San Siro to host 2016 Champions League final

The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, commonly known as the San Siro, will host the Champions League final in 2016.

According to La Gazzetto dello sport newspaper, the stadium, located in Milan, Italy, which is the home turf of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano, Milan‘s two most popular clubs, will host Europe’s elite competition for 2016.

According to the Italian newspaper, an agreement has been reached which will be made official on Thursday, September 18, 2014.

The last time that Italy hosted a final of the Champions League was in 2009, at the Stadio Olimpico in capital Rome, when Barcelona defeated Manchester United in a 2-0 victory.