They a have wire fence behind each goal but it doesn't impede the vision. Its right next to the campo di marte train station in an area call Quartiere 2 di Firenze. Fans can walk along the overpass over the train tracks down to the stadium. It was actually pretty modern from the 1930's and again after the 1990 remodel but as time passes, these stadiums aren't all that great anymore.
Il comune di Firenze and the rest of the government in Tuscany is communist in ideology. Their thinking is you own your home but we own you. They want most of the control and revenue. Unlike the Agnelli family in Turin who are like royalty, I’m sure the city or region will also get a piece if not most of the new stadium if and when it’s ever built regardless of who owns it. If the stadium ever gets built , there is no way the Della Valla ownership group will get all of the revenue. It would be interesting also to find out if the city rounds up another owner to buy and invest in the Rondinella club to bring them up and have them play at the Artemio Franchi whenever Fiorentina leaves. Although land is scarce , I don’t know for sure but I can’t believe Florence would want to lose the old relic. Also , I doubt they will be building something else at that spot. Knowing what I went through in reconstructing a villa I was in charge of, all the beaurecratic construction laws and stipulations in place were a nightmare. The laws actually don’t allow it. You can rebuild and restore something that’s already there but you are not allowed to tear down and rebuild something else in its place whether it’s historical or not.
From what I understand they have pooled together a team of investors from inside and outside of Italy. The city of Florence deserves something state of the art
It’s kind of far from the historical part or the city center. Almost near or on the way to the Peretola airport in Sesto Fiorentino. Maybe I’m a little biased as I lived and worked in downtown Firenze but where the stadium is or will be, it almost seems to be closer to closer to Prato than Florence. I guess most fans won’t care after its built though.
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I had already moved back to California when they were founded so I never knew about them. Very interesting story to say the least.
I was at the Artemio Franchi for US-Austria in the 1990 WC. Too bad these fools running the cities are unwilling to work with the clubs. Idiots.
They are all communists. Everyone complains about everything when it comes time to building something and everyone wants their cut. In the south it’s called mafia and in Tuscany it’s working in “Nero” or under the table. Even the rebuilding of the Franchi in 1990 people were still complaining that “it was only used for 3 WC games”! Of course no one mentioned that Fiorentina benefitted from the freshly remodeled park. Reminds me of today’s deranged left wingers. We had to deal with the misericordia (kind of like a catholic Red Cross) and they are an entity that’s been around since the 1200’s. Dealing with them was a joke at best and Florence are full of these types. They hide behind the belle arti (art legislators) and catasto (title company) as a ruse to drive up costs and delay construction. Suffice it to say, after I was done with the project , I had no more desire to continue or remain in Florence and came back to California. We criticize a lot on how things work in the USA but the things we worry about are petty by comparison.
"Things advancing despite no dates set" http://www.firenzetoday.it/cronaca/nuovo-stadio-fiorentina-data-presentazione-progetto.html
Update on SPAL: Stadium will expand to 16k capacity and all sections will have a roof by next season. Great news for the small club
Work has begun on an upgrade for the Stadio Nereo Rocco in Trieste in preparation for the Euro U21's next year. Work includes completely replacing all seating and removing barriers in tribuna areas. Hopefully they also paint the concrete. The Rocco was already a decent stadium (no track, roof) but was in a bad state due to neglect. Small touches like this make it presentable for a small size international tournament
I don't know the history of the Rocco, but a lot of stadiums in Italy were built in sections over different periods of time. This is why many of them look like Frankensteins. Empoli, Siena, Crotone come to mind. It's all about the $$$
Yes but that's an example of stadium that already had expansion in mind. Stadiums like the Castellani in Empoli are a nightmare