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San Siro Sale Heads to September Vote as Deadline Looms

A prosecutor’s urban-planning probe has left the path to a vote unclear.

Overview

  • Milan’s Giunta is expected to advance a delibera within days, with a City Council vote targeted for the second half of September.
  • Inter and Milan say they need municipal approval by late September to complete closing formalities before the November 10 heritage threshold.
  • Mayor Beppe Sala said he will not resign if the sale fails, a stance seen as removing pressure to treat the ballot as a confidence vote.
  • Opposition inside the majority persists, with Greens and several Democratic councillors against the plan as the open prosecutor’s file continues to slow and politicize the process.
  • The proposal foresees demolishing most of the Meazza and building a 70,000-seat arena with a commercial district; the tax authority valued the sale at €197 million, while proponents frame the wider redevelopment at about €1.3 billion.