{"id":661101,"date":"2026-10-29T23:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/661101\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T23:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:36:15","slug":"inter-and-milan-unveil-plans-for-new-shared-stadium-to-replace-san-siro-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/661101\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter and Milan unveil plans for new shared stadium to replace San Siro | Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Internazionale and Milan have unveiled plans for their new Generali Stadium, which will replace the shared San Siro venue from the 2031-32 season.<\/p>\n

The stadium, sponsored by Generali \u2013 Italy\u2019s largest insurance company \u2013 will have a capacity of 71,500 seats and is expected to cost the two clubs \u20ac1.2 billion (\u00a31bn). The plans were revealed at a gala event at Milan\u2019s Castello Sforzesco on Thursday \u2013 but some fans in attendance voiced their opposition to San Siro being demolished.<\/p>\n

Shortly before the briefing began, a group of Inter fans walked into the courtyard of the castle and unfurled a banner reading \u201cyou will never extinguish the lights at San Siro,\u201d and chanting \u201chands off San Siro.\u201d Work on the new stadium is set to begin in 2028, on the site of the existing 75,000-capacity venue.<\/p>\n

The Generali Stadium will be shaped \u201clow in the body, and rises up at either end\u201d behind the goals, architect Norman Foster said. David Manica, a stadium specialist who collaborated with Foster on the project, added that the steep-sided design aims to bring fans as close to the pitch as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing that we realised when we designed this project is that San Siro is a feeling,\u201d Manica said. \u201cIt\u2019s more than a building, it\u2019s a feeling \u2026 we brought all the seats as close as possible to the field. They could not be any closer, it\u2019ll actually feel as though you\u2019re sitting on the grass.\u201d<\/p>\n

An artist\u2019s impression of a concourse inside the planned 71,500-capacity arena. Photograph: Foster + Partners<\/p>\n

The stadium will also be capable of hosting NFL international games, rugby matches and concerts. Milan and Inter paid \u20ac197 million (\u00a3165m) to acquire the current San Siro stadium and its adjacent parking arenas. The current ground will be largely demolished once construction work nears completion.<\/p>\n

Also known as the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, San Siro opened in 1926 and is the largest sports stadium in Italy. It is considered to be one of European football\u2019s most iconic venues, but requires extensive modernisation despite undergoing a number of renovations during its lifespan.<\/p>\n

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The Generali Stadium could be used as a venue for Euro 2032, which is being jointly hosted by Italy and Turkey. Foster and Manica previously worked together on the new Wembley Stadium, while the architect\u2019s Foster + Partners firm also designed the plans for Manchester United\u2019s proposed new 100,000-capacity home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Internazionale and Milan have unveiled plans for their new Generali Stadium, which will replace the shared San Siro…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661102,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":["post-661101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}