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Stadio Brianteo, known for sponsorship reasons as the U-Power Stadium since September 2020, is a
Stadio Brianteo, located on the north-eastern outskirts of Monza, was built as a replacement for the Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada, located in the city center near the station. The construction works started after a long debate and lasted a long time due to the technical difficulties in the construction of the structure that supports the coverage of the grandstand and the changes to the project in progress. Initially an athletics track was planned, but it was eliminated during the works.
The stadium was inaugurated on 28 August 1988 during the 
Since 4 September 2020, the stadium is known commercially as the U-Power Stadium for the
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...
in Monza
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, Italy, and the home of AC Monza. Mostly used for football matches, the stadium was built in 1988 and has a capacity of 17,102. The stadium is also used for rugby matches, concerts and other events.
History
Stadio Brianteo, located on the north-eastern outskirts of Monza, was built as a replacement for the Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada, located in the city center near the station. The construction works started after a long debate and lasted a long time due to the technical difficulties in the construction of the structure that supports the coverage of the grandstand and the changes to the project in progress. Initially an athletics track was planned, but it was eliminated during the works.
The stadium was inaugurated on 28 August 1988 during the Coppa Italia
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Juventus is the competition's most successf ...
match against Roma
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, which ended with a score of 2–1 for Monza, with goals by Casiraghi, Giannini Giannini may refer to:
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, and Mancuso.
Since 4 September 2020, the stadium is known commercially as the U-Power Stadium for the 2020–21 Serie B
The 2020–21 Serie B (known as the Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th season of the Serie B since its establishment in 1929. It started on 25 September 2020 and ended on 10 May 2021.
On 5 November 2020, Serie B announced it would ...
season.
Events
Rugby
In 2016, the stadium held the 2017 Rugby League World Cup Qualifier betweenItaly
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and Wales
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.
Concerts
Michael Jackson
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performed, on two consecutive nights, at the stadium during his Dangerous World Tour
The ''Dangerous'' World Tour was the second world concert tour by American singer Michael Jackson and was staged to promote his eighth studio album '' Dangerous.'' The tour was sponsored by Pepsi-Cola. All profits were donated to various chari ...
on 6–7 July 1992 in front of 46,000 people.
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...
performed at the Brianteo during his The One Tour, on 10 July 1992.
See also
* List of football stadiums in Italy *Lists of stadiums
The following are lists of stadiums throughout the world. Note that horse racing and motorsport venues are not included at some pages, because those are not stadiums but sports venues.
Combined lists
*List of stadiums by capacity
* List of c ...
References
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