Inter Milan’s plans for its first new home away from San Siro are getting a little bit clearer after the Serie A club released a few preliminary renderings for a Populous-designed stadium in Rozzano.
The announcement was made this week and follows the city’s decision not to grant approvals to a 2021 proposal from the firm called "The Cathedral" that would have been built as a shared facility with AC Milan and surrounded by a new entertainment district at the site of the nearly 100-year-old stadium.
In the aftermath, both clubs are now pursuing separate venues. The new Inter stadium will have capacity for 70,000 fans with a year-round ‘sports town’ fan area situated outside among the landscaped open park spaces of the site, which offers an easy connection to the city center. A fan survey has now been introduced as the club and Populous continue along the design process. No official construction timelines have been proposed yet.
Speaking on Instagram, the firm’s Senior Principal, Declan Sharkey, said: "We are proud to be working with Inter on this incredible project, and we share a joint aim of creating a state-of-the-art, sustainable stadium that the club, and its fans will be proud to call home."
If completed, it would join the firm’s proposed expansion of Etihad Stadium for Manchester City FC as two of the highest-profile stadium projects in European soccer. AC Milan is pursuing its own 70,000-seat design in San Donato with the help of Manica. San Siro, meanwhile, has been saved from the wrecking ball over its "historical significance."
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it would be nice to see a stadium not surrounded by parking, is it a unicorn? or just needs more development and we'll see all the cars later?
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