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An all-green San Siro

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The sudden slowdown imposed on the project of the new Milan stadium by the mayor Beppe Sala (“I think that until Inter in particular clarifies their fate for us, things must necessarily be at a standstill”), which provoked an annoyed response from the club’s Chinese ownership (“FC Internazionale Milano has a glorious history of over a hundred years. It existed before of Mayor Sala and will continue to exist even at the end of his mandate “) with the threat between the lines to make other choices are the subject of an intrigue that fascinates fans, financial analysts and citizens in general, called to vote in the autumn. It will then be seen whether the administration’s choice, actually clear for some time also precisely because of the electoral deadline, will have been successful. The fate of the Meazza is a divisive argument capable of shifting votes.

Sala’s financial and planning concerns – “A project in which half the investment is on the stadium and half is on other things that make up the future of that area” – are obviously legitimate. However, there is another aspect that is interesting to consider, because its scope affects not only the world of football but also the more comprehensive vision of the city. The mayor recently joined the Greens. In Milan, the Greens have always been opposed to the real estate and urban planning operation on San Siro. In general, with the M5s and other parts of the left and the Democratic Party itself, they are strongly opposed to a developmental and transformative vision of the city – a vision that also includes a strong participation of foreign capital – and pursue a thought that is halfway between the “nimby” and happy degrowth. With a predilection for green areas and “common good”. Blocking, at least until next year, an operation of great impact such as the new stadium can also mean saying goodbye to the Milan model pursued by Sala and the previous councils. That model, due to Covid, is in serious crisis. Retiring to play on a green lawn (and keeping a publicly owned but inadequate stadium) may not be the solution.

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