Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona, commonly referred to as ChievoVerona or simply Chievo, is a former professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 4,500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a bakery product company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo. During its years as a professional club, Chievo shared the 38,402 seater Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium with its cross-town rivals Hellas Verona.
The Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi is a stadium in Verona, Italy. It is the home of Hellas Verona of Serie A and was also the home of Chievo Verona, a former football club, until 2021. It also hosts matches of women's team Bardolino Verona, some youth team matches, rugby matches, athletics events and occasionally even musical concerts. With 39,211 total seats, of which only 31,045 are approved, it is the eighth-largest stadium in Italy by capacity. The stadium is named after the historic benefactor of Veronese sport, Marcantonio Bentegodi.
Dario Dainelli is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Andrea Mantovani is an Italian footballer who plays in the defender position.
Nicola Pozzi is an Italian football coach and former striker.
Stefano Sorrentino is an Italian former footballer. A professional goalkeeper for his whole career, he is currently a football agent.
Mario Beretta is an Italian association football manager and former football player. He most recently served as head coach of Serie B club Latina.
Simone Bentivoglio is a former Italian footballer. He last played as a midfielder for Vigasio.
Tommaso Chiecchi is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the head coach of GSD Ambrosiana.
Andrea De Falco is an Italian footballer. He plays for Tre Fiori.
The Derby della Scala, also known as Derby dell'Arena or the Verona Derby in English and Derby di Verona in Italian, is the name given to any association football match contested between ChievoVerona and Hellas Verona. Its venue is at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi. The name refers to the Scaligeri or della Scala aristocratic family, who were rulers of Verona during the Middle Ages and early Renaissance.
Pablo Mariano Granoche Louro is a Uruguayan football coach and former player, in the role of striker, currently in charge as assistant coach of FC Clivense in the Eccellenza amateur league. During his playing career, he was nicknamed El Diablo.
Riccardo Meggiorini is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Renato Moulin Piovezan is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Stefano Olivieri is a former Italian footballer.
Leonardo Moracci is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie D club ASD Cannara.
Amedeo Calliari is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Salvatore Giardina is an Italian former footballer.
Nicolò Brighenti is an Italian footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie B club Catanzaro whom he captains.
Marco Silvestri is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Udinese. Before joining Verona in 2017, he played in England for Leeds United and in Italy for Chievo, Reggiana, Padova and Cagliari. Silvestri has represented his country at under-20 and under-21 level.
