5 stadiums that are shared by rival teams

#3 Stadio Luigi Ferraris (Sampdoria & Genoa)

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Opened in 1911, the Stadio Luigi Ferraris is one of the oldest stadiums still in use in Italy, though it was largely reconstructed for World Cup Italia 90, where it played host to four games.

It is shared by Sampdoria and Genoa, two clubs of an even size, who typically trade bragging rights as being the best supported in the northern city. Of late, it has been Samp who hold the upper hand in this domain, though Genoa are the more storied of the two clubs, has been a forerunner in the development of the game in Italy.

Indeed, Genoa have nine national league titles to their name, although the latest of these arrived in 1923-24, indicating the history of the team but also their lack of recent success.

Sampdoria have also typically been middleweights in Italy’s top flight, and were relative latecomers, having only been founded after World War II, when Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria were the subject of a merger.

Since then, it has been Samp who have been the more successful team, winning four Coppa Italia, though none since 1994, as well as the Scudetto in 1990-91. Indeed, they came close to becoming champions of Europe the following season but were defeated by Barcelona at Wembley.

This season, in common with many in the recent past, Samp hold the upper hand and are fighting to qualify for Europe next season along with AC Milan. Meanwhile, Genoa are in a relatively safe mid-table position.