Stadio Danilo Martelli is the main
stadium
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in
Mantua
Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, province of the same name.
In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...
,
Italy
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. It is named
Danilo Martelli
Danilo Martelli (27 May 1927 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Martelli began his career with Marzotto Manerbio and later Brescia. In 1946, he moved to Torino, where he won three Serie A titles. He died in 19 ...
, a Mantuan footballer from the 1940s, who died in the
Superga air disaster
The Superga air disaster occurred on 4 May 1949, when a Fiat G.212 of Avio Linee Italiane (Italian Airlines), carrying the entire Torino football team (popularly known as the ''Grande Torino''), crashed into the retaining wall at the back of th ...
of 1949. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and, on occasion, for concerts. It is the home of
A.C. Mantova
Mantova 1911 Società a Responsabilità Limitata (Mantova 1911 s.r.l.), commonly referred to as Mantova, is an Italian football club based in Mantua ( it, Mantova), Lombardy. Mantova had played consecutively in the Italian Serie B from the 2005 ...
.
History
There is a plan to redevelop the site but it is put in ice due Mantova currently bottom division.
References
Danilo
Danilo is a given name found in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Serbian.
Notable people with the name Danilo include:
Athletes Footballers
* Danilo (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer Danilo de Andrade
* Danilo (footballer, born 19 ...
Mantova 1911
Danilo Martelli
Danilo Martelli (27 May 1927 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Martelli began his career with Marzotto Manerbio and later Brescia. In 1946, he moved to Torino, where he won three Serie A titles. He died in 19 ...
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