Stadio Renato Curi
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The Stadio Renato Curi is a football stadium in the Italian city of Perugia
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It is home to Perugia Calcio
. The stadium is named after Renato Curi
, who died from a heart attack during a game against Juventus on October 30, 1977. Its capacity is 28,000 spectators.
. Until renaming of Stadio Renato Curi in 1977 it was named Stadio Pian di Massiano.
Perugia
Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....
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It is home to Perugia Calcio
Perugia Calcio
Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Perugia, Umbria, direct heir of the old Perugia Calcio and A.C. Perugia, excluded from Italian football because of financial troubles....
. The stadium is named after Renato Curi
Renato Curi
Renato Curi was an Italian footballer best known for his tenure as Perugia mainstay in the 1970s until his death during a league game against Juventus.-Biography:...
, who died from a heart attack during a game against Juventus on October 30, 1977. Its capacity is 28,000 spectators.
History
The stadium, designed by Luigi Corradi, was built in 1974 in only three months time in Pian di Massiano outside the old center of Perugia. The Stadio Santa Giuliana used so far was considered too small after the promotion of AC Perugia to the highest level of Italian soccer, the Serie ASerie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
. Until renaming of Stadio Renato Curi in 1977 it was named Stadio Pian di Massiano.
International Matches
Four international matches of the Italian national football team took place at the Stadio Renato Curi:- 22 December 1983, Italy - CyprusCyprus national football teamThe Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias...
, 3-1, European Championship Qualifying match - 22 December 1988, Italy - ScotlandScotland national football teamThe Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
, 2-0, Friendly match - 9 October 1996, Italy - GeorgiaGeorgia national football teamThe Georgia national football team is the national association football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major...
, 1-0, World Cup Qualifying match - 25 April 2001, Italy - South AfricaSouth Africa national football teamThe South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...
, 1-0, Friendly match