Simonelli warns: Euro 2032 without San Siro a blow for Milan, Italy | OneFootball

The president of Lega Serie A, Ezio Simonelli, raises a clear alarm about the future of San Siro, precisely in the days when the fate of the Milanese stadium is being decided.

San Siro now inadequate, the risk for Euro 2032

Simonelli emphasizes how the stadium has become obsolete:

“It is painful to say, but it is now an inadequate stadium. This is proven by the fact that it was rejected by UEFA to host the 2027 Champions League final. It was not possible to renovate it, not even when the owner of one of the two clubs was leading the government. And then, how can you safely revolutionize a facility that hosts 70,000 people every three days?”

Lega Serie A, Simonelli warns: “Euro 2032 without San Siro would be a historical embarrassment for Milan and Italy”

The biggest risk concerns Euro 2032:

“Leaving the highest-spending city in Italy without European matches would be an incalculable embarrassment. Throwing away this process for ideological reasons would be an own goal. The damage would be enormous not only for Milan but for the entire country: just the temporary impact for the construction of the facilities is worth about 6 billion euros.”

The new San Siro will always be San Siro

Simonelli defends the idea of a modern facility:

“We all have memories and nostalgia, but the only way to maintain the historicity of a stadium is to build a new one on the same area. Take Wembley: it was demolished and rebuilt, but no one says ‘I’ve been to the new Wembley.’ It is always the stadium of myth.”

The president of Lega Serie A adds:

“The new Milanese facility will always be San Siro, although I think the naming rights will be acquired by a very well-known Italian brand.”

Milan leads the stadium movement in Italy

Simonelli notes that the construction of new facilities is not only about Milan:

“In Rome, they have been trying to build a new stadium for years. The capital is on the right track, but I find it surreal that a process can be blocked by a grove of spontaneous plants. In Florence, the facility will be ready soon. Then we will have, I hope, San Siro and Rome. And the Stadium in Turin, even though it is already 14 years old, remains a stadium of the future. If Milan starts, the whole movement starts.”

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