The Milan City Council approved the sale of the arena to the football clubs Inter and Milan, which hold their home matches there. This decision is a key step towards demolishing the existing arena and building a new one. The new arena is planned to be built on the current parking lot – work will begin in 2027 and continue until 2031. After the opening of the new San Siro stadium, 90% of the old one will be dismantled, leaving only 10% as a "memory." The San Siro, built in 1926, has witnessed many historical events. It hosted matches of the World Cups in 1934 and 1990, the 1980 European Championship, and the finals of the European Champions Cup (1965, 1970) and the Champions League (2001, 2006). However, despite its legendary status, the stadium has become hopelessly outdated – the last major renovation took place back in 1984, and the next restoration, according to estimates, would be so expensive that it would be more profitable to demolish the arena and build a new one. This is the option that Inter and Milan proposed to the city authorities, who currently rent the San Siro. The clubs have long been dissatisfied with playing in an outdated stadium that does not belong to them. At the same time, the city authorities understand that the San Siro is essentially not needed by anyone other than the two clubs – the municipality cannot afford the maintenance, and there are no other potential tenants. Therefore, against the backdrop of Inter and Milan's statements about a possible move out of the city and the prospect of being left with an empty stadium, the city council's decision was largely predetermined.