Torino F.C. was founded by the union of one of the oldest football teams in Turin , Football Club Torinese ( founded in 1894 ) , with breakaways from Juventus and was the most successful team , called " Grande Torino " , in the Serie A during the 1940s . In 1949 , in the Superga air disaster , a plane carrying almost the whole team crashed into the Basilica of Superga in the Turin hills . Torino currently plays its home games at the Stadio Olimpico " Grande Torino " , named after the team of the 1940s , which was the host stadiums for the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the venue of the XX Winter Olympics ; moreover the team recently rebuilt the historic Stadio Filadelfia , used for games of the youth teams and trainings of the first squad , and seat of the team museum
Superga air disaster
Superga air disaster
Turin