Marotta: Inter and Milan need a new stadium

Inter President Beppe Marotta said the new San Siro project will be a source of revenue for both Inter and Milan. The two Milan clubs announced the project on Thursday. The new stadium will be named Generali Stadium for 20 years and will be built next to the existing Stadio Meazza. This way, the teams will be able to keep playing at the old ground until the new stadium is ready.

Marotta said San Siro carries a historic memory but no longer meets the requirements of a modern stadium or the expectations of fans. He said Real Madrid earn around 250 million euros a year from the Bernabeu, while their own clubs make slightly less than 100 million euros from San Siro. He said the gap between Italian clubs and some European rivals is very large, and that it also hurts their competitiveness.

Saying the new facility is planned to be active not only on match days but at all times, Marotta recalled that projects of this kind in Italy face bureaucratic obstacles. In his view, Oaktree's determination played an important role in moving the process forward. Marotta argued that this determination has overcome some of the obstacles that were hard to clear, and that the clubs are now on the rise.

The project announced construction will start in 2028, and the stadium is set to be ready for the 2031/32 season, in time for Euro 2032, which Italy and Turkey will co-host. Meanwhile, the two teams will face each other this Saturday in the Derby della Madonnina. Inter are at the top of the table along with Lazio, while Milan are fifth, seven points behind the leading pair.