Velodromo Sempione Explained

Stadium Name:	Velodromo Sempione
Location:	Milan, Italy
Opened:	27 April 1914
Demolished:	1928
Tenants:	A.C. Milan (1914–1919)^[1] US Milanese Sport Club Italia

The Velodromo Sempione was a multi-purpose stadium in Milan, Italy, which was inaugurated on 27 April 1914.

It hosted a variety of sport events, including cycling,^[2] rugby, football, boxing, and basketball.^[3]

The velodrome hosted various editions of the Giro di Lombardia.^[4] The Sempione also hosted the rugby matches of Sport Club Italia and the football matches of US Milanese and A.C. Milan.

In the 1920s, it was the home ground for the Italy national football team twice.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: I campi di gioco del Milan . 6 April 2021 . Magliarossonera.it.
2. Web site: Gregori . Claudio . 2005 . Ciclismo . 6 April 2021 . Treccani . it.
3. Book: Ansani, Michele . 1899 A.C. Milan: Le storie . Cervi . Gino . Sacco . Gianni . Sanfilippo . Claudio . Hoepli . 2019 . 9788820391911 . it.
4. Web site: Milano e ciclismo eroico: dagli albori al Vigorelli . 6 April 2021 . Lombardia Beni Culturali . it.
5. Web site: Velodromo Sempione, Milan . 6 April 2021 . EU-football.info.