Overview
- Speaking at a Bocconi football business forum, Aurelio De Laurentiis labeled the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona a “semi cessò” and criticized its athletics track and moat for degrading the spectator experience.
- He argued Napoli has far less access and control than Paris Saint‑Germain at the Parc des Princes, saying the club receives the stadium only around match days despite paying comparable fees.
- De Laurentiis warned that the city’s renovation plan would keep construction active for about six years, depressing matchday income and limiting Napoli’s ability to compete financially.
- The municipality’s project aims to restore the third tier to raise capacity by roughly 10,000 seats toward 65,000 and to activate long-dormant underground parking built for Italia ’90.
- He broadened his critique to governance, accusing Italian politics of undermining football and contending UEFA and FIFA leave clubs exposed when players are injured on national duty without adequate reimbursement.