Foster and Manica reveal 71,500-seat Generali Stadium design for Milan
Foster + Partners and Manica have unveiled a 71,500-seat oval stadium named Generali Stadium, to be built beside San Siro and completed by 2031.
KEY POINTS
- Foster + Partners and Manica unveiled Generali Stadium on 29 October 2026
- The oval venue will hold 71,500 spectators and cost nothing to name beyond Generali rights
- A 60-metre structural facade and solar roof will define the design
- Construction starts in June and ends by 2031 for the 2032 European Championship
- San Siro will be demolished after the new stadium opens
Architecture studios Foster + Partners and Manica unveiled the design for Generali Stadium at Castello Sforzesco in Milan on 29 October 2026. The new 71,500-seat venue will replace San Siro as the home of AC Milan and Inter Milan.
The stadium will feature an oval shape with a structural facade made of elongated X-framed concrete supports rising about 60 metres. Its double-curved roof will carry 27,000 square metres of photovoltaic panels, making the venue energy independent.
“to create a new home for two storied football clubs, which captures the unique energy of the city and its distinctive architectural and structural traditions”
Construction is scheduled to start in June and finish by 2031, in time for UEFA tests ahead of the 2032 European Championship. Both clubs will continue sharing the existing San Siro until the new stadium is ready.
AC Milan president Paolo Scaroni, Inter president Giuseppe Marotta, Milan mayor Giuseppe Sala, Lombardy governor Attilio Fontana, FIGC commissioner Giovanni Malago, UEFA vice-president Gabriele Gravina and former Milan and Monza executive Adriano Galliani attended the event.
Inter curve supporters protested the plan, calling for San Siro to be preserved. City councillor Enrico Fedrighini declined the invitation, citing concerns over the urban transformation of the San Siro area rather than the project itself.
Once Generali Stadium is completed, San Siro will be demolished. The clubs described the project as strategic for the future of Milan and Italian football.
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