The Stadio Renato Curi is a football stadium in the Italian city of

Perugia Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...

. It is home to A.C. Perugia Calcio. The stadium is named after Renato Curi (1953–1977), who died from a heart attack during a game against

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on 30 October 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 use of Stadio Santa Giuliana was considered too small after AC Perugia was promoted to the top tier of Italian soccer, the

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. Until renaming of Stadio Renato Curi in 1977 it was named Stadio Pian di Massiano.

International matches

Five international matches of the

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have taken place at the Stadio Renato Curi:

References

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