{{Short description|Indoor arena in Milan}} {{Infobox venue | name = Palatrussardi | image = Palatrussardi.jpg | image_size = 250px | image_caption = | nickname = | location = Via Antonio Sant'Elia, 33 20151 Milan, Italy | coordinates = {{coord|45|29|28.70|N|9|7|44.68|E|type:landmark_scale:5000|display=it}} | built = 1985–1986 | opened = September 26, 1986<ref>[http://www.milanodabere.it/milano/palazzetti_e_spazi_vari/palasharp.html PalaSharp]</ref> | renovated = | expanded = | closed = 2011 | demolished = | owner = | construction_cost= | former_names = Palatrussardi (1986–1996)<ref name="Il vecchio">[http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2002/03/12/il-vecchio-palavobis-cambia-nome-sponsor.html Il vecchio Palavobis cambia nome e sponsor]</ref><br>PalaVobis (1996–2002)<ref name="Vobis">[http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1996/luglio/12/Palatrussardi_diventa_Palavobis_co_0_9607123619.shtml Il Palatrussardi diventa Palavobis]</ref><br>PalaTucker (2002)<ref name="Tucker">[http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2002/10/10/addio-al-palatucker-si-cerca-un-nuovo.html Addio al Palatucker Si cerca un nuovo sponsor]</ref><br>Mazda Palace (2002–2007)<ref name="Palamazda">[http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2002/11/02/lampugnano-arrivano-giapponesi-per-due-anni.html A Lampugnano arrivano i giapponesi Per due anni il tendone sarà Palamazda]</ref><br>PalaSharp (2007–2013) | tenants = Olimpia Milano (1986–1990) | seating_capacity = 8,479<ref name="Info">[https://web.archive.org/web/20081212231729/http://palasharp.gruppotogni.it/PalaSharp/planimetria.aspx Info Orgaznizzatori]</ref> | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20081107194305/http://palasharp.gruppotogni.it/Palasharp/Default.aspx Official Site] }} '''PalaTrussardi''', later known as '''PalaVobis''', '''PalaTucker''', '''Mazda Palace''' and '''PalaSharp''', was an indoor arena located in Milan, Italy. The seating capacity was 8,479 and it hosted concerts and sporting events.<ref name="Info"/> It was built in 1985 to replace two pre-existing structures, the Sport Palace and the Palatenda.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rockol.it/news-663723/u2-la-storia-primo-concerto-italia-4-febbraio-1985-nevicata-palasport | title=√ 4 febbraio 1985: Fuoco e neve indimenticabile, il primo concerto degli U2 in Italia }}</ref>
The arena hosted the 1987 Basketball Intercontinental Cup in which local Philips Milano defeated FC Barcelona and won the competition.<ref name="Gazzeta dello Spor">[http://www.gazzetta.it/Sport_Vari/Basket/Primo_Piano/2005/12_Dicembre/08/pezzobasket.html Eurolega, Milano spera ancora]</ref>
==Naming right history== When opened in 1986, it was named after Nicola Trussardi, a local fashion designer and entrepreneur.<ref name="trussardi.com">[http://www.trussardi.com/ Azienda:Storia:1980's]</ref>
Other naming rights deals included computer company Vobis (1996–2002),<ref name="Il vecchio"/> automobile emissions control company Tucker<ref name="Tucker"/> and Mazda automotive manufacturer.<ref name="Palamazda"/>
The arena was lastly under an agreement with Sharp electronics corporation, in effect since 2007.
==Gallery== <gallery> image:PalaTrussardi (1987).jpg|{{center|PalaTrussardi during an Olimpia Milano basketball game}} image:PalaTrussardi (esterno).jpg|{{center|PalaTrussardi outside in the 80s}} </gallery>
== 2026 Winter Olympics == It was considered to renovate it and use it for ice hockey, along with PalaItalia Santa Giulia, during the 2026 Winter Olympics. This option was later discarded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2023/08/03/olimpiadi-primo-flop-per-milano-il-palasharp-non-verra-ristrutturato-per-ospitare-lhockey-le-gare-spostate-in-fiera/7250833/|title=Olimpiadi, primo flop per Milano: il Palasharp non verrà ristrutturato per ospitare l'hockey. Le gare spostate in Fiera|date=3 August 2023 }}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081107194305/http://palasharp.gruppotogni.it/Palasharp/Default.aspx Official site] {{s-start}} {{succession box | title = FIBA Intercontinental Cup<br> Final Venue | years = 1987 | before =Estadio Obras Sanitarias<br>Buenos Aires | after = Newell's Old Boys<br>Rosario / O.A.C.A. Indoor Hall<br>Maroussi, Athens }} {{end}} {{Authority control}}
{{2026 Winter Olympics venues}} {{Olympic venues in ice hockey}}
Category:Defunct sports venues in Italy Category:Sports venues in Milan Category:Defunct basketball venues Category:Venues of the 2026 Winter Olympics
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