In the 2032 European Football Championship organized by Italy and Türkiye, the stadium will also Maradona of Naples could be among the locations. This was confirmed by the Minister for Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi on the sidelines of the "Youth summer camp" organized in Naples by the National Youth Council.
“The Maradona – he said – is a stadium that already hosts big events, but now there are times, ways and conditions to make the stadium more contemporary, if not even futuristic, and competitive from the point of view of welcoming the public and the necessary services.
In my opinion, we also need to work on technological intelligence and environmental and energy education, but there is time to improve an infrastructure, the rest will be done by the city”.
“I expect a very competitive championship. Maybe many would like a monotonous championship, with a team running away from the first days, but I think that, for the good of the tournament, there will be a competitive championship also for 4-5-6 teams that can go all the way close, like in cycling.
Because we know that the final sprint is a guaranteed spectacle". The Minister of Sport and Youth Andrea Abodie added. "The important thing is that it is a championship that is played on the field, in the stands with the affection of the passionate fans to whom we extend our thanks".
“Naples is a city that is demonstrating that it knows how to transform itself, to make itself contemporary and welcoming, perhaps even more than it has always been.
At this stage, sport can also play an important role, I hope starting from the basic facilities and the Maradona stadium." "We have a relationship with Naples - said Abodi - now regular, I come once a month with great respect towards the mayor Manfredi and the councilors. With the mayor we are working to improve the school facilities and the high-level ones.
In addition to the stadium, I am also thinking about redeveloping the Palazzo dello Sport and the sporting dimension of the Mostra d'Oltremare and the Albergo dei Poveri. We have an agenda full of opportunities that citizens will be able to evaluate on the basis of what we will be able to do together, I see a very concrete and focused administration that is planning its objectives step by step and we will do our part in Naples too”.
Abodi also speaks of Napoli president De Laurentiis: “There is a relationship of great esteem – he said – and great sympathy. He is an essential player and the largest user of the stadium but we also know that he is a good entrepreneur in sports entertainment and not only: he is the first to believe in a welcoming stadium, which can allow entry to a greater number of fans and also the investment of the greatest number of companies and partners.
We talked about it, we know that a lot depends on the free will of the club and the municipal administration that owns the property, we too will bring some further ideas, some proposals that you will see in the coming months".
Article published on 4 August 2023 - 21:27
