Giana Erminio Stadium Guide: Stadio Città di Gorgonzola

For most of its life it was simply Il Comunale — the municipal ground, on land that has hosted football in Gorgonzola since 1909.

That changed in 2014. Giana Erminio’s promotion to Lega Pro meant a ground built for amateur football suddenly had to meet professional infrastructure standards, and president Oreste Bamonte paid for the entire rebuild himself.

When it was done, he gave it a new name: Stadio Città di Gorgonzola. Not his own, not a sponsor’s — the town’s. A gift, made explicit, to the place that took him in as a young man and where he intends to stay for good. A 3800-seat stadium, in a town of 20,000 people.

Here is all you need to know.

What Makes It Special?

This is one of the first English-style grounds in this part of Lombardy: barely any space between the pitch and the stands. For spectators, it is superb — the sight lines are as good as anything in the division. For television crews at the side of the pitch it is a permanent headache, and you will see cameramen negotiating for every centimetre.

Look at the seats. The blue and white are arranged to spell out Città di Gorgonzola across the stand, so the name can be read from the pitch and from the far side.

The ground splits into three independent sectors, all seated and numbered. The Tribuna Nord is the original terrace, built on an earth bank, holding around 900 with a press box and directors’ box.

The Tribuna Sud opposite is the stand built to reach Lega Pro standards — fully covered, around 2000 seats, with a bar underneath and the club store. The Tribuna Est is an uncovered steel structure for around 800 away supporters.

The most affecting thing here is not on the terraces at all. Inside the club offices hang a photograph and a framed medal belonging to Lieutenant Erminio Giana, the Gorgonzola alpino killed on Monte Zugna in the First World War, after whom the club is named — the only club in Italian professional football to carry a person’s first name and surname. It is not a public display and you will need to ask, but it is the object that explains everything about why this club is called what it is called.

How To Get There

The stadium is on Via Milano, which is also where the club offices and the Tribuna Nord entrance are. Entrances for the Tribuna Sud and Tribuna Est are on Via dello Sport.

Gorgonzola station on metro line M2 is about a kilometre away — a walk of roughly 15 minutes. Local buses stop on Via Milano near the ground, and the Melzo–Liscate–Gorgonzola service runs along Via Buonarroti. The Martesana cycle path runs parallel to Via Milano and leads directly to the stadium

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Neighbourhood Tips

There is no fixed pre-match meeting point, and no bar that belongs to one group. In a town this size, supporters simply walk from wherever they live.

If you want a drink before kick-off, the Piccola Champagneria on Via Italia sits by the canal bridge a few minutes from the ground and is the closest thing to a hub.

The walk from the centre is the real recommendation: cross Piazza della Repubblica by Palazzo Pirola, pick up the canal towpath, and follow the water west. It takes about 15 minutes and is by some distance the nicest approach to any ground in the Milan area.

Need To Know

The organised supporters gather in sector 6 of the Tribuna Sud, under the banner TS 1909 — Tribuna Sud, and the year of the club’s foundation. That is where the singing comes from and where any visiting fan wanting the full experience should sit. The Tribuna Sud is also fully covered, which matters between November and March.

Away fans go in the Tribuna Est, uncovered, on Via dello Sport. Listen for A Gorgonzola sempre nevica (It always snows in Gorgonzola). The chant started almost by accident during the 2024-25 season and has no particular meaning. It is now sung only after victories, which means if you hear it, the afternoon has gone well.

Tickets

Ten euros, every sector, reductions aside — the only club in Italian professional football to price it that way, on the specific insistence of president Bamonte. Under-14s pay €1, disabled supporters with a companion go free, and no season tickets are sold. Buy online through Vivaticket or at the ground on matchday, but note that away-sector tickets cannot be bought on the day or at the stadium.