Which stadiums will be built in Italy From Cagliari to Florence passing through Bologna and Parma, something is beginning to move in Italy too
A few weeks ago we talked about the disastrous situation of the stadiums in Italy and the pompous structures announced and then never realised, which ended up in oblivion together with all the good intentions. Italy's last great opportunity to get a makeover was the 1990 World Cup, and from then on it slowly fell into an oblivion from which only a few lucky clubs managed to re-emerge. But 2022 must have triggered a spring in the step of some teams who, despite the long timeframe and cumbersome Italian bureaucracy, have decided to modernise or in some cases completely rethink their stadium. This is mainly due to the 'Sblocca Stadi' decree, which has made it possible to speed up the upgrading or total restyling of sports facilities.
While teams such as Milan, Inter and Roma are working to find the right solution and lay the foundation stone, there are also clubs that have already overcome all the tedious and time-consuming bureaucratic procedures and in a few years' time will have a new, modern and functional stadium, designed to be lived in seven days a week and not just for matches. The virtuous clubs are: Atalanta, Bologna, Cagliari, Fiorentina, Parma, Spezia and Ternana. A special mention goes to AlbinoLeffe, which completed its new stadium at the end of 2021, becoming the first facility owned by a club playing in Lega Pro. The new facility is located in Zanica, a few kilometres from Bergamo, and is situated inside the sports centre already managed by AlbinoLeffe for a decade. For AlbinoLeffe it was an obligatory choice since Atalanta purchased the current Gewiss Stadium, thus preventing the Biancoblu from being able to play there.
Atalanta - Gewiss Stadium
Like Atalanta, Bologna will also give its historic stadium a new look. The works, as announced, should start in 2023 for an important project, on which the club has been working continuously since 2015. It has been necessary to preserve all the historical elements of the stadium such as the tower, the perimeter around the original brick curtain wall, the hall and the staircase of the west grandstand. The athletics track will be removed, allowing all spectators to experience the game in close contact with the players, as in England. There are still a few months to go, but everything seems to be in place for the start of the works, which should allow Bologna not to move, playing during the works in progress.
Cagliari - Sant'Elia
Cagliari may have officially put an end to a dispute that has been going on for years. A few days ago, the red and blue president, Tommaso Giulini, and the mayor of Cagliari and the Metropolitan City, Paolo Truzzu, drew the lines towards the new 30,000-seat stadium, which will see the presentation of the final project as the next fundamental step. The new stadium will be built on the ashes of the old Sant'Elia, the demolition of which will cost around 10 million euros. The most curious element that can be seen from the render is certainly the swimming pool positioned to the right of the grandstand, an atypical choice but one that will allow the facility to be used seven days a week.
Fiorentina - Artemio Franchi
One of the strangest restyling projects is undoubtedly the one at Ternana, where a new and renovated stadium will be joined by a medical clinic. The project was delivered just a month ago and more than 60 million euros will be invested in both rebuilding the exterior and increasing the capacity to 18,037 spectators. The clinic will have 203 beds, half of which will be provided by the public service.
