Stadio Giovanni Mari, Association football and horse racing venue in Legnano, Italy
Stadio Giovanni Mari is a sports venue in Legnano with a grass field used for football, horse racing, and rugby matches. The stadium features concrete stands in four sections and corner light towers that allow evening events to take place.
The stadium opened on October 2, 1921, with an athletics event followed by a football match. During the 1950s, when AC Legnano played in higher divisions, temporary steel structures were added to accommodate more spectators.
Since 1937 the Palio di Legnano horse race has been run at the stadium on the last Sunday of May, with the eight contrade of the city competing. Before the race the final part of the historical parade takes place here, with honours to the Carroccio and the charge of the figurants playing the Compagnia della Morte, the troop led, by legend, by Alberto da Giussano at the battle of Legnano.
The venue is centrally located in Legnano and accessible on foot or by public transport. Spectators enjoy good views from all stands, as seating is positioned close to the playing area.
The stadium's stands sit directly at the pitch edge because there is no athletics track; the farthest seat, on the western curve, is only 20 m from the grass. In 1994 it hosted the XIV Italian Superbowl, where the Frogs Legnano beat the Rhinos Milano 37-27 for their fifth title.
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