Neighbourhood guides · Updated September 2026
The new San Siro: the stadium, the timeline and the district
Short answer: Inter and Milan bought the stadium in November 2025. The new ground — about 71,500 seats, designed by Foster + Partners and Manica — will rise next to the Meazza, with works expected from the second half of 2027. Meanwhile the Meazza, which turned 100 on 19 September 2026, keeps hosting matches and concerts.
The stadium: what has been decided
The sale closed on 5 November 2025: the two clubs bought the stadium and the surrounding area from the City of Milan for €197 million. The project, by Foster + Partners and Manica, is for a stadium of about 71,500 seats, more than 13,000 of them premium, on two tiers instead of today’s three, built west of the current Meazza, which stays in use during the works.
The implementation plan was filed in March 2026 and the environmental report in September; approvals are expected by summer 2027, and construction should start in the second half of 2027 and take about three years. The clubs’ target is Euro 2032, which Italy co-hosts with Turkey. The first renderings are expected at the end of October 2026.
Two caveats. Milan prosecutors are investigating the sale procedure (reported in April 2026), and Italy submits its Euro 2032 stadiums to UEFA by 1 October 2026: either could move the dates. For anyone coming now, the practical consequence is just one: the Meazza keeps hosting matches and concerts, and the 2027 dates are already on sale.
Only once the new stadium is running will work start on the Meazza’s site: part of the old structure is to be kept, and the area is to become an urban district with offices, a hotel, shops, public space and greenery.
The building sites already changing San Siro
The biggest site in the district: about 2,700 new residents and 50,000 m² of park and sports space, between Via dei Piccolomini and Piazzale dello Sport. The old historic buildings are being restored.
New homes for about 750 residents along Piazza Axum and Via Capecelatro, our street, with the social-housing share already completed (Easy San Siro). Piazza Axum is being redesigned with the scheme.
The Art Nouveau stables a few dozen metres from the stadium have become an urban spa, open since 2025 and expected to draw about 200,000 visitors a year. It is the change that most alters how you spend time here: you walk there.
The sports complex, closed since 2019, is being rebuilt: about €25 million for a new summer pool, a lake for sport all year round, new fitness spaces and the restoration of the historic buildings.
Stadium: Calcio e Finanza (19 September 2026), Urbanfile (14 September 2026), Il Giorno (April 2026). District sites: City of Milan public records and club announcements, picture as of July 2026.
What it means if you stay here
- More to do beyond the event. A spa on foot, the Lido reopening, the Trotto park on the way: San Siro stops being a district you use only on match nights.
- No disruption at home. The sites are contained, and in the inner residential streets evenings are as quiet as ever.
- Some detours by car. Around Piazza Axum and the former Trotto the road layout changes from time to time, and new entrances and turnstiles are going in around the Meazza: the M5 on the doorstep remains the easiest way to get about.
- The Meazza while it is still here. In the coming years the stadium as we know it will be replaced: seeing it live now, on a league night, is a piece of the city about to change for good.
Frequently asked
Who bought San Siro stadium?
Inter and Milan, on 5 November 2025, from the City of Milan: the stadium and the surrounding area for €197 million.
When will the new San Siro be built?
Construction is expected to start in the second half of 2027, once the approvals are complete, and to take about three years; the target is Euro 2032.
Will the Meazza be demolished?
The plan puts the new stadium next to the current one and keeps part of the Meazza, with the site then turned into an urban district. Work on the old stadium starts only once the new one is open; until then it stays in use.
What is the capacity of the new San Siro?
About 71,500 seats, more than 13,000 of them premium, on two tiers.
Do the building sites affect a stay?
No: they are contained and mean at most a few road detours. Matches and concerts go on as normal. The events calendar →