Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 46,000 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000. Geo ...

, Italy. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and the home of Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. The stadium was built in 1962 and holds 12,461.

History

The stadium was named after the two brothers Cino and Lillo Del Duca, who were entrepreneurs in publishing, founders (on behalf of

Enrico Mattei Enrico Mattei (; 29 April 1906 – 27 October 1962) was an Italian public administrator. After World War II he was given the task of dismantling the Italian petroleum agency Agip, a state enterprise established by the Fascist regime. ...

) of the newspaper '' Il Giorno'' and supporters of the city football club. The stadium has twice hosted Italy's end-of-year rugby union international: victories against

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on 28 November 2009 and 8 November 2014.

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Stadium picture
Cino e Lillo Del Luca Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. Buildings and structures in Ascoli Piceno Multi-purpose stadiums in Italy

Cino Cino (''Scin'' in lombard) is a ''comune'' in the province of Sondrio in Italy, and it has a population of about 400 inhabitants, with an area of , the density is 67 inhabitants/km2 . Cino borders the following municipalities: Cercino, Mantello ...

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