Another large obstacle has been thrown in the path of Milan’s plan to build a new stadium in San Donato, as local authorities appeal to make it a protected UNESCO zone.
The Rossoneri have drawn up a project to build their own venue outside the city limits, in the San Donato area, while Inter have similar plans in Rozzano.
However, it has been beset by the same problems that stalled so many Italian clubs in their attempts to build new infrastructure, namely red tape and the refusal of many local authorities to have such a large event space in their back yard.
San Donato plans stall Milan stadium
It was revealed today that San Donato’s local council set aside €36,000 in order to appeal for the area of Chiaravalle to be considered a UNESCO world heritage site.
That would effectively ban major work from being performed, but the application process alone is expected to take seven or eight years.
Simply having that threat hanging over them could force Milan to stall their plans or look elsewhere.
Inter and Milan are also considering the possibility of WeBuild restructuring the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, commonly called San Siro after the area of the city it is in.
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