Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia

The Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia is a stadium in Pescara within the central region of Abruzzo in Italy. The venue opened in 1955 and was designed by the Italian architect Luigi Piccinato. It hosted some preliminary football games during the 1960 Summer Olympics. The stadium originated as a multipurpose athletic facility and a center for the Italian National Olympic Committee. The venue hosted several matches for the Italy national football team and was a reserve stadium for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Today, the venue is used primarily for football and athletics, and is the home stadium of Serie C club Delfino Pescara 1936. The stadium, which completed renovations in 2009, was the main stadium of the 2009 Mediterranean Games.