An important meeting for San Siro; we will see in the coming months if it is decisive. Yesterday in Rome, everyone was present: Paolo Scaroni (Milan) and David Castelblanco (RedBird), Alessandro Antonello (Inter) and Katherine Ralph-Alejandro Cano (Oaktree), the mayor of Milan, Beppe Sala, the superintendent for Milan Emanuela Carpani, the Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli, and the Minister of Sport Andrea Abodi.
The focal point concerned the constraints on the second ring, for which the Superintendency had already given its approval to maintain only a part, integrated into the redevelopment project of the area: now there is also the green light from Minister Giuli, as reported today by Corriere della Sera.
What has been lacking is the assessment from the Revenue Agency on the purchase price of the area. The government's blessing on the project is, however, an important step forward, especially in light of the opposing opinions received in the past, as relayed via MilanPress.it.
What is the next step for the Milan and Inter clubs?
The idea is to present a project again, addressing the conclusions from the public debate in 2022 and accepting the sale instead of the right of surface, as was outlined in the old project from 2019, in order to subsequently hold the bidding process for the sale of the area by the municipality.
What are the Obstacles?
There is the opposition from citizen committees, environmentalists, and representatives of the anti-development party within the City Council, who are asking that the decision be made internally according to La Repubblica.
Timing is also an issue. The approval for the solution will not arrive before spring 2025, and then it will take a year for detailed design, extending beyond the opening ceremony of Milan-Cortina 2026: the hypothesis for the completion of the works for San Siro is set for 2029/30.
