Rome City Council Approves Construction of AS Roma's New Stadium
Rome City Council voted on Friday in favor of the new stadium project that football team AS Roma wants to build starting in 2027 in the Pietralata neighborhood, in the north of the Italian capital. AFP Thirty-nine of the 44 municipal councilors voted in favor of the "technical and economic feasibility project" presented by the club.
TL;DR
- Rome City Council voted 39-5 in favor of AS Roma's new stadium project.
- The project is planned for the Pietralata neighborhood and aims for a 2027 completion.
- The new stadium will have a capacity of 60,000 spectators.
- The estimated cost of the project is 1 billion euros.
- The stadium is intended to be ready for Euro 2032, which Italy will co-host.
- Further approvals from other administrations, including the region, are still needed.
- Italy faces challenges with aging stadiums, with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin calling their condition 'shameful'.