,000 spectators, was the first European Cup final decided by a penalty shootout. After extra time, the match was still level at 1–1 with goals by Phil Neal and Roberto Pruzzo.[70] Liverpool won the shootout 4–2 for their fourth European Cup.[70]

One week before the final, FIFA chose Italy to host the 14th World Cup in 1990. In the bid submitted by the Italian football federation to FIFA, Rome was proposed for the tournament's final.[71][72]

1990 World Cup renovation

In the five years after the choice of Italy as World Cup host, the future of Rome's stadiums sparked a mostly-political dispute. The three main proposals were the expansion of Stadio Flaminio,[13] a new stadium in south-western Rome near EUR,[13] or renovation of the Olimpico.[13] The Stadio Flaminio expansion was quickly dropped due to lack of space,[13] and a new stadium would have taken too long;[13] architects opposed hasty construction and poor urban planning.[73] The only feasible proposal was to renovate the Olimpico, and the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) hired architects Vitellozzi (designer of the 1953 stadium) and Clerici and engineers Teresi and Michetti.[13] The plan, presented in early 1987, consisted of a covered stadium with a capacity of 85,825 via a 6-metre (20 ft) rise of the Tevere and Monte Mario grandstands and rebuilding the Northern and Southern stands. The light towers would be replaced by a light plant integrated into the roof frame. The estimated cost of the renovation was 35–40 billion (€17.5–20 million).[74]

CONI appointed the joint venture CO.GE.FAR. as the general contractor ready to begin work. In November 1987, three Italian environmental organizations (Italia Nostra, Legambiente and WWF Italia) filed an appeal in Lazio's Administrative Regional Court that the planned 40-metre (130 ft) roof pillars would cause landscape and environmental damage.[75] In January 1988 the Court upheld the appeal and ordered to stop the works.[76]

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Aerial view of the roofed Olimpico

Fearing other court appeals, CONI stopped work on the Olimpico.[77] New judicial issues slowed the work; the Southern Stand worksite was seized by the court, which suspected non-compliance with work-safety rules.[78] The Ministry of Culture demanded a new project which took into account issues raised by the environmental organizations. The architects lowered the pillars and created helical stairs inside each to reach the highest stands, and the appeal was rescinded.[79][13] Work resumed with a little more than 18 months before the World Cup.

Work continued slowly over the following months, since SS Lazio and AS Roma were still playing there during the 1988–89 season; at the end of the season, both clubs moved for a year to neighbouring Stadio Flaminio. Their final match at the old stadium was the 30th match day derby, which ended goalless before 41,633 spectators; ticket revenue was about ₤1.15 billion (about €590,000).[80][81]

The renovated stadium, completed in April 1990, seated 85,000 and was released to FIFA at the end of May (two weeks late[82] and ten days before the start of the World Cup). Little was left of the old Olimpico except for a portion of the façade of the Tevere grandstand.[13] The Northern and Southern stands were rebuilt 9 metres (30 ft) closer to the short sides of the pitch; the Monte Mario grandstand was extended, replacing the press centre built for the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.[13]

The roof consists of a 13-metre-high (43 ft) outer steel ring which is 29 metres (95 ft) above the ground on 12 steel pillars and four external concrete stair blocks which are also pillars; radial bearing and stabilizing cables hold an inner steel ring.[13][83] The roof itself is a Teflon-(polytetrafluoroethylene) and-fiberglass membrane which is hung from the 88 steel radial cables linking the external and internal rings.[13][83] The roof, which cost approximately ₤160 billion (about €80,000,000),[84] was designed by the Majowecki engineering firm in Bologna.[83]

A later analysis determined that the total cost for the Olimpico renovation was about ₤450 billion (€225,000,000).[85] According to experts appointed by judges at Rome's Court of Appeals, the figure was tainted by possible irregularities in the tender; the contract was awarded to the provider with the highest bid.[86]

Italia '90 and post-World Cup

During the 1990 World Cup, the Olimpico hosted six games in the group and the knockout stages. Italy won three group-stage matches, against Austria,[87] the United States,[88] and Czechoslovakia.[89] The "Azzurri" then played at the Olimpico in the round of 16, defeating Uruguay 2–0[90] and Ireland in the quarter-final before losing to Argentina in the semi-final at Naples.[91]

