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San Siro is widely known as the Italian Temple of Football. However, its iconic role in the Italian music industry is rarely acknowledged. Performing in that stadium means being elevated to undisputed celebrity status.

The stadium is a temple of the sacrament: there is the game, with all its officiants and devotees, and God, always present, somewhere just out of sight. San Siro is sacred to Milan in the most literal sense: since 1983, it has been the gathering place for Milanese confirmation candidates.

San Siro is the symbol of the city of Milan: the way of living it, of dressing, of the derby’s “almost friendly” rivalry, of the city’s urbanistic outburst.

In 1990, the San Siro Stadium underwent its final renovation: the Third Tier and the iconic helical staircases were constructed. Renowned photographer Vincenzo Castella documented the entire year of the pharaonic construction site—a steel city that would foreshadow Milan’s evolving identity as a “machine of entertainment”.

To speak authoritatively about tradition, you need to have tasted it deeply, especially when it comes to cult foods like Roman-style pizza. That’s why it seems just fitting to turn to Jacopo Mercuro, the pizzaiolo behind the acclaimed 180 Grammi, to dive into the world of traditional pizzerias that have shaped Testaccio’s culinary backbone.