Rome, 29 Sept. (LaPresse) – “We need to finalise the project review and launch the tender process. The conditions are in place to lay the first stone in spring 2027. The construction period is expected to last around two and a half years: if everything goes according to schedule, the stadium could be ready as early as the end of 2029, perhaps even in time for the start of the 29/30 season.” So said the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, in an interview with *La Repubblica* on the construction of Roma’s new stadium in Pietralata. “I knew it wouldn’t be a straightforward process,” explains Gualtieri, “previous experiences have taught us that enthusiasm alone is not enough. Compared to Tor di Valle, there is also a difference here: no additional building volume is planned. The project focuses on the stadium, the parks and the regeneration of Pietralata. Then there is the meticulous work that our administration, together with Roma, has been carrying out for four years. Today, that work is bearing fruit and fulfilling Viola and Sensi’s dream of providing the club with its own stadium.” In 2027, Roma’s centenary will be celebrated: “An important milestone for the club, for the fans and for the city,” emphasises Gualtieri, assuring that “the City Council will play its part. Today I do not wish to preview a programme that has yet to be finalised. What is certain is that in the centenary year we will lay the foundation stone of the new stadium.”
Roma Stadium, Gualtieri: “Foundation stone in 2027 – Viola and Sensi’s dream is a reality”
Rome, 29 Sept. (LaPresse) – “We need to finalise the project review and launch the tender process. The conditions are in place to lay the first stone in spring 2027. The construction period is expected to last around two and a half years: if everything goes according to schedule, the stadium could be ready as early as the end of 2029, perhaps even in time for the start of the 29/30 season.” So said the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, in an interview with *La Repubblica* on the construction of Roma’s new stadium in Pietralata. “I knew it wouldn’t be a straightforward process,” explains Gualtieri, “previous experiences have taught us that enthusiasm alone is not enough. Compared to Tor di Valle, there is also a difference here: no additional building volume is planned. The project focuses on the stadium, the parks and the regeneration of Pietralata. Then there is the meticulous work that our administration, together with Roma, has been carrying out for four years. Today, that work is bearing fruit and fulfilling Viola and Sensi’s dream of providing the club with its own stadium.” In 2027, Roma’s centenary will be celebrated: “An important milestone for the club, for the fans and for the city,” emphasises Gualtieri, assuring that “the City Council will play its part. Today I do not wish to preview a programme that has yet to be finalised. What is certain is that in the centenary year we will lay the foundation stone of the new stadium.”