In the heart of Milan

Together with the "Madonnina", it stands as the symbol of Milan.

Commissioned in 1925 by then Milan chairman Piero Pirelli, on land owned by the club, it was inspired by English stadiums, and inaugurated in the San Siro district on September 19, 1926, with the Milan-Inter derby (won by Inter 6-3). 

Costing 5 million liras, equipped with four rectilinear stands (holding up to 35,000 spectators), the stadium was named in 1980 in memory of world champion Giuseppe – “Peppìn” – Meazza (1910-79), after him: a footballer who wore both Inter and Milan jerseys, a coach, a journalist, a sports executive, a 3-time leading scorer of the Italian Championship and European Cup, and a two-time world champion (in 1934 and 1938).

Purchased by the City of Milan in 1935, the stadium was expanded with four curves connecting the stand, bringing its total capacity to 55,000.

Since 1947 it has also been the stadium of Inter, which plays all its home games here. 

In 1955, new structural work increased San Siro's seats to 100,000, later reduced for safety reasons to 85,000 (standing and seating).

But the biggest transformation is from the modern era, carried out in 1987-90 for the Italia '90 World Cup by a consortium of companies led by the parent company Lodigiani, later merged into the current Webuild Group.

Its spectacular and legendary third ring was built in the stadium with eleven cylindrical reinforced concrete towers (each with independent accesses to the bleachers), and four of them-supporting the roof beams-equipped with internal service rooms. In all, 55,500 m³ of concrete was used, and all 85,700 seats have since been equipped with seats and covered with polycarbonate sheets. Standing room at the parterre has been eliminated and the old gate replaced by anti-intrusion pits, significantly improving the visibility of the field from every sector. 

Ranked first nationwide in terms of seating capacity and among the 20 largest stadiums in the world, in 2009 the British newspaper The Times placed it second in its ranking of the most beautiful stadiums globally.