I didn't realize until now that he owned Mapei who owns Sassuolo's Stadium. That means after Juve, Sassuolo owns their own park. That's pretty cool and probably why they stay up in Serie A. I'm not sure if its owned by the club or not. I recall reading the city of Udine gave the club a 99 year lease for the Stadio Friuli or something like that. Just remembered Frosinone Calcio owns Stadio Benito Stirpe and they climbed up to the Serie A in the last 6 years from he 3rd division. I think they are back down again in the second division.
It's a nice little stadium, but Sassuolo's success is more due to Squizi's money and proper management. The Mapei stadium is in reggio emilia not even Sassuolo.
Commisso on a new stadium... Sullo stadio: "Fosse per me lo farei domani. I soldi ci sono, le intenzioni ci sono. Massimo quattro anni, spero di farcela. Per l'Italia è importante che si investa in tutto ciò. Dobbiamo investire per rendere il nostro paese più bello e per rendere migliore il nostro calcio. Sennò rimaniamo sempre al solito punto".
Today I saw a piece about the city's plans for the Franchi post-Viola... Rugby and track & field. That could be good sign just that the city is coming to terms with it. Who knows? Maybe it will happen.
Amazing news for Fiorentina. Commisso has said that Fiorentina will have its own stadium within 4 years while the mayor of Florence is willing to co-operate. The original mercafir design is getting scrapped. Commisso wants to use Mercedes Benz arena in Atlanta as an inspiration https://www.fiorentinanews.com/in-q...-ecco-le-caratteristiche-e-chi-lo-progettera/
Inter and Milan: 'San Siro only option' By Football Italia staff Inter and Milan released a joint statement warning “the only option is a new stadium at San Siro” rather than go elsewhere or restructure the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The clubs have presented two designs for the new venue, which would be built right next to the current structure, essentially in what is now the parking lot. Local residents and councillors have pushed for a restructuring and improvement of the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, while others suggested building the new arena in the Sesto San Giovanni area of the city. This evening’s statement from the two clubs via the NuovoStadioMilano.com website makes clear Sesto San Giovanni is not going to be considered. “The only alternative for the clubs is a new San Siro at San Siro,” read the rebuttal to recent meetings with residents and members of the council. It points out they did consider restructuring the Meazza, but that would take five to six years to complete (double that of building a new stadium), with capacity reduced to 49,000 during the work, no summer concerts and the clubs missing out on €115m in revenue during that time. The 10 months of study also found that the existing structure would not allow them to reach the standards wanted for a modern stadium, not to mention it’d look nothing like the iconic arena we have today. Inter and Milan are prepared to invest €1.2bn in the new stadium, hoping to also regenerate the area of the city with new restaurants and entertainment venues, plus a park. The project is in its very early stages, because the council has not yet ruled whether this is in the public interest. This statement also noted that the project would bring in 600 new jobs, along with another 3,500-4,000 jobs once the construction is complete. “The proposal of the club calculates a break-even after 32 years.”
The small minds of local Milan politics: Mayor: 'Reduced capacity Stadio Meazza' By Football Italia staff Mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala urges Inter and Milan to work with the local authorities, as a “reduced capacity Stadio Meazza would be a good solution.” The two clubs presented their ambitious plans to knock down the current Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and construct a new joint arena next to it, essentially where the car park of the stadium now stands. A vote in the local council backed plans to revamp the San Siro area of the city, but shot down attempts to eliminate the Stadio Meazza entirely. “The best solution for San Siro would be a combined solution, so a commercial space for development, but also a reduced capacity arena of use to the city,” declared Mayor Sala. “We need to understand if it is financially viable, but it would be the best thing for the city, seeing as football in Milan isn’t just Serie A, but also women’s football and youth teams. “In that sense, a reduced capacity Stadio Meazza would be a good solution. I don’t know if it’s possible, but I ask the clubs to make a serious effort to find a new life for San Siro.” This doesn’t mean Inter and Milan can’t build a whole new stadium, but the existing Stadio Meazza would need to remain in some way or another. That would force a radical rethink of the architectural plans presented so far. It’d also increase the costs, as knocking down the stadium would be in the region of €45m, whereas repurposing it would cost €200-250m.
Here is the proposed restyling of the San Siro. Elimination of the third tier, roof, and roof supports. The building would return to it's original structure, and a new roof would be rebuilt. The project would also revamp the area with commercial & green zones. The cost is estimated to be around 200-250 million. The capacity will also be reduced to 62 when it's all said and done. They're also proposing a creation of a new tier "0" that will push seats very close to the field.
My club has completed the purchase of the land that will be the biggest training ground in Italy, 62 acres at Bagno e Ripoli.
So it seems like the two clubs got the ok BUT they cant tear down the old san siro. Wierd. https://acmilan.theoffside.com/2019...low-ac-milan-and-inter-to-build-a-new-stadium
The city is trying to preserve its ownership of the stadium, which is understandable. But they realize that the current state of the San Siro is inadequate and far behind any state of the art arena of any major European city. I may be wrong, but what I read from this is that they want one of the teams to remain as a tenant (right now that looks like AC Milan) and Inter to build their own stadium in Sesto San Giovanni area.
Meh, italian papers are more vague. Seen nothing about them needing one team to stay but that the San Siro stand to be used for..... something. I think they're going to talk it over with the teams over the next few months but compromises will be made. You are not gonna fill up that stadium with youth or women's football to offset costs like Sala half heartedly suggests. Big question whether the stadium goes up in town or in Sesto San Giovanni is if the teams own the building or not. Seems like a big waste of time if the commune ends up owning it.
The stadium is to be used for the Winter Olympics. I think 2924 but not sure. Other than that, the only long term use is concerts.