Goldman Sachs has a 2.1 percent stake in Italy's Banco Popolare

A Goldman Sachs sign is seen over their kiosk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 26, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

MILAN (Reuters) - U.S. bank Goldman Sachs has a 2.116 percent stake in Italian cooperative lender Banco Popolare , according to a filing posted on market watchdog Consob's website on Monday.

Investors in listed Italian companies have to notify the watchdog when their holding exceeds 2 percent.

(Reporting by Elisa Anzolin; writing by Francesca Landini)