San Siro risks exclusion from Euro 2032, tight deadlines for the new stadium

Milan risks losing the opportunity to host the Euro 2032. The warning comes from the Gazzetta dello Sport, which analyzes the situation of San Siro in relation to the new stadium project and the necessary bureaucratic process. The city is among the candidates to host the continental event, but the time margins are extremely tight.

The current San Siro, according to the newspaper, does not meet the necessary UEFA requirements to host Euro 2032. For this reason, the only viable path for the Lombard capital is to build the new stadium and deliver it twelve months before the start of the competition. Being included in the list of candidate cities does not automatically guarantee final selection, especially considering the time constraints.

The schedule includes precise and close deadlines. By the end of the year, remediation and the Technical and Economic Feasibility Project (PFTE) are expected. Between spring and summer 2027, the final approval of the Implementation Plan should arrive, before the start of works that will last three years. On paper, the timing could work out, but the margin for possible setbacks is practically zero.

According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, everything must proceed without obstacles between administrative procedures, construction sites, and possible appeals. A block in any of the planned steps would be enough to compromise the entire schedule and say goodbye to the European Championship. It would be a missed opportunity of great significance, especially considering that the project for the Olympic Stadium in Rome at Pietralata is a year ahead of the new San Siro, with almost certain approval.