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Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, formerly known as Stadio San Paolo, [1] [2] is a stadium in the western Fuorigrotta suburb of Naples, Italy. It is the fourth largest football stadium in Italy, [3] after Milan 's San Siro, Rome 's Stadio Olimpico and Bari 's San Nicola.
- Carlo Cocchia, Luigi Corradi
- Comune di Napoli
- 1948–1959
Stadio San Paolo is located in the western suburb Fuorigrotta at slightly less than 7 kilometres from the city centre of Naples. Train station Napoli Campi Flegrei is a 5-minute walk from the stadium. There is service from Napoli Piazza Garibaldi station, which is located next to the larger central station where the long-distance trains arrive.
History of the Stadium. Napoli’s Diego Armando Maradona (ex San Paolo) Stadium, inaugurated in 1959, is the third largest in Italy, after Milan’s Meazza Stadium and Rome’s Olimpico. Situated in the Fuorigrotta neighbourhood, it measures 110 by 68 meters. It was remodelled for the 1980 European Championship and again for the World Cup ...
The Azzurri. Stadio San Paolo is the largest sports facility in the city of Naples. For seven years, from 1984-1991, one of the greatest soccer players of the twentieth century, Diego Maradona, was seen on the playing field of El Pibe de Oro. San Paolo Stadium is located in the Fuorigrotta neighborhood, in the western and most populous part of ...
With minor construction delays just finished before the deadline of 14 September 2019, for the clash between S.S.C. Napoli and Sampdoria, Napoli came out as champions in their new revitalised Stadio San Paolo. This stadium is in the western suburb of Fuorigrotta in Naples, Italy.
Dec 4, 2020 · The Stadio San Paolo will now be known as the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, after the Napoli city council approved the resolution. Napoli owner Aurelio de Laurentiis proposed renaming...
Dec 4, 2020 · Published December 4, 2020 07:26 AM. Getty Images. Napoli have officially renamed their stadium in memory of the late, great Diego Maradona. [ MORE: Premier League Player of the Season tracker ] Originally named the Stadio San Paolo, after Saint Paul the Apostle, Napoli’s home stadium will henceforth be called the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
