San Siro

In the west of Milan, round concrete towers wrapped in spiral ramps hold up a stadium with a striking red roof. Its official name is Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, after one of Italy’s greatest players, but most people know it as San Siro, after the district where it stands.

One stadium, two clubs

The stadium opened on 19 September 1926. Since 1947 it has been shared by two rival clubs, AC Milan and Inter. When they play each other, half the stadium wears red and black and the other half blue and black, and the derby is one of the great sights of European football.

Towers and spirals

For the 1990 World Cup, San Siro was given a third tier of seats. It rests on eleven round towers, each wrapped in a spiral ramp that fans walk up to reach their seats. Four of the towers stand at the corners and carry the roof with its red steel girders.

A new chapter

In February 2026 San Siro hosted the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. The two clubs bought the stadium in 2025 and plan to build a new one next to it. Most of the old stadium is expected to stay in use for several more years.

Visiting tips

• The stadium tour includes a museum about the two clubs.
• Walking up a spiral ramp before a match is part of the experience.
• The metro stops right next to the stadium.

Stadium sheet

City

Milan, Italy

Opened

19 September 1926

Capacity

75,817 seats

Official name

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

Home clubs

AC Milan and Inter

Towers

11, with spiral ramps