Reports: Milan and Inter face potentially historic day regarding San Siro – the situation

A decisive day awaits for AC Milan and Inter with regards to the sale of San Siro, with the vote taking place in the City Hall.

As Corriere della Sera (via MilanPress) writes this morning, it could be a historic day for Milan and San Siro. There’s a risk that the decision could drag on to the 30th, because today’s City Council meeting may take a while to reach a decision.

Little changes for the clubs though, who hope to find themselves with a positive outcome and a stadium project that is approved, allowing them to decide how to move forward.

16:30 until when?

The meeting is scheduled for 16:30 CEST: that’s the only certainty. The session will continue indefinitely until a final decision is reached, until the ‘yes’ vote prevails over the ‘no’ vote, or vice versa.

To do so, only one more vote is needed than the opposing party. For it to be valid, only 15 councillors will be present in the chamber, given that this is the second meeting and the quorum has not been reached.

One of the last marathon sessions in the Council dates back to 2015, over the resolution on the city’s former railway yards: a session lasting approximately 31 hours. The undecided are expected to emerge and they will be the deciding factor.

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Monica Romano of the Democratic Party and Marco Fumagalli of the Lista Sala are called upon to make a final decision. They are the two centre-left councillors undecided on what to do. With their ‘yes’ vote, the matter would be over and a majority of 25 councillors would be reached, regardless of whether they walk out of the chamber, vote against, or abstention.

Three amendments to the resolution filed today could help convince them: a white list for businesses to prevent mafia infiltration, clarifications on the cleanup costs for the Parco dei Capitani, and measures to protect the health of San Siro residents.

Without them , there would be 23 in favour, and other moves would be needed. What kind? Those of the centre-right, which could provide a boost by walking out of the chamber and not voting against, thus lowering the quorum.

According to La Repubblica, some Forza Italia councillors are inclined to pursue this path rather than vote no. Alessandro De Chirico, who is certain of his vote against, is not among them.