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Inter And AC Milan Reject Proposal To Renovate San Siro Stadium
Inter and AC Milan on Friday rejected the project to modernize and restructure the iconic San Siro stadium, which they share, city mayor Giuseppe Sala announced.
“The two clubs said no to the restructuring of San Siro proposed by (construction group) WeBuild,” Sala said after a meeting with officials of the two northern Italian clubs.
“They provided detailed analyses of technical and economic feasibility and they conclude that this project cannot be carried out at a sustainable cost and that they do not wish to move in this direction.”
According to Sala, the two clubs are prepared to relaunch the original plan for a new stadium near San Siro.
“We are not starting from scratch on this subject, but there is resistance from residents,” Sala pointed out.
“They must present us with a project within a fairly short time frame, but building stadiums in Italy is never easy, it is always very complex.”
To increase their commercial revenue both clubs, who have been crowned European champions 10 times between them, have announced that they wish to leave the San Siro, which is owned by the city of Milan.
Officially named the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, the San Siro is an impressive concrete structure with a capacity of 80,000, built in 1926; however, it no longer meets their needs.
The two clubs also each have a stadium project in their pipeline.
Earlier this year, AC Milan acquired land in the suburb of San Donato Milan, located southeast of the city, as part of their relocation from San Siro and beyond the official boundaries of Milan.
Reigning Serie A champions Inter have their sights set on the towns of Rozzano and Assago, just south of Milan, after having also sounded out the possibility of building on former industrial land in the populous northern suburb of Sesto San Giovanni.
In 2026, the San Siro will be the venue of the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
It should also be the scene of the 2027 Champions League final, which, according to the Italian press, could be called into question amid the ongoing uncertainty over the stadium’s future.
