San Siro is without doubt one of the most iconic football stadiums in world football, having hosted a number of the most vital matches in historical past because it was constructed 98 years in the past in 1925.
During this time it featured basic finals, well-known photographs and, fairly presumably, the largest foul ever.
As Inter Milan and AC Milan face off on the San Siro over two legs within the Champions League semi-finals this season, anticipate a lot extra motion and controversial moments for us to get pleasure from. all.
Italy 1-0 Austria (1934)
Eight years after opening, San Siro has hosted three World Cup matches. Germany beat Sweden 2-1 within the quarter-finals in entrance of a paltry crowd of three,000, then 35,000 watched Italy's semi-final towards Austria. Enrico Guaita scored to guide the hosts to a controversial Mussolini-inspired World Cup triumph in Rome days later.
San Siro, formally Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, is known as for Meazza himself, who received the World Cup twice with Italy in 1934 and 1938, performed for each Inter and Milan at course of his profession and served two spells as supervisor of the previous.
Cameroon 1-0 Argentina (1990)
Diego Maradona's Argentina got here on as world champions for the Italia 90 curtain-raiser, solely to lose 1-0 to nine-man Cameroon, whose second pink card was courtesy of the sensational act of conflict by Benjamin Massing towards Claudio Caniggia. San Siro's different 5 video games at this event all concerned West Germany; nonetheless, just one concerned the spitting of Frank Rijkaard.
Inter 0-6 Milan (2001)
The pair completed fifth and sixth within the 2000-01 Serie A with Inter simply forward, regardless of the derby's greatest defeat. Andriy Shevchenko (above) scored twice, Serginho as soon as... as did pub-quiz solutions Gianni Comandini (twice) and Federico Giunti (as soon as). Neither had scored a league purpose for Milan earlier than. Neither has but scored a league purpose for Milan.
Inter 0-3 Milan (2005)
Milan edged Inter on away objectives within the 2003 Champions League semi-finals, regardless of each groups taking part in each legs at dwelling; two years later, they reunited within the neighborhoods. The second leg was deserted within the 74th minute after Inter followers hit Milan goalkeeper Dida with a flare: Milan, comfortably forward anyway, took a win and all of us bought an ideal shot.
Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid (2016)
In the primary of 4 European Cup finals on the San Siro, the 1965 Inter aspect beat Benfica 1-0 to carry the trophy on their dwelling turf, and no membership has carried out so since. They've all been tight enterprise right here: Feyenoord beat Celtic in additional time (1970), Bayern Munich beat Valencia on penalties (2001), after which Real Madrid did the identical to their boring rivals in 2016.
Sergio Ramos put Los Blancos 1-0 up within the draw, however Yannick Carrasco pulled one again within the remaining quarter earlier than touchdown an enormous outdated smacker on his girlfriend within the crowd instantly afterwards. After additional time, the scores have been nonetheless tied. Cristiano Ronaldo despatched the profitable penalty within the shootout, after Juanfran missed his spot kick.
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