After an unexpected promotion to Serie A, it took just over 3 months to adapt the stadium to the league's requirements. Fortunately, things have gone well and Venezia can play at home in the top division after almost twenty years.

On September 19, the Winged Lions hosted Spezia, last year's novices, at Stadio Comunale Pierluigi Penzo (1-2). Five days earlier, the Provincial Public Entertainment Commission gave the green light to organise the game.

A maximum of 50% of the available 11,150 seats could have been occupied in the arena. In June, the venue's capacity was around 7,500, but as a result of the good pace of work under the supervision of architect Renzo Rolani, the auditorium was significantly increased.

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When the work was finished, all the seats at Stadio Pierlugi Penzo are arranged in an orange-green wave pattern with a hint of black. The modular Distinti grandstand (along the playing field opposite the main stand) was dismantled and then restored. After refreshing, the northern stand will serve the traveling fans, while the most die-hard Venezia supporters are to sit on the opposite side. In addition, the main stand received new seats.

The stadium has a new building with an area of 250 square metres, which functions as a back-up facility. Inside there is a hospitality zone (7 new bars) and press areas. Venezia fans will surely notice that the arena has new sound and lighting systems. The pitch, dressing rooms for players and the viewing terrace were also renovated. Safety has been improved by installing turnstiles at the entrance to the venue.

Although Serie A standards set the cap of 16,500 seats as the absolute minimum, Venezia FC has been released from this requirement as a newcomer to the league. In the event of avoiding relegation, the club will have to make further investments to reach the auditorium level mentioned above. Therefore, the authorities envisage the next stage of revamp, the implementation of which largely depends on the sports result achieved.

Author: Tomasz Sobura

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