Court reject appeal regarding San Siro second tier – what it means for Milan and Inter

There has been an important step forward in the new stadium saga, as an appeal regarding the current San Siro has been rejected.

The path to a new stadium has been littered with obstacles every time there has been something concrete put forward. The most recent of which was an appeal regarding the demolition, in addition to the clubs being required to give guarantees.

Appeal rejected

As MilanPress report, the Milan Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has rejected the request for a hearing presented by the Sì Meazza Committee regarding the sale of the San Siro stadium and surrounding areas to AC Milan and Inter Milan.

In their opinion, the administrative judges wrote that ‘no factors emerge that could reasonably lead to a favourable outcome for the appellants’ and that ‘there are serious doubts regarding the admissibility of the appeals’.

At the heart of the appeal is the interpretation of the 70-year restriction on the stadium’s second tier, which according to the Council dates back to November 10, 1955, while according to the Sì Meazza Committee, it has already been applied because it dates back to January 1955.

According to the judges, the assessments expressed in the preliminary opinion of the competent Superintendency regarding the requirement of the second tier being 70 years old from its execution do not appear implausible, since they identify the Report of Completion of the Works, Provisional Testing, dated 10 November 1955.

This is the first document certifying the completion of the works envisaged in the main contract, as the reference date for verifying the passage of the 70 years from the execution of the works themselves.

The Council can therefore move forward with the sale of San Siro to Inter and Milan, along with the areas surrounding.