STADIO COMUNALE

Torino, Italy

Stadio Olimpico di Torino, formerly Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo and before that Stadio Benito Mussolini, is a stadium in Turin, Italy. It was the site of the opening ceremonies and closing ceremonies of the XX Winter Olympics, held on 10 and 26 February 2006, and the opening and closing ceremonies of the IX Paralympic Winter Games, held from 10-19 March 2006. After the Olympics, the stadium was converted to a soccer ground to host the home games of the football teams towns. It is located in the district of Santa Rita, in the south of Turin.

The ground was constructed from September 1932 to 1933 for the 1934 FIFA World Cup, the first World Cup held in Italy, and originally held 65,000 spectators. It was originally named Stadio Mussolini, after Italy's fascist dictator. It was renamed to Stadio Comunale after the Second World War. For many years, it was home to Juventus Football Club and Torino Football Club before the Stadio delle Alpi opened in 1990. It served as the main stadium for the 1959 Summer Universiade and the 1970 Summer Universiade. The stadium was abandoned for several years, before being chosen as an Olympic venue. Much of the original structure was demolished in this refurbishment.

The new version of the stadium has 27,994 covered seats. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Paralympics as the Stadio Olimpico (Olympic Stadium). The stadium will probably be renamed Stadio Grande Torino at the end of its sharing between Torino and Juventus. In the 2011-12 season, when Juventus's new stadium will be ready, the stadium will be used only as the Torino home ground.

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