Why is Stadio Olimpico Italia's national stadium?

[sigesige00]

Italia's national stadium is Stadio Olimpico in Roma. I do not understand why.
Italia's professional clubs are in Parma (Zebre) and Treviso (Benetton Treviso), in the northern part of the country.
Then, why is the national stadium in Roma, the southern part of the country?

 

[Amobokoboko]

I reckon because it's the capital. Most teams have their national stadium in the capital; France (Paris), England (London), Wales (Cardif), Scotland (Edinburgh) etc...

 

[welshglory]

In the 6 nations you have to stage your games in the capital, it is a requirement.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

In the 6 nations you have to stage your games in the capital, it is a requirement.

Learn something new every day.

 

[sigesige00]

In the 6 nations you have to stage your games in the capital, it is a requirement.

Really? If so, Scotland cannot use Hampden in the case of Murrayfield redevelopment?

 

[TRF_heineken]

Sige, What does is matter?? It's the Union's choice.

South Africa doesn't even have a national Rugby Stadium, so what does it matter??

 

[William18]

Welsh Glory has just said it isn't the union's choice.

 

[TRF_heineken]

Welsh Glory has just said it isn't the union's choice.

Who cares?

Seriously though, Who Cares??

 

[psychic duck]

In the 6 nations you have to stage your games in the capital, it is a requirement.

Link? I thought the requirement was for only one stadium to be used throughout, rather than city. Wales of course played at Wembley in the 90's, and Italy were originally planning on moving from the Stadio Flaminio to Florence until changing their mind.

 

[welshglory]

Checking on that, i swear it was with an interview with the chairman for the 6 nations.

 

[Jerry Blue]

Italy play a lot of their autumn tests up in Turin and the north.