SS Lazio Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Stadium== {{More citations needed section|date=January 2024}} [[Stadio Olimpico]], located on the [[Foro Italico]], is the major stadium of Rome.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} It is the home of the [[Italy national football team]] as well as of both local teams Lazio and Roma.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} It was opened in 1937 and after its latest renovation in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vigilfuoco.it/informazioni/sitiSpeciali/GestioneSiti/downloadFile.asp?s=2&f=682|work=Vigili del Fuoco|title=Stadio Olimpico β nuove tecniche di safety & security|access-date=14 October 2009|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722144157/http://www.vigilfuoco.it/informazioni/sitiSpeciali/GestioneSiti/downloadFile.asp?s=2&f=682|archive-date=22 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> the stadium has a capacity of 70,634 seats.<ref name="olimpico"/> It was the site of the [[1960 Summer Olympics]], but has also served as the location of the 1987 [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Athletics Championships]], the [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980 European Championship]] final, the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] and the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] Final in [[1996 UEFA Champions League Final|1996]] and [[2009 UEFA Champions League Final|2009]].<ref name="olimpico"/> Also on the Foro Italico lies the [[Stadio dei Marmi]], or "marble stadium", which was built in 1932 and designed by Enrico Del Debbio.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} It has tiers topped by 60 white marble statues that were gifts from Italian cities in commemoration of 60 athletes. During the [[1989β90 Serie A|1989β90]] season, Lazio and Roma played their games at the [[Stadio Flaminio]] of Rome, located in the district Flaminio, because of the renovation works carried out at the Stadio Olimpico. {{Clear}} In June 2018, Lazio President Claudio Lotito stated that "Lazio should be granted the same favour and treatment as Roma β the ability to also build a new stadium. He also added that "Lazio's stadium will be built before Roma's stadium."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelaziali.com/2018/06/11/lotito-lazio-will-have-a-stadium-before-roma/|title=Claudio Lotito: "Lazio Will Build a Stadium Before Roma"|date=11 June 2018|publisher=The Laziali|access-date=3 June 2020|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603205124/https://thelaziali.com/2018/06/11/lotito-lazio-will-have-a-stadium-before-roma/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2019, Lazio President Claudio Lotito was set to present the designs of a potential future stadium for Lazio, named the Stadio delle Aquile.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelaziali.com/2019/04/06/stadio-delle-aquile-lazio-italian-calcio/|title=Stadio delle Aquile: Details About Lazio's New Stadium|date=6 April 2019|publisher=The Laziali|access-date=26 May 2020|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603205117/https://thelaziali.com/2019/04/06/stadio-delle-aquile-lazio-italian-calcio/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, this did not occur for reasons unknown.{{vague|date=January 2024}}{{clarify|date=January 2024}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page