Eat, drink, and sleep near Stadio Olimpico
Unfortunately, Stadio Olimpico does not run any stadium tours, which means that on non-matchdays one can only see the stadium from the outside and walk around the complex.The two teams share the Stadio Olimpico and alternate its use so Lazio will play a game there one weekend, and Roma the next.
Rome is (in) Central Italy. Italy is quite long and narrow (the peninsula part), by the way, so you can find great differences along the way. Rome is in Central Italy. You want to include in Central Italy also Tuscany (no, it's not “north”), Umbria and Marche.
Lazio and Roma are the two principal football teams of Rome. They both have large local followings - dividing the city in two - and play in Serie A, Italy's top division. The two teams share the Stadio Olimpico and alternate its use so Lazio will play a game there one weekend, and Roma the next.
Italy national football team
| Nickname(s) | Gli Azzurri (The Blues) La Nazionale (The National Team) |
| Association | Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, FIGC) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Roberto Mancini |
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Lazio and Roma are the two principal football teams of Rome. They both have large local followings - dividing the city in two - and play in Serie A, Italy's top division. The two teams share the Stadio Olimpico and alternate its use so Lazio will play a game there one weekend, and Roma the next.
Where do Italy play their rugby games?
There, the reason is that the clubs don't own the stadiums, they normally belong to the city hall (Olimpico in Rome being an exception, as it belongs to Italian National Olympic Committee) and the cities aren't willing to assume the costs of building separe stadia when they have more than one elite club (such as Milan,
AC Milan & Inter | San Siro
The San Siro in Milan is arguably the most famous shared stadium.AC Milan/Inter & 10 football teams that share their stadiums around the world
- Internazionale.
- Chievo.
- Coventry City.
- Lazio.
- Hellas Verona.
- Ajax.
- Tottenham Hotspur.
- Cercle Brugge.
Intraleague Groundshare. This is where two teams in the same league share the same ground, such as the New York Giants and New York Jets sharing MetLife Stadium.
Stadio San Paolo home of Napoli is the third largest football stadium in Italy with a capacity of 60,240 after the San Siro and the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Lazio, known in Italian as the Tifoseria Laziale. It began in the late 1960s when small groups of supporters filled the steps of Stadio Olimpico in Rome. They belonged to different groups which were Tuparamos, Eagles, Ultras, Vigilantes, NAB, CAST and Marines, the latter consisting mostly of younger fans.
In fact, Inter came about because of a split in the ranks over the running of AC and, particularly, their signing of foreign players. The San Siro stadium itself did not come along until 1926, when club president Piero Pirelli (yes, he of the car tyres) paid for the building of the ground for his team.
A friendship is held between the Lazio ultras and those of Hellas Verona. This is based on the two groups both being on the right-wing politically, and sharing the same ultras principles.
Besides ultras groups, it is believed Roma fans support the left as opposed to Lazio supporters, which are notoriously proud of their right-wing affiliation.
Ultras are a type of association football fans who are renowned for their fanatical support. The term originated in Italy but it is used worldwide to describe predominantly organised fans of association football teams.
Metro/bus: Metro line A (from Termini train station) following the directions to Ottaviano station and go down to the terminus one (the end of the line). Then take the bus line 32 Piazzale della Farnesina. Tram: Alternatively from central Rome to Stadio Olimpico is to take Tram # 2 from Piazzale Flaminio.
Is not allowed to bring your luggage inside the Stadio Olimpico. You can bring with you a small personal bag not exceeding 40 x 20 x 20 cm (examples include handbag, small back pack). We remind you that for security reasons all bags will be checked at the access gates.
Via Appia Nuova 130, Tel. +39 0677590664 - 10.00/18.00. Tickets are also usually still available on matchday from the Foro Italico ticket office near the ground. However it is best to check in advance, or arrive at the ground a few hours before kick-off to ensure you can purchase a ticket.
Who plays at the Stadio Olimpico?
SS Lazio
A.S. Roma
Italy national rugby union team
Italy national football team