In the 8 July 1990 final at the Olimpico, West Germany defeated Argentina with an Andy Brehme penalty kick with six minutes remaining.[92] The Olimpico was the first venue to see a player sent off during a World Cup final; red cards were issued to Argentine players Pedro Monzón and Gustavo Dezotti.[93]

At the end of its first season at the renovated Olimpico, AS Roma reached the 1990–91 UEFA Cup final (an Italian derby against Inter). At the time, the UEFA Cup was the only European competition with a two-leg final. Inter won the first leg, 2–0, at Stadio Meazza in Milan. AS Roma won 1–0 at the Olimpico before a crowd of 70,900, but Inter won the cup 2–1 on aggregate.[94] Five of the German players who had won the World Cup the year before on the same pitch played in the UEFA Cup final: Andy Brehme, Lothar Matthäus and Jürgen Klinsmann for Inter, and Thomas Berthold and Rudi Völler for AS Roma.[94]

In September 1995 the Olimpico hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the First Military World Games and the games' track-and-field events.[95] It hosted the Italian rugby union team later that year for the third time (and the first since 1986), against the world-champion South Africa. In addition to the 1954 European Cup final, Italy played at the Olimpico in 1986, when the team drew 15-all against England XV in front of 40,000 spectators.[96] Although the Stadio Flaminio was their usual venue in Rome, Italy played at the Olimpico because the match was a fundraiser for children's aid organizations which wanted a larger stadium.[97] South Africa won their first match after their World Cup victory 40–21, after Italy led 21–17 with 15 minutes left.[98] Attendance was about 40,000, and ticket prices were between 5,000 and 30,000 lire (€2.5–15).[97]

Rome hosted the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) final for the third time several months later, with the Italian club Juventus FC facing the Dutch side AFC Ajax.[99] The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with goals by Fabrizio Ravanelli and Jari Litmanen, necessitating a tie-breaker from the penalty spot. Juventus won the shootout 4–2 (as Liverpool had in 1984) for their second European championship.[100]

In the new millennium, the issue of the stadium's ownership was resolved. The Olimpico had been owned since 1976 by the Ministry of Finance (later the Ministry of Economy and Finance), which established Coni Servizi (a government agency to manage public sports venues) in 2002.[101] Subsequently, the Ministry transferred to the newborn entity the ownership of the whole Foro Italico on 3 February 2004.[1][102] Coni Servizi, renamed Sport e Salute in 2019, is the owner of the stadium.[2]

2007–2008 renovation

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2009 Champions League final: Henry faces Rio Ferdinand, while goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar watches.

In October 2006, Rome was chosen to host the 2009 Champions League final. Rome's fourth selection spurred CONI to speed up the Olimpico's planned maintenance and renovation, 16 years after the last project.[103]

Although the stadium's shape and structure were unaffected, changes were made to the Authority Room in the Monte Mario grandstand[104] and more-comfortable seats were installed: 48 centimetres (19 in) wide in the Northern and Southern stands, 50 centimetres (20 in) in the Tevere grandstand and 54 centimetres (21 in) in the hospitality area of the Monte Mario grandstand). VIP areas were installed in the Monte Mario grandstand. The renovation reduced the Olimpico's capacity by about 5,000 seats. A 600-square-metre (6,500 sq ft) press room was built, and the locker-room area was doubled.[105] Two brand new scoreboards were also installed atop of The Northern- and Southern-stand scoreboards were replaced by digital, high-definition versions; the benches were moved slightly back from the pitch, and the plexiglas barriers between the stands and the pitch were partially removed. The Olimpico now had a capacity of 70,634, making it Italy's second-largest stadium (after Milan's Stadio Giuseppe Meazza).[3]

The 2009 Champions League final was held on 27 May 2009 between FC Barcelona and Manchester United. Barcelona won the game 2–0 before 62,467 spectators, with goals by Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi.[106][107] The single-leg Coppa Italia final has been played at the Olimpico since 2008[108] except for 2021, when it was played in Reggio Emilia because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[109]

The stadium at night, seen from the stands
The Olimpico in June 2021, hosting the Italy vs. Switzerland game of UEFA Euro 2020

