Velodromo Sempione
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| Location | Milan, Italy |
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| Owner | City of Milan |
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| Opened | 27 April 1914[1] |
| Demolished | 1928[1] |
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| A.C. Milan (1914–1919)[2] US Milanese Sport Club Italia | |
The Velodromo Sempione was a multi-purpose stadium in Milan, Italy, which was inaugurated on 27 April 1914.[1]
It hosted a variety of sport events, including cycling,[3] rugby, football, boxing, and basketball.[4]
The velodrome hosted various editions of the Giro di Lombardia.[1] The Sempione also hosted the rugby matches of Sport Club Italia and the football matches of US Milanese and A.C. Milan.[4]
In the 1920s, it was the home ground for the Italy national football team twice.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Milano e ciclismo eroico: dagli albori al Vigorelli". Lombardia Beni Culturali (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "I campi di gioco del Milan". Magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Gregori, Claudio (2005). "Ciclismo". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ a b Ansani, Michele; Cervi, Gino; Sacco, Gianni; Sanfilippo, Claudio (2019). 1899 A.C. Milan: Le storie (in Italian). Hoepli. ISBN 9788820391911.
- ^ "Velodromo Sempione, Milan". EU-football.info. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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