Lecce have presented plans to restructure the Stadio Via del Mare following their promotion to Serie A.
President Saverio Sticchi Damiani held a press conference today, accompanied by director general Giuseppe Mercandante.
“The maintenance work is continuing apace and we’ll be ready for the start of the season,” said Sticchi Damiani.
“The cost of the operation is all taken on by the club and, as soon as possible, we’ll ask for a meeting with the local council to discuss a joint administration of the arena.
Lecce have presented plans to restructure the Stadio Via del Mare following their promotion to Serie A.
President Saverio Sticchi Damiani held a press conference today, accompanied by director general Giuseppe Mercandante.
“The maintenance work is continuing apace and we’ll be ready for the start of the season,” said Sticchi Damiani.
“The cost of the operation is all taken on by the club and, as soon as possible, we’ll ask for a meeting with the local council to discuss a joint administration of the arena.
“As things stand, we are unable to build spaces dedicated to commercial zones or restaurants, so the only alternative business plan would be making the stadium more suited to hosting concerts and events.
“We wanted to completely reconstruct the section reserved for disabled fans. It wasn’t mandated by the rules, we simply did it for our own good conscience because we felt it needed to be made more comfortable.”
Seats in several different areas of the stands are being replaced, with an improved floodlight system, Plexiglas barriers around the pitch, digging the benches in deeper, introduction of a VAR booth and upgraded technological gates.
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— U.S. Lecce (@OfficialUSLecce) July 6, 2019