Untrinted maintenance works, fees suspended for Covid and the subject of litigation, advertising imposed never collected. Inter and Milan are buying the stadium at the “sale” price despite having dizzying debts with the Municipality. But for Mr. Expo everything is ok
On the night between Monday and Tuesday the Milan City Council voted in favor of the resolution that authorizes the sale of San Siro to Milan and Inter. A historical decision, which marks the beginning of an alleged crisis in the junta of Beppe Sala (which, however, will be able to officially begin only after the resignation of the commissioner Elena Grandi) but, above all, the exit of the Municipality from the direct management of the Meazza. And that brings with it a sensational paradox: just as the administration Room It is preparing to sell the symbol of the city, risks losing over 40 million euros between suspended fees, taxes never collected and maintenance work never carried out.
The numbers emerge from the access to the documents promoted by Luigi Corbani And by the reports of the Court of Auditors, as well as by the judgments of the Lombardy Tar, and trace a disturbing picture. From 2019 to 2025 the two clubs should have carried out extraordinary maintenance and innovations for almost 28 million euros, to deduce the fee. In reality, the works carried out were only 14, for a value of 1.6 million. The difference, 26.4 million, should be poured into sound currency at Palazzo Marino but remains, for now, only on paper. On the front of the canons, the most delicate match concerns the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons, the Pandemic years: Milan and Inter contested the requests of the Municipality, claiming that the public limitations justified a wider reduction. Palazzo Marino recognized a discount of 22.7 and 19.6%respectively, including television rights in the calculation. The companies challenged the decision before the TAR, which in November 2024 gave reason to the Municipality, establishing that TV rights are part of the “collections” and must be counted. Result: balance requested from the teams of 3.87 million euros. But the payments did not arrive and the story ended up on appeal to the Council of State, where it remains pending. In the meantime, around 20 million euros are missing in the municipal coffers.
Even more sensational is the chapter of advertising: from 2012 to 2018, the Municipality has canceled all the tax claims on internal systems at the stadium (billboard, LED on the sidelines, maxischermo) in self -protection and from 2019 to 2025 has never started investigations. Result: for 14 years no entrance. A renunciation that, although it is worth “only” a few hundred thousand euros, completes the mosaic of losses. The theme had already exploded on April 14 when, in the councilor, the councilor of Fratelli d’Italia, Enrico Marcorahe had asked the question that now sounds prophetic: “Milan and Inter are in compliance with the payments of the San Siro rental fee or are we about to sell the system to defaulting private individuals towards the Municipality?”. The councilor for sport, Martina Rivahe had replied: «The payments are in order, with the exception of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 vintages. The teams have appealed, we have won at first instance, now we await confirmation of the Council of State. Marcoracan be calm ». But today the vote in the classroom relaunches the same perplexities: to citizens there is an open dispute to be excluded from calls and competitions, while here two companies with tens of millions outstanding can become owners of the stadium.
Already in 2022 the Lombard Court of Auditors had invited the Municipality to watch better on the “deduction” works and to strengthen the collection of non -revenue. An unheard remained warning, if today the sum of the voices did not collect exceeds 40 million euros.
As known, the official price of the sale of San Siro is 197 million. Inside there are the 73 million in the artifact and the 30 million of the Sedime. The entire compendium of 280,000 square meters was assessed 124 million, at 441 euros per square meter, the same price of the building alone: a underestimation that is equivalent to a “sale”. In essence, the Municipality renounces not only the management but also to a substantial part of the real estate value, while in the coffers there is still the money of the disputed canons and the ghost maintenance. For the opposition it is a real “gift” to Milan and Inter: a historical stadium sold at a balance price to those who, in recent years, have not fully honored their obligations.
The mayor Giuseppe Sala and the councilor Shore They defend the choice: better to close the game and download management costs on current users, preventing the Municipality from continuing to take expenses and disputes. But the numbers put in line tell another story: between 2012 and 2025, the city has not collected what is due by those who today are preparing to become the owner of the stadium. If the sale is presented as a move to free resources and responsibilities, the feeling of a double paradox remains: not only the stadium is sold, but it is given to those who still have to pay an account of tens of millions with the Milanese.
«From the dream started with Pisapia to the nightmare of these days. For me the measure is full. Goodbye! »: In the meantime, the farewell of Carlo Monguzzi The majority makes noise, but it is not enough alone to open a crisis in the junta Room. The Green Councilor denounces “the replacement of a part of the majority with Forza Italia” and speaks of a coalition that “loves cement, the Salva Milan, the sale of San Siro”. Hard words, which certify political rupture. But on the institutional level nothing changes: the commissioner Big He remains in his place, the commissions are not re -discussed, the numbers in the classroom do not move. To really open a crisis, resignation or votes contrary to the Council would be needed. Until it happens, the exit of Monguzzi There is only one slogan.
Meanwhile, after the decisive abstention of Forza Italia in the Council, Fratelli d’Italia reiterates its opposition line. Riccardo De Corato (Fdi) invites Room At caution: «The game on San Siro is still open, the judiciary is evaluating all the documents. We will continue a iron opposition against inadequate and harmful choices of the center -left, without compromise or anomalous agreements ».
