Italy’s joint bid alongside Turkey for Euro 2032 looks to be going full steam ahead, meaning each nation is expected to name five locations each to host matches. However, one of Italy’s most iconic soccer stadiums is at risk of being excluded.
Potential Euro 2032 Host Stadiums
Euro 2032 may appear to be a tournament in the very distant future, but groundwork is already being laid by its organizers.
Italy and Turkey were the only bidders in the race to host the tournament, and raised eyebrows when they decided to co-host the championships, after the latter withdrew their solo bid for Euro 2028. It marks the first time in Euros history that a joint bid has been made by nations not in close geographic proximity to each other.
Both Italy and Turkey are expected to split hosting duties, with 10 stadiums in total and five locations each.
Although official Euro 2032 host stadiums are yet to be revealed, work is already underway in order to meet European standards.
Calgliari announced new stadium plans, which they hope to be ready in time for 2032, while Milan’s San Siro remains a questionable prospect as both clubs consider demolishing the iconic ground.
Below we have listed some of the potential stadiums that are expected to be under consideration in each nation.
Italy
- San Siro – Milan
- Stadio Olimpico – Rome
- Naples unnamed new stadium
- Stadio San Nicola – Bari
- Stadio Artemio Franchi – Florence
- Juventus Stadium – Turin
- Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi – Verona
- Stadio Renato Dall’Ara – Bologna
- Stadio Luigi Ferraris – Genoa
- Cagliari unnamed new stadium
Turkey
- Ataturk Olympic Stadium – Istanbul
- Ali Sami Yen Stadium – Istanbul
- Sukru Saracoglu Stadium – Istanbul
- Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium – Konya
- Senol Gunes Sports Complex – Trabzon
- Gaziantep Stadium – Gaziantep
- Ankara unnamed new stadium
- Centennial Ataturk Stadium – Bursa
- Antayla Stadium – Antayla
- New Eskishier Stadium – Eskishier
San Siro at Risk of Being Excluded For Euro 2032
Reports in Italy have suggested that the San Siro — Italy’s largest stadium with a 75,000-person capacity — is at risk of being excluded from Euro 2032.
Italy — who are odds-on to not qualify for a third successive tournament according to offshore sportsbooks — typically play their matches at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, although the San Siro is also used frequently.
The last major renovation of Milan’s iconic soccer cathedral was finished in 1990, and first-hand accounts of fans complaining of crumbling walls, broken seats and massively outdated matchday experiences has accelerated plans to demolish the stadium.
Both AC and Inter Milan have shown reluctancy to invest in renovations of an outdated soccer venue. They have instead expressed their interest in purchasing the San Siro, with a view to demolishing the stadium and building a new state-of-the-art home.
Milan city officials have postponed the sale of the stadium until September of this year.
Local authorities have also shown little interest in absorbing the multi-million dollar costs of renovating the existing site, without a promise of return on their investment.
With Milan’s city officials and its soccer institutions at a standstill, the San Siro could face a regrettable exclusion from Euro 2032.
