Stadiums for Serie A soccer games in Italy 2020-2021, by capacity

In the 2020/2021 season, which stadium for Serie A soccer games in Italy had the highest capacity? As of the survey period, the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan recorded the highest capacity. The structure, also known as San Siro, could welcome more than 80 thousand spectators. The Olimpico stadium in Rome, which ranked second in this list, had a slightly lower capacity with roughly 73 thousand seats available.

The record of attendances broken down by team is all Milanese

The Giuseppe Meazza stadium did not only record the highest capacity for a Serie A stadium. It also hosted the games of both the teams which registered the highest attendances during the 2019/2020 season. Indeed, Inter and Milan, both Milanese teams, play their home games at San Siro. Then, Inter Milan broke the record for total number of attendances while AC Milan ranked second in this list. Moreover, Inter also registered the highest average number of attendances and Milan ranked second again.

Football attendances vs basketball attendances in Italy

Comparing football and basketball attendances can give an idea about the difference in popularity in Italy between these two sports. For instance, Inter recorded an average number of approximately 46.7 thousand attendances in the 2019/2020 season, as of March 2020. The AX Armani Exchange Milano team, a Milanese team from the Lega Basket Serie A in Italy, recorded an average number of about 7.2 thousand spectators in the first half of the season 2019/2020..