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Stadio Erasmo Iacovone is a multi-use stadium in Taranto, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Taranto Sport. The stadium holds 27,584 people.
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| Former names | Stadio Salinella (1965–1978) |
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| Location | Taranto, Italy |
| Owner | Municipality of Taranto |
| Capacity | 27,584 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1965 |
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| Taranto Sport (1965–present) Italy national football team (selected matches) | |
The stadium was founded in 1965 as the Stadio Salinella[1] and was renamed after Erasmo Iacovone, an Italian footballer who died in a car accident at the age of 25 while he was in Taranto, in 1978.[2]
References
edit- ^ Stea, Giuseppe (18 December 2015). "Dal Salinella allo Iacovone: gli anni di un sogno chiamato "stadio"". la Ringhiera (in Italian). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Da Salinella a Iacovone, Taranto celebra i cinquant'anni del suo stadio". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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