Italy’s northern city Milan will host the
Champions League final in 2016 at San Siro
stadium, Italy’s leading sports newspaper La
Gazzetta dello Sport said on Monday.
According to the newspaper, the UEFA leaders
have found an agreement which will be made
official on Sept. 18.
A renovation plan of the stadium worth 60
million euros (77 million U.S. dollars) to be
completed by 2016 has convinced the UEFA
that Milan was the best choice to host the final,
La Gazzetta dello Sport wrote.
“The last fears have been removed,” Sports
Councillor of the Milan Municipality Chiara
Bisconti was quoted as saying by the Milan-
based newspaper.
The fact that a year earlier Milan will host the
world exposition – which will run from May 1 to
Oct. 31 in 2015 – has reassured the UEFA that
the ongoing construction works of a new
subway station in the stadium area will also be
completed, she said.
The last time that Italy hosted a final of the
Champions League was in 2009, at the Stadio
Olimpico in capital Rome, when Barcelona beat
Manchester United 2-0.