Dan Cancian is a senior writer for Destination Calcio, who covers Serie A and Italian football. Previously he worked at the Daily Mail and freelanced for The Guardian and These Football Times, where he covered all things Calcio. Read More
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Built as one of the host venues for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, the Stadio Adriatico replaced the Rampigna that Pescara had used since the 1930s. Close to the beach, the new ground boasted a 10,000-capacity, which would increase almost three-fold following the construction of a second tier in 1977. A further revamp followed ... Read More The capital of Calabria, Catanzaro is known as the City of the Two Seas as it lies on mainland Italy’s narrowest point separating the Ionian from the Thyrennian. Catanzaro is also home to another one of Italy’s oldest grounds, the Stadio Nicola Ceravolo, which opened its door in 1919 on land that was used as ... Read More Located a stone’s throw from La Spezia’s docks, the Stadio Alberto Picco is one of Serie B’s oldest grounds. Built in 1919 on a site the club acquired from the Italian Navy, the stadium is named after La Spezia’s first ever goalscorer and World War I hero. Built to resemble the British grounds of the ... Read More Pisa's reward for returning to Serie A for the first time in 34 years is a tough set of opening fixtures this season. ... Read More If you were to compile a list of football clubs whose stadium is located nearby a UNESCO World Heritage site it would not be very long. But Pisa would be on there. Granted, there are more picturesque stadiums than the Arena Garibaldi, but none of them are a 10-minute walk from scenery as stunning as ... Read More With Simone Inzaghi leaving Inter Milan after four years, Destination Calcio looks at who could replace him at the San Siro. ... Read More Maurizio Sarri has returned to Lazio 15 months after he resigned from his role in charge of the Biancocelesti under a cloud. ... Read More Spezia's fairytale season came narrowly close to a perfect ending as they lost 3-2 to Cremonese in the play-offs final. ... Read More Cremonese were promoted to Serie A after beating Spezia 3-2 in a thrilling second leg of the play-offs final on Sunday night. ... Read More Inter Milan's season promised so much, but ultimately delivered nothing after a shellacking at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain. ... Read More Brescia have been relegated to Serie C after being found guilty of financial irregularities, while Sampdoria have been handed a lifeline. ... Read More The Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain could define Simone Inzaghi's legacy at Inter Milan. ... Read More 
