Roma’s proposed new stadium in Pietralata is scheduled to enter construction in March 2027 and could be operational between 2029 and 2030, Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri has said.
Speaking to Radio Radio, Gualtieri also said he hoped Lazio’s plans to renovate the Stadio Flaminio could be declared of public interest by the end of this year.
“We hope to declare the Lazio project of public interest by the end of this year,” he said. “The requirements put forward by the cultural heritage department can be resolved.”
Lazio must still revise its proposal to meet the department’s demands. The conditions include preserving the stadium’s covered stands and ensuring the pillars supporting a new second tier do not obstruct the external profile of the Stadio Flaminio.
Those requirements have led to significant changes to the original design by Lazio’s technical team. However, the project has been delayed rather than abandoned, with the club continuing discussions with the cultural heritage department.
“The preliminary service conference has yielded positive results while also raising some requirements,” Gualtieri said. “However, the project can be adjusted, and the club is currently in communication with the cultural heritage department.
“Once this phase is complete, we can declare the project of public interest, which is a prerequisite for advancing subsequent procedures, including the final design and the decisive service conference.”
Gualtieri said he did not expect the process leading to final approval to take much longer.
“We believe that final approval will not take a long time,” he said. “What is the current condition of the Stadio Flaminio? It’s shamefulan abandoned architectural masterpiece, unused for a long time, and located right in the city centre.”
The mayor then turned to Roma’s long-running plans for a new home in Pietralata, confirming that building work is currently expected to start in March 2027. The stadium is projected to open between 2029 and 2030.
“After so much talk and so many disappointing attempts, this stadium will really be built this time,” Gualtieri said.
“Previous Roma new stadium projects have gone through a series of failures, and we don’t want to make mistakes again. But the stadium that Roma, under the Friedkin family, wants to build will be very beautiful and compactrelatively small in scalethus truly creating a stadium full of cheering fans. The Curva Sud will feature a wall-like design and offer excellent viewing angles.”
Gualtieri said the scheme would also form part of a wider redevelopment of the surrounding area, rather than being solely a sporting project.
“The stadium will become the core of an entire area redevelopment project, and this area will eventually become a gem,” he said. “A public park will be built here, accessible by metro and train, and of course by car, as new parking lots will also be constructed.”
The redevelopment will replace the current neglected site, where there had previously been little infrastructure apart from some unauthorised structures.