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the European Championship, UEFA said that the 2020 edition would have no host country and the tournament would be played in 11 UEFA-member cities.[110] Rome hosted three group-stage matches (including the opener) and a quarter-final game.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed until June and July 2021.[111] The 11 June 2021 opening ceremony at the Olimpico was followed by a game between Italy and Turkey. The Azzurri won 3–0 before 16,000 spectators, a smaller crowd for public-health reasons.[112] After their first win, Italy defeated Switzerland 3–0[113] and Wales 1–0.[114] The fourth Olimpico match was the quarter-final between Ukraine and England; England won 4–0, with goals by Jordan Henderson and Harry Maguire and a double by Harry Kane.[115]

The European Athletic Association chose Rome in August 2022 for the June 2024 26th European Athletics Championships, 50 years after the Olimpico last hosted the event.[116] On 22 March 2023, the Women's Champions League quarter-final between AS Roma and FC Barcelona was played before a crowd of 39,459, setting an attendance record for a women's association football match in Italy.[117] The Italy national football team had played 53 matches at the Olimpico in 70 years by December 2023, the most recent of which was a 5–2 win in the EURO 2024 qualifying game against North Macedonia.[118]

Other recurring sports events

Golden Gala

Caterine Ibargüen, arms outstretched
Colombian multiathlete Caterine Ibargüen at the 2017 Golden Gala

Italian Athletics Federation president Primo Nebiolo created the Golden Gala, a recurring summer athletics event at the Olimpico, in 1980.[119] The event was held in the middle of a heated political debate at the international level, because several domestic Olympic boards were divided about whether to follow the U.S. Olympic Committee in their boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics because of Soviet involvement in the Afghan war[119] Aware of those political controversies, Nebiolo said that his event should not be seen as an "alternative Olympiad",[119] although it featured world-class athletes from both of the era's geopolitical blocks.

The first Golden Gala took place on 5 August 1980, a few days after the closing of the Soviet Olympics, and featured many first-class Italian athletes prevented from going to Moscow because of their status as enlisted in the armed forces; this included Mariano Scartezzini, a Guardia di Finanza constable who won the 3000-metre steeplechase and set an Italian record.[120] Amongst the civilian athletes who also competed in Moscow was Pietro Mennea, who won the 200-metre dash with a faster time than his gold-medal final in the U.S.S.R. few days before.[120] About 74,000 spectators attended the event, of whom 54,000 paid. The difference in attendance was due to the fact that several hours into the event, its organizers opened the gates of the Olimpico's two curved stands to those without tickets.[121]

The Golden Gala did not take place in 1981 because of the IAAF World Cup. It returned in 1982, and has been part of the international calendar ever since.[122] The event was not held at the Olimpico early in the stadium's renovation for the 1990 World Cup, and was held in Florence and Verona. The Golden Gala was renamed in 2013 for Pietro Mennea, who died in March of that year.[123] In addition to being a key Italian athletics event, the Golden Gala has been part of the Diamond League (the World Athletics world tour) since 2010.[124]

Six Nations Championship and rugby union

Two teams, lined up on a snow-covered pitch
The Olimpico's frozen pitch before the 2012 Six Nations match against England

Italy played its Six Nations Championship home matches at Stadio Flaminio for 11 seasons after 2000, a 24,000-seat city-owned venue built for the football tournament of the 1960 Olympics across the Tiber a few hundred metres from the Olimpico. However, it did not meet Six Nations Rugby's stadium guidelines.[125] The Italian Rugby Federation first planned to expand Stadio Flaminio to 40,000 seats,[126][127] using the Olimpico in 2012 as temporary venue.[126][127]

The renovation never began, however; Pier Luigi Nervi's heirs received the Flaminio's legalintellectual property rights, giving them veto power over any changes.[128] The Italian Rugby Federation then decided to return the Flaminio's management rights to Roma Capitale and request permanent use of the Olimpico.[129][130][131]

The stadium first hosted the Six Nations Championship on 11 February 2012 during an unusual icy weekend, on a pitch frozen after snow fell on Rome the day before. England won, 19–15, after trailing for almost one hour.[132]

By the end of the 2023 Six Nations tournament, 39 test matches had been played by Italy in the venue since their first in 1954. In addition to the 30 in the 12 tournament seasons played so far, Italy played four matches at the Olimpico before their admission to the Six Nations and five more after 2000. Apart from the Six Nations sides, the most frequent guests at the Olimpico are New Zealand's All Blacks, whom have played four test matches there.[133]

