Euro 2032, 16 candidate stadiums: three in Rome and two in Naples
The capital of Campania is also home to a private project by Aurelio De Laurentiis, president of the Azzurri club
Key points
Naples has submitted two alternative proposals for UEFA’s initial technical assessment. Among the documents received by the Italian Football Federation by 31 July, there are two separate projects for the same city: the Maradona Stadium, modernised thanks to funding from the City Council and the Regional Government, and a new privately-owned stadium proposed by Aurelio De Laurentiis.
In Rome, there are the Olimpico, Pietralata and Flaminio stadiums
This is a dual-track issue that the FIGC will now have to resolve as part of its technical assessment, alongside that of Rome, the only other city to have submitted more than one venue — the Olimpico, Pietralata and Flaminio.
13 cities and 16 stadiums
The overall picture, announced yesterday by the FIGC, comprises thirteen cities and sixteen stadiums: in addition to Rome and Naples, Bari, Bologna, Cagliari, Florence, Genoa, Lecce, Milan, Palermo, Salerno, Turin and Verona have submitted their documentation.
This is more than double the five venues that Italia must submit to UEFA by 1 October, confirming that, for several local authorities, the bid remains a means of attracting investment in their facilities, regardless of their actual chances of being selected as one of the final venues.
Palermo in a photo finish
One of the most precarious cases is that of Palermo, whose participation was only finalised just before the deadline following days of uncertainty over the agreement with the City Football Group regarding the refurbishment of the Renzo Barbera stadium.
