As the city of Como lacked a stadium, it was decided to build it on the occasion of the 1927 Celebrations for
Alessandro Volta, a native of Como. Work began in October 1926 on the site of a pre-existing ground. Back then, the stadium was equipped with two tracks: a 500-metre velodrome and a 450-metre track and field for
athletics, which surrounded the 7200-square-metre football pitch: the total capacity of the stands was 6,000 people. After the enthusiastic approval of the then
CONI president
Lando Ferretti, the stadium was inaugurated on 30 July 1927 and dedicated to Giuseppe Sinigaglia (1884-1916), a war volunteer decorated for valour who died on
Mount San Michele during a war action.
Restructuring works In the following years, starting in 1975, the stadium underwent various interventions and modifications that partially distorted its original characteristics: the athletics and cycling tracks were removed, with subsequent reconstruction of the central grandstand and extension of the stands up to the edge of the playing field after the installation of metal bleachers; in the process, the opening in the middle of this section of the bleachers, which allowed a view of the
lake from the covered grandstand, was also closed. In 1990, the "Tribuna stand" was demolished and rebuilt. The West curve (also known as the "Curva Azzurra" or "Curva Como", home of the organised supporters of the club) was also completely rebuilt in 2002 with a peculiar structure of two metal bleachers, forming a wedge stretching outwards from the stadium, with a capacity of around 5,000 seats. Additional grandstands were then added to the east curve (partially dedicated to the visiting fans), the masonry part of which was instead rebuilt, so that in the
2002–03 season Como was able to play in
Serie A in a facility with a capacity of around 14,000. The subsequent decline in the club's fortunes, with bankruptcies and restarts from amateur levels, led to a drastic reduction in the official seating capacity, which dropped to less than 5,000 seats after the closure of the oldest part of the "Distinti" stands and the home fans' section of the East curve. Minor interventions followed over the years to keep the facility in line with the required standards: in the 2015–16 season, Como had to play its first home matches in
Novara because in the summer renovation work was still being carried out on the stadium. In 2017 the roofing of the "Tribuna", still today the only covered sector of the facility, was rearranged, forcing Como to play some of the matches of the 2017–18 season in other cities. In 2021 following Como's return to
Serie B seats were installed in all areas open to the public, the turf was resodded and
VAR and
goal-line technology systems were installed. In 2023 a further intervention included the overall modernization of the lighting system and the four light towers that had caused blackout problems in previous seasons as well as interfering with the flight operations of the nearby
seaplane base. With Como's promotion to
Serie A 2024, the entire "Distinti" sector, previously unfit for use since 2016, was renovated and equipped with seats. The intervention brought the facility to a capacity of 10,584 seats. == Specifics ==