Considerations and challenges surrounding the San Siro renovations

Alessandro Antonello on one side, Paolo Scaroni and Giorgio Furlani on the other. The leaderships of Inter and Milan have sat down, listened, and reported to the clubs respective owners. The topic at hand is WeBuild‘s proposal for the potential renovation of San Siro.

Formally, the company presented it to the mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala.

The plan, based on what has been leaked so far, involves upgrading the facilities over three years of work, during which the stadium’s capacity will be reduced, but only minimally, as much as possible. This was the main request from the clubs, who are currently taking their time and want to study the idea, which has at least been given serious consideration. The approach would be to work on sections of the stadium at a time, to avoid relocations and especially to minimise the drop in ticket sales, which in recent seasons has provided both clubs with significant numbers, even on the European stage.

As mentioned, Inter and Milan have neither committed to nor dismissed the idea for now. More will be understood in a forthcoming meeting, yet to be scheduled, where WeBuild will address the clubs’ questions.

The concerns are more or less the same, not just from them. Because in the coming months, San Siro will host ceremonies related to the Winter Olympics and is also a candidate to host the Champions League final. Are these events compatible with the aforementioned works? This is a question that needs to be answered not only for the Milanese clubs but also for the interested institutions. As for the municipality, its appreciation is not surprising: San Siro without Inter and Milan would become a cathedral in the desert, and renovation is currently the only alternative hypothesis compared to the two clubs moving to Rozzano and San Donato Milanese.

These solutions, to close the circle – whether virtuous or vicious remains to be seen – have the flaw, aside from their respective logistical difficulties, of having exponentially higher costs for the clubs. A significant reason not to completely discard the idea of renovating the Meazza instead of abandoning it.

Source: Tuttomercatoweb