Roma's new Pietralata stadium will be included in Italy's submission for Euro 2032, FIGC president Giovanni Malagò confirmed on 29 September 2026, the day after the project received clearance from the decisive service conference. Malagò outlined the tight timeline for completing the stadium documentation, stating: "Today is 29 September and I must, from now until the next 36 hours, before I leave for Paris, close the stadium dossier for Euro 2032."
The decision represents a significant milestone for Roma's long-standing ambition to build a club-owned ground. Malagò explained the approval process and its weight: "There is little politics in the dossier, there are parameters that Uefa sent us, you must cross-reference them with technical offices. The stadiums are not ready, except one, but you have to guarantee that certain things will be there. The closure of the service conference is the requirement that closes all these parameters, so Roma's stadium will certainly be in the dossier, then what will happen, whoever lives to see it will see."
Malagò also reflected on the club's history in pursuing this goal. "You can imagine how happy I am," he said, "and I think of Dino Viola, Franco Sensi, I also think of those who succeeded them, because it is an achievement not only of the city, not only of the team, but of the entire movement." The approval comes after years of work by successive Roma administrations to secure a dedicated stadium for the club.
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AS Roma have received final approval to build a new stadium at Pietralata, marking a historic moment for the club after abandoning plans for a Tor di Valle ground in October 2022. The decisive Conference of Services hearing, chaired by commissioner Massimo Sessa and attended by approximately 50 bodies including Roma's delegation, Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri, regional president Francesco Rocca and sports minister Andrea Abodi, cleared the way for construction. The Friedkin family have described the approval as "epochal", envisioning the new facility as a modern, sustainable venue capable of regenerating the entire Pietralata district.
Roma now have roughly three months to complete the executive design and deposit compensation funds with the Treasury for land expropriations. Work is scheduled to begin by March 2027, with the club targeting their first match in the new stadium between 2029 and 2030. FIGC president Giovanni Malagò confirmed on 29 September that the Pietralata stadium will be included in Italy's submission for Euro 2032, describing the approval as an achievement spanning the entire Roma movement. "You can imagine how happy I am," Malagò said, "and I think of Dino Viola, Franco Sensi, I also think of those who succeeded them, because it is an achievement not only of the city, not only of the team, but of the entire movement." Mayor Gualtieri is also pushing for the Stadio Olimpico's inclusion in the tournament, though five Italian venues remain undecided.
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Testo Originale / Source Text
“Il nuovo stadio della Roma sarà inserito nel dossier italiano per Euro 2032. La conferma arriva direttamente da Giovanni Malagò, presidente della FIGC, all’indomani del via libera ottenuto dal progetto di Pietralata con la conclusione positiva della Conferenza dei servizi decisoria.
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