Centro Sportivo Angelo Moratti
Pinetina
Suning Training Centre Appiano Gentile
Map
LocationAppiano Gentile
OwnerInter
TypeFootball training facility
Construction
Built1960
Opened1962

Angelo Moratti Sports Centre (in Italian: Centro Sportivo Angelo Moratti) is Inter Milan's training ground. The training ground is placed on the outside of Appiano Gentile, a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Milan and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Como.[1] It is commonly known as Pinetina.[2][3]

In 2016, the centre was renamed Centro Sportivo Suning in memoria di Angelo Moratti (Suning Training Centre in memory of Angelo Moratti) for sponsorship reason.[4]

History

The construction work for the training ground started in 1960 under the Great Inter chairman Angelo Moratti and coach Helenio Herrera. The facility was ready for the 1961–62 season, and has been used uninterruptedly by Inter Milan since then.[1][2][5]

Training complex

The centre is next to the Golf Club La Pinetina. It includes three pitches, one of regular size and two smaller artificial pitches that can be covered. The Suning Training Centre also include two gyms (250 m2 & 100 m2), a medical room, a swimming pool, three changing rooms, and two storerooms.[1]

The main building at the centre houses 24 double rooms and two single rooms, a game room, a meeting room, and a television production studio, which hosts Inter TV, on the first floor, and a hall with a kitchen, a restaurant, and a press room on the ground floor.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Centro Sportivo Angelo Moratti". Inter.it. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  2. ^ a b Piva, Gianni (14 November 2009). "Il primo fu Il Mago, Orrico portò la gabbia". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Inter, la Pinetina intitolata a Suning. Per Moratti e Facchetti solo una menzione". Tuttosport (in Italian). 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Comunicato di F.C. Internazionale". Inter.it (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Photos: Helenio Herrera - at home in Appiano Gentile". Inter.it. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

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