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In view of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which was the Olympic main Stadium, the facility was the subject of an extensive enhancement.

Because of the work in 1989 of the Capitoline teams Lazio and Roma played their internal competitions at Stadio Flaminio.

The work was entrusted to a team of designers, including the original designer Annibale Vitellozzi.

From 1987 to 1990, the plan of action was amended several times, with a consequent rise in costs.

Ultimately, Olimpico was entirely demolished and rebuilt in reinforced concrete, with the exception of the Tribuna Tevere expanded with the addition of further steps, the curves were closer to the field of nine metres.

All sectors of the stadium were covered with full coverage in tensostructure white.

Also installed were backless seats in blue plastic, and two giant screens built in 1987 for the World Athletics Championships were also mounted inside the curve.

At the end of the new version of Olimpico had 82, 911 seats, and so was the 14th stage in the world for number of seats in the stadiums used for football, the 29th among all the stages and the second in Italy, to just behind the San Siro Stadium of Milan.

The restructuring works, with the result of an undoubtedly impressive and fascinating, not kept account of the surroundings.

The rise of the stairs, as well as coveragestravolsero fully the principles on which the previous stage was designed and constructed.