Roma’s proposed new stadium at Pietralata has received formal approval after the Conferenza dei Servizi signed off the project’s technical and economic feasibility plan.
The decision was announced at about 13:15 on Monday at the Consiglio Superiore dei Lavori Pubblici, where Commissioner Massimo Sessa read out the five points included in the approval.
Regional president Francesco Rocca and Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri were present, while Sports Minister Andrea Abodi joined the meeting remotely.
Gualtieri said the approval removed any remaining uncertainty over the project.
“At this point the Roma stadium is a certainty and it will be built,” he said. “It was a great team effort, fundamental in allowing Rome to have a strategic facility and the chance to regenerate a quadrant of our city. I thank Roma and the Friedkin family, with the desire to build one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world.”
The mayor also said construction could begin in March, provided the necessary conditions are managed.
“The first stone in March? Yes, all the conditions are there to manage it. The stadium can be born in three years, considering the construction takes two and a half,” he added.
The approval process was completed in 90 days, well within the 270 days available. Abodi pointed to the speed of the decision as Italy prepares to submit its final Euro 2032 list to UEFA within days.
He also recognised the work of former Roma presidents Dino Viola and Franco Sensi, whose previous efforts to advance the project did not benefit from the same procedures and resources available today.
Davide Bordoni, representing Matteo Salvini, said the expectation was for construction work to start in 2027, the year Roma celebrate their centenary.
Tender process next
The next stage will be the tender process for the stadium project. Sessa confirmed that Roma and the Comune will work together to move the process forward as quickly as possible.
Gualtieri said the same commitment was being applied to Lazio’s plans for a stadium, although no further details were provided.
The Pietralata development is intended to provide Rome with a major sporting facility while helping regenerate part of the city. Gualtieri thanked the Friedkin family for its role in pursuing the project and said the ambition was to create one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world.
