The sale of the Meazza to the two clubs must be finalized by November 10 to avoid triggering the Superintendency’s restrictions. Then the process of choosing the project will begin. The goal: a new stadium ready in 2031.

San Siro is now the focus of attention for all Italian soccer fans and beyond. Now that the City Council has approved the resolution to sell to the clubs, the first questions are arising. Will the Meazza be demolished? How long will it take? And will anyone try to block the process? The new stadium is also raising other questions. When will it be built? When will we see the design? Step by step, here are the answers about the timing of the two stadiums in Milan.
The sale to Inter and Milan must be finalized by November 10, the date by which the deed must be signed. In short, the next 40 days will be used to get the green light from the banks and complete the deed paperwork. November 10 is the deadline because on that date, the restriction on the second ring decided by the Superintendency for the Metropolitan City of Milan will take effect. If the Meazza is publicly owned on that day, it can no longer be demolished.

New stadium in Milan: the project timeline—  Next year, the game will be played on two parallel planes. Milan and Inter will continue to play at San Siro, which will also host the opening ceremony of the Winter Games in February 2026. Elsewhere, two developments will be followed. Manica and Foster+Partners, the two world-renowned architectural firms chosen by Inter and Milan, will develop the design for the new stadium, which has not yet been finalized. The shape, characteristics, and special features of the new 71,500-seat stadium will be decided in the coming months. The project will then have to be approved by a service conference, which will involve the municipality, the region, the regional environmental protection agency, and other bodies. This is no trivial matter. Opponents, who want San Siro to remain the home of football in Milan, will file appeals during the same period. According to forecasts, there will be a large number of appeals, which are expected to start immediately. The stadium match will move to the courts. When will work begin on the new stadium in Milan? Work on the new stadium, to be built in the parking area of the current Meazza, is scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027. A large construction site will open near the Meazza, which will involve the Patroclo tunnel, built behind San Siro and destined to be moved in the plans. Fans will obviously park elsewhere and, for a few years, two stadiums will coexist. One in operation, one under construction. Inter and Milan stadium, when is the inauguration scheduled? The crystal ball with the stadiums doesn’t work: it’s too difficult to predict the future. However, a reasonable hypothesis, according to Inter and Milan’s calculations, is that the new stadium will be inaugurated in 2031, after four years of construction. Until then, Inter and Milan will play at the current Meazza stadium. For a few months, Milan would have two stadiums, one old and one modern, facing each other night and day. The past and the future on the same square. What will remain of the old San Siro? However, San Siro will be dismantled, and therefore largely demolished, with reasonable speed. Let’s say within the first 12 months of the completion of the new stadium: the idea is to demolish it in 2031 or early 2032. “The demolition will be carried out with mechanical machines,” Roberto Spagnolo, sole coordinator of the Atalanta new stadium construction project, explained to Sport Predictions. “In the first phase, elements foreign to the concrete, such as glass, barriers, parapets, and doors, will be removed. Then, with mammoth clamps, the structure will be torn down. Finally, the concrete will be broken down and separated from the construction iron.” Demolition will begin at the roof and proceed downwards. The third ring will be removed first, then the second, then the first, in a large construction site. The southeast corner of the stadium will remain standing, with part of the orange grandstand and part of the South Stand.
Will Milan host Euro 2032?—  One question remains unanswered. Italy will host Euro 2032 together with Turkey, and in the coming months, the stadiums that will host the European Championship will be chosen. Italy has only one stadium that is 100% up to the standard required for the event: the Juventus Stadium in Turin. San Siro does not meet UEFA requirements, but the new stadium obviously would. Among all the eyes watching the City Council from a distance, Cerefin’s were among the most attentive.