Serie A Chairman: The Italian Stadium is in poor condition & may lose the right to host the European Cup, San Siro must be rebuilt

Serie A Professional League Chairman Simonnelli said that the domestic stadiums in Italy are in very bad shape and there is a possibility of losing the right to host the 2032 European Cup.

Italy and Türkiye will jointly host the 2032 European Cup, with five stadiums each hosting the event. However, after UEFA President Cheferin made a public criticism of the current situation of Italian domestic stadiums after his on-site inspection in Italy.

In response to this, Serie A professional league chairman Simonnelli said: "Udinese's home court is a good role model, and their Bruce Energy Stadium looks great. But unfortunately, except for Udinese, Bergamo and Turin, the other stadiums in our country are in very bad shape. Chairman Cheferin criticized the situation of the Italian stadium, and I agree with him. Compared with all other countries, we are behind. In the past 18 years, we have only launched 6 new stadiums, including 3 in Serie A. And in other European countries , There are 226 new stadiums in total."

President Simonelli went on to say: "I am very worried that we insist that the government simplify the approval process for the construction of the stadium. I am really worried about the qualification to host the 2032 European Cup. Is there a risk of losing the right to host? I hope this is just my personal concern. But when the UEFA President publicly said that our stadium is in a bad state and that the European Cup will be held in 6 years, I did see the risk of losing the right to host."

President Simonelli also went to Italy to politics The government issued an appeal: "We are taking a huge risk of being shamed internationally. I hope the government can see this risk, and I hope the government can simplify bureaucratic procedures and shut up the famous 'veto everything' committees. In Italy, these committees are hindering everything changes, and there are also regulators for the protection of cultural heritage."

Then Chairman Simonelli used the San Siro Stadium as an example and said: "I don't understand what protection should be for a stadium like San Siro. It has been 100 years old and the last renovation was 1955. But now the government is arguing whether the stadium was renovated before or after November 1955, which is ridiculous. It is no longer a stadium suitable for football games and welcome fans to watch, and you can know this by just visiting the bathroom at San Siro Stadium. A new stadium must be rebuilt and ending all of this meaningless debate. "

Some Serie A coaches said that the summer transfer period should be ended before the start of the new Serie A season, and finally Chairman Simonnelli also talked about it. "We have tried to close the transfer market before the league starts. I went to London to meet with Premier League CEO Richard Master. Professional leagues in the UK, Germany and France all agreed to do this, but Spain opposed it. As a league with connections, if we can't make this decision together, we can't do it because then we will risk losing a player but not bringing in a replacement. We are working on this and we hope to convince La Liga president Tebas next year, who is a very smart but difficult person to convince."