Breathtaking San Siro faces end as Inter and Milan try to keep up with modern game

Serie A giants' plan to open new ground in 2031 has been met by local opposition but is required for hosts to stay competitive

SLÁN SIRO: General view outside of the San Siro, which will be torn down in a few years. Pic: Marco Luzzani/Getty Images.

A protester outside held a sign insisting “San Siro belongs to the citizens” but Milan’s city council was about to change all that, voting to sell one of the world’s most famous football stadiums to tenