Outlets in Italy suggest that only three stadiums in Serie A are up to the highest European standards following complaints about the state of football infrastructure from UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin on Tuesday.
The UEFA President said in an interview with SportMediaset that the situation surrounding stadiums in Italy is ‘very bad’, that the state of football infrastructure in Italy is a ‘shame’ and that Italy has ‘by far the worst infrastructure’ of any of the world’s ‘big’ football nations.
This is an issue that has gone on for many years already in Italy, particularly with the struggle to build new grounds or redevelop old stadiums such as the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, the Stadio Olimpico and the Stadio Maradona among others.
Which Serie A stadiums are up to European standards?
While there are plenty of Serie A grounds that qualify for UEFA category 4 status, which is required to host Champions League knock-out matches and European Championship games, TMW suggest that only three stadiums in the Italian top flight are up to the required standards to compete with the rest of Europe’s ‘big’ football nations.
The grounds that have been labelled ‘up to scratch’ are Juventus’s Allianz Stadium, Udinese’s Bluenergy Stadium and the recently redeveloped Gewiss Stadium, home of Atalanta in Bergamo.
Additionally, Frosinone’s home at the Stadio Benito Stirpe in Serie B is also seen as being up to top European standards.
Fiorentina hope to be the next club in Serie A to join that list, as work is underway for the redevelopment of the Stadio Artemio Franchi. The first stage of the redevelopment is scheduled to be completed in 2026, with the full works expected to be finished in 2029.
Additionally, Milan and Inter are hoping to find a San Siro solution, whether that be to redevelop or rebuild entirely, but this issue has already been going on for several years.
It is a similar situation for Roma and Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico, with both clubs said to be keen on the idea of building new, separate grounds away from Foro Italico.
Como and Empoli are also understood to be keen on the idea of redeveloping their current homes at the Stadi Sinigaglia and Castellani. Bologna and Parma are also among the clubs hoping to redevelop their current grounds.
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