Desio (Brianzoeu: Des) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Monza and Brianza, in the Italian region of Lombardy.

The town is known for being Pius XI’s birthplace, information which the road sign on Desio’s border recalls.

[3] On November 20, 1998, it was instituted the International Studies and Documentation Center Pius XI, at the presence of Mgr.

Gabriele Oriali, former Inter‘s icon and 1982 FIFA World Cup winner with Italy, lives in Desio.

Founded in October 2003, the Group started its activities in March 2004 becoming affiliated with the Centro Universitario Sportivo Italiano (CUSI), the entity for sport promotion acknowledged by the Italian National Olympic Committee and the Episcopal Conference of Italy.