Inter CEO Beppe Marotta believes it’s far simpler to build new stadia in other countries and admits his frustration at the slow progress with their new stadium project. The Nerazzurri are hoping to move on from the iconic Stadio Giuseppe Meazza to their own custom-built stadium, a joint-project with city rivals Milan.
Speaking at a CONI event (via Tuttomercatoweb), Marotta touched on the importance of the captain’s armband at Inter following Milan Skriniar’s decision to leave the club, before discussing the slow progress over the new stadium:
“If certain values are not received, one cannot aspire to be a candidate for the captain’s armband. The values in question are the sense of belonging, the love for the club, and a whole series of situations that are fundamental.
“New stadium? Everything is simpler abroad, the construction of a stadium is considered a national element. In our case, on the other hand, reference is made to the land, and therefore you have to go through a very slow process of analysis.
“This causes further problems to arise over time, which have not led to everything becoming more fluid.”
“Helping young Italian’s in sport? Sport after religion is the most relevant aggregation phenomenon, a container of great values, and these values represent a heritage for the boys of today who will be the men of tomorrow. And they must be managed with competence and experience by managers and coaches.
“Sporting Italy needs adequate structures, and when I speak of structures, I’m not only referring to large stadiums, large works, but also small works: gyms, gyms in schools.
“It’s a path that as Italians we must explore in the best possible way, and I am certain that today with the advent of the Ministry of Sport and a well-prepared person like Andrea Abodi we can overcome this handicap.
“And among the handicaps, let’s also include the difficulties in building great works such as stadiums.”
“Always, always…”
