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6 unusual facts about San Siro


1960–61 Birmingham City F.C. season

In the semi-final, Birmingham beat Inter Milan both at home and away; no other English club was to beat them in a competitive match in the San Siro until Arsenal did so in the Champions League more than 40 years later.

1961–62 Birmingham City F.C. season

In the semi-final, Birmingham had beaten Inter Milan home and away; no other English club beat them in a competitive match in the San Siro until Arsenal did so in the Champions League more than 40 years later.

Enyimba International F.C.

The People's Elephant experienced international football for the first time in August 2001, when they were invited to play Internazionale at San Siro in a charity friendly which marked the return of Ronaldo after a 21-month injury layoff and saw Enyimba thrashed 7–0 with four goals from Christian Vieri.

Jorge Jesus

Highlights in the latter competition included a 3–0 home win against Portsmouth and a last-minute 0–1 defeat to A.C. Milan at the San Siro.

Sikter

In July 1995, Vasco Rossi invites the band to play on his double concert Rock sotto l'assedio which held on San Siro stadium in Milano.

Yuri Baskakov

Baskakov, according to Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, was too inexperienced to manage the pressure-cooker environment of San Siro.


2000–01 A.C. Milan season

With the final taking place at their own stadium San Siro, the disappointment was immense, and resulted in the sacking of their 1999 Serie A title-winning coach Alberto Zaccheroni.

Alberto da Costa Pereira

In the latter, against Inter Milan at the San Siro, a Jair attempt late into the first half slid under his body and entered the net, for the game's only goal – he was also injured shortly after, and the Reds played more than 30 minutes with ten players.

Angels Onlus

The 22nd of December 2008, the song 'Angels', wrote and interpreted by Princess Bee, during the football match 'A goal for the peace', held in San Siro stadium in Milan, has been the inn of football team 'Ambassadors of the Peace', made up by several worldwide football champions which have

France Football European Team of the Year

Although Celtic F.C. lost the final in Italy (Milan, San Siro) to Feyenoord, the media coverage in the semi-final between Celtic F.C. and Leeds United (2nd leg at Hampden Park on 15 April 1970) was very intense, newspapers on both sides of the border reported it and said it to be "one of the most exciting battle of Britain yet".

History of S.S. Cavese 1919

That championship is remembered especially for the crushing 2–1 victory in San Siro against AC Milan.


see also

Paolo Vietti-Violi

Among those national: Tor di Valle Racecourse, Capannelle Racecourse in Rome, Merano, Agnano, San Siro, Monza, Florence, Grosseto, Bologna and Rimini.

Stephan Ebn

During the Amiche per l'Abruzzo Concert on 21 June 2009 at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Stephan joined the stage with Gianna Nannini, Laura Pausini and others to benefit the victims of the earthquake in the Abruzzes.