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The Stadio Olimpico is the shared home of AS Roma and SS Lazio, located at Viale dello Stadio Olimpico in the Foro Italico complex on the banks of the Tiber river in northern Rome. The stadium holds 72,698 spectators and is one of the oldest and most historically significant sports venues in Italy. First built between 1927 and 1932 as the Stadio dei Cipressi, the ground was substantially rebuilt and expanded in 1953 and again in 1990 for the FIFA World Cup, when it served as the venue for the final between West Germany and Argentina. The stadium is part of a vast Mussolini-era sporting complex and is surrounded by marble statues and monumental fascist-era architecture that gives it a unique historical context.

The Stadio Olimpico has been the home of AS Roma throughout the club's entire history and has witnessed their most celebrated moments, including the 1983 European Cup final, tragically lost on penalties to Liverpool, and the 2000-01 Serie A title triumph under Fabio Capello - the club's most recent Scudetto. The stadium also hosts Rome's international athletics meetings and served as the venue for the 1960 Rome Olympics, the 1987 World Athletics Championships, and three European Championship finals. AS Roma legends including Francesco Totti, who played his entire career at the club from 1992 to 2017, Bruno Conti, Roberto Falcao, and Daniele De Rossi are indelibly associated with the Olimpico's red and yellow turf.

The Curva Sud, Roma's main ultras stand behind the southern goal, generates one of Italian football's most dramatic and intimidating atmospheres, with pyrotechnics, synchronised chanting, and choreographed displays marking every significant home match. AS Roma have been exploring plans for their own dedicated stadium - the Stadio della Roma, now known as the AS Roma Stadium project - for many years, with a new ground intended to give the club a standalone venue in contrast to sharing with rivals Lazio. The project has been delayed by planning and political obstacles, but Roma's intention to eventually leave the Olimpico remains firm. In the meantime, the Stadio Olimpico continues to provide one of Serie A's grandest stages.