At the end of the war the plant, which was known as "Piazza d'Armi", began to be used for training troops stationed in Catanzaro, then the headquarters of the Division Command and the 19th Infantry Regiment.

The US Catanzaro had just won its first historical promotion in Serie A and the municipality built a covered grandstand, to extend the curves and to add a press room to the summit of the distinguished sector, which would make the complex suitable for the contest of the prestigious tournament.

[citation needed] In 1989 the stadium was dedicated to Nicola Ceravolo, in recognition of fifty years of fervent and passionate activity for sport and for Catanzaro.

[citation needed] In 1996 the "West Bend", a sector populated by the hottest fringe of Catanzaro fans, was named after Massimo Capraro, a young ultra who died prematurely in a tragic car accident.

[citation needed] In 1998 the Municipality of Catanzaro was forced to perform various jobs to adapt the sports facility to the new regulations; among the innovations are replaced the old iron nets of Tribuna and Distinti with modern shatterproof glass.

[citation needed] Furthermore, the East bend for visiting fans was named after the historic footballer Angelo Mammì, who under that sector, on 30 January 1972, scored the decisive goal at the end of the second half which allowed Catanzaro to beat Juventus in the match valid for first day of return of the Serie A championship 1971–1972.

[4] Between 2003 and 2004, the then administrators of the U.S. Catanzaro Massimo Poggi and Claudio Parente put forward the concrete proposal for the construction of a new stadium in a different urban area, presumably in the Germaneto quarter.

[citation needed] During the works, in the summer of 2008, the historic marine pine that rose from the terraces of the Massimo Capraro curve was demolished, a unique detail among the stadiums throughout Italy.