Stadio Nereo Rocco

Stadio Nereo Rocco

Location	Via dei Macelli 5, Trieste, Italy
Owner	Municipality of Trieste
Capacity	26,566
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1987
Opened	18 October 1992[1]
Renovated	2018
Construction cost	ITL100 billion
Tenants
Triestina (1992–present) Italy national football team (selected matches) Cagliari (2012)

Stadio Nereo Rocco is a football stadium in Trieste, Italy. Opened in 1992, it is the home of Triestina, named after the club's former player and manager Nereo Rocco. The stadium is located in the Valmaura district on the southern outskirts of the city, close to the club's former venue Stadio Giuseppe Grezar.

Originally built with a capacity of 26,000, renovations done in 2018 before the venue hosted matches of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship reduced the capacity to 21,000.^[1]

Cagliari played their final home games of the 2011–12 Serie A season at the ground, due to restoration of their Stadio Sant'Elia.^[2]

International matches

Stadio Nereo Rocco hosted four matches of the Italy national football team.

#	Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Att.	Italy scorers	Ref
1.	14 April 1993	1994 World Cup qualifying	Estonia	2–0	22,279	R. Baggio, Signori	[3]
2.	29 March 1997	1998 World Cup qualifying	Moldova	3–0	17,677	Maldini, Zola, Vieri	[4]
3.	28 March 2001	2002 World Cup qualifying	Lithuania	4–0	14,593	Inzaghi (2), Del Piero (2)	[5]
4.	21 August 2002	Friendly	Slovenia	0–1	11,080	—	[6]

Entertainment events

British pop singer Robbie Williams will perform at the stadium on 17 July 2025 as part of his Robbie Williams Live 2025 tour.

See also

• Football in Italy
• Lists of stadiums

References

1. "Trieste, lavori per quasi 6 milioni di euro allo stadio "Nereo Rocco"". calcioefinanza.it. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
2. "Calcio, il Cagliari giocherà a Trieste anche contro la Juve" [Calcio, Cagliari will play at Trieste against Juve as well]. La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 19 April 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
3. "Italy vs Estonia, 14 April 1993, World Cup qualification". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
4. "Italy vs Moldova, 29 March 1997, World Cup qualification". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
5. "Italy vs Lithuania, 28 March 2001, World Cup qualification". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
6. "Italy vs Slovenia, 21 August 2002". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

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