Music events

Stage with four runways in the middle of the pitch
Concert stage for 1998 Claudio Baglioni's Da me a te tour

With its roof, the Olimpico became a suitable venue for concerts. Its first performers were Miles Davis and Pat Metheny in July 1991, who played to a crowd estimated at 20,000.[134] The first Italian artist at the Olimpico was Zucchero Fornaciari in June 1993 during his l'Urlo tour, who played to an audience of 10,000.[135]

The record attendance for musical events is held by Claudio Baglioni during his Da me a te tour. On 6 June 1998, the first of Baglioni's two concerts in Rome sold 82,000 tickets;[6] 8,000 people were also admitted free of charge.[136] The record was possible because CONI president Mario Pescante allowed Baglioni to install a 112-metre-long (367 ft), 72-metre-wide (236 ft) stage on the pitch, and CONI had planned to replace the turf soon after the concert.[6] The audience did not sit only in the southern stand, as usual, but throughout the stadium.[6][136]

Large, red stadium stage at night
U2 at the Olimpico during their 2010 360° Tour

The Olimpico's most-frequent performer is Italian singer-songwriter Vasco Rossi, with 23 concerts between 1991 and 2023.[137] Luciano Ligabue performed 13 times at the stadium between 1996 and 2023.[138]

The record number of concerts at the Olimpico by non-Italian acts was held in 2023 by the British group Depeche Mode, who performed there five times between 2006 and 2023; their most recent appearances were during their Global Spirit[139] and Memento Mori World Tours.[140] The Irish band U2 has played four concerts at the stadium since 2005, most recently as part of their 2017 Joshua Tree Tour.[141] David Bowie and Tina Turner performed at 1996 Rome's Live Rock Festival in the Olimpico's southern stand,[142] and R.E.M. appeared during the band's 2005 Around the Sun Tour.[143]

Sports events

Competitions

Matches

Attendance

The table below reports the average season attendance at league matches held at the Stadio Olimpico for Lazio and Roma.[144] The stadium's attendance record is 78,886, set on 12 May 1974 for the 29th matchday of the 1973-74 Serie A between Lazio and Foggia.[4] The home side won 1-0 for their first scudetto, one matchday in advance.[145] SS Lazio's season-ticket holders for that season were 18,392;[4] paying spectators for that matchday numbered 60,494,[4][145] for a total attendance of 78,886.[4]

Notable international association football matches

UEFA Euro 1968

8 June 1968 3rd place play-off England  2–0  Soviet Union Rome
18:45 UTC+2 B. Charlton 39'
Hurst 63'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 68,817
Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)
8 June 1968 Final Italy  1–1  Yugoslavia Rome
21:15 UTC+2 Domenghini 80' Report 39' Džajić Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 68,817
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
10 June 1968 Final (replay) Italy  2–0  Yugoslavia Rome
21:15 UTC+2 Riva 12'
Anastasi 31'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 32,886
Referee: J.M. Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)

UEFA Euro 1980

11 June 1980 Group 1 Czechoslovakia  0–1  West Germany Rome
17:45 UTC+2 Report 57' Rummenigge Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)
14 June 1980 Group 1 Greece  1–3  Czechoslovakia Rome
20:30 UTC+2 Anastopoulos 14' Report 6' Panenka
26' Vizek
63' Nehoda
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 7,614
Referee: Pat Partridge (England)
18 June 1980 Group 2 Italy  0–0  Belgium Rome
20:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 42,318
Referee: António Garrido (Portugal)
22 June 1980 Final Belgium  1–2  West Germany Rome
20:30 UTC+2 Vandereycken 75' (P) Report 10', 88' Hrubesch Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 47,860
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

1990 FIFA World Cup

9 June 1990 Group A Italy  1–0  Austria Rome
21:00 UTC+2 Schillaci 78' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 73,303
Referee: José R. Wright (Brazil)
14 June 1990 Group A Italy  1–0  United States Rome
21:00 UTC+2 Giannini 11' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 73,423
Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)
19 June 1990 Group A Italy  2–0  Czechoslovakia Rome
21:00 UTC+2 Schillaci 9'
R. Baggio 78'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 73,303
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
24 June 1990 Round of 16 Italy  2–0  Uruguay Rome
21:00 UTC+2 Schillaci 65'
A. Serena 83'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 73,303
Referee: George Courtney (England)
30 June 1990 Quarter-finals Republic of Ireland  0–1  Italy Rome
21:00 UTC+2 Report 38' Schillaci Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 73,303
Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)
8 July 1990 Final West Germany  1–0  Argentina Rome
20:00 UTC+2 Brehme 85' (p) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 73,603
Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

UEFA Euro 2020

11 June 2021 Group A Turkey  0–3  Italy Rome
21:00 UTC+2 Report 53' (o.g.) Demiral
66' Immobile
79' Insigne
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 12,916
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
16 June 2021 Group A Italy  3–0   Switzerland Rome
21:00 UTC+2 Locatelli 26', 52'
Immobile 89'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 12,445
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
20 June 2021 Group A Italy  1–0  Wales Rome
18:00 UTC+2 Pessina 39' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 11,541
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
3 July 2021 Quarter-finals Ukraine  0–4  England Rome
21:00 UTC+2 Report 4', 50' Kane
46' Maguire
63' J. Henderson
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 11,880
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Notable international rugby union matches

1954 European Cup final 24 April 1954 Italy  12-39  France Stadio dei Centomila, Rome  
16:00 CET Try:
Gabrielli rugby ball 14'
Lanfranchi rugby ball 77'
Pen:
Dari rugby goalposts icon 23', 59'
Report Try:
rugby ball 9'20' M. Prat
rugby ball 43' Lepatey
rugby ball 55'68' Murillo
rugby ball 72' Larréguy
rugby ball 80' Boniface
Con:
rugby goalposts icon 9', 20', 43', 68', 72', 80' J. Prat
Pen:
rugby goalposts icon 11', 17' J. Prat
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Peter Cooper (England)
1995 South Africa tour of Europe 12 November 1995 Italy  21-40  South Africa Stadio Olimpico, Rome  
15:00 UTC+1 Try:
Arancio rugby ball 49'
Orlandi rugby ball 54'
Con:
Domínguez rugby goalposts icon 54'
Pen:
Domínguez rugby goalposts icon 4', 20', 42'
Report Try:
rugby ball 15' Mulder
rugby ball 26' penalty try
rugby ball 71' F. Pienaar
rugby ball 78' H. le Roux
Con:
rugby goalposts icon 15', 26', 71', 78' Stransky
Pen:
rugby goalposts icon 12', 57', 60', 66' Stransky
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Steve Lander (England)
2013 Six Nations 3 February 2013 Italy  23-18  France Stadio Olimpico, Rome  
16:00 UTC+1 Try:
Parisse rugby ball 4'
Castrogiovanni rugby ball 56'
Con:
Orquera rugby goalposts icon 4', 56'
Pen:
Orquera rugby goalposts icon 17'
Drop:
Orquera rugby goalposts icon 14'
Burton rugby goalposts icon 68'
Report Try:
rugby ball 11' Picamoles
rugby ball 33' Fall
Con:
rugby goalposts icon 33' Michalak
Pen:
rugby goalposts icon 27', 49' Michalak
Attendance: 57,547
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
2013 Six Nations 16 February 2013 Italy  22-15  Ireland Stadio Olimpico, Rome  
15:30 UTC+1 Try:
Venditti rugby ball 48'
Con:
Orquera rugby goalposts icon 48'
Pen:
Orquera rugby goalposts icon 13', 21', 69', 80'
García rugby goalposts icon 35'
Report Pen:
rugby goalposts icon 5', 40', 52', 57', 63' P. Jackson
Attendance: 74,174
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
2024 Six Nations 9 March 2024 Italy  31-29  Scotland Stadio Olimpico, Rome  
15:15 UTC+1 Try:
Brex rugby ball 14'
Lynagh rugby ball 43'
Varney rugby ball 56'
Con:
P.Garbisi rugby goalposts icon 15', 58'
Pen:
P.Garbisi rugby goalposts icon 1', 34', 72'
Page-Relo rugby goalposts icon 38'
Report Try:
Fagerson rugby ball 5'
Steyn rugby ball 11'
Schoeman rugby ball 27'
Skinner rugby ball 77'
Con:
Russell rugby goalposts icon 7', 12', 77'
Pen:
Russell rugby goalposts icon 24'
Attendance: 69,689
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

See also

References

Footnotes

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