President Lega Serie A: The Stadium Situation In Italy Is So Complicated

San Siro, home to AC Milan, which is still owned by the local council or city government (doc. AC Milan).

JAKARTA - President of Lega Serie A, Lorenzo Casini, is concerned about bureaucratic issues when discussing the condition of soccer stadiums throughout Italy.

It's no secret that stadiums in the Land of Pisa are in pretty bad and slum conditions. Most of them are caused by the fact that the stadium is owned by the local council (city government), not by the club itself.

Some teams, such as Juventus and Atalanta, benefit from owning their own cages for various reasons. Call it a greater commercial opportunity and control over renovations.

A number of clubs at the top of Serie A have dreamed of building their own stadiums over the years, such as Milan, Inter, Roma, and Lazio.

They are trying to realize future projects. However, all missions are carried out to realize a slow dream due to the nature of the Italian bureaucracy.

For industry, you need a factory and for football you need a stadium. If we look at the situation in Italy, this is a disaster," Casini said at a conference via TMW.

"There are legal administrative problems with the city government. Italian football is still the most competitive, even if we look at other leagues or the top non-level matches," he said again.

He alluded to the city government being inconsistent about the construction of stadiums because of Italy's relatively unstable political nature.

"Sports are not asking for money, but we ask that they be placed in a position to generate more resources," said Casini.

"A lot of things can be done with hard work and bureaucratic problems are fundamental things," said Casini again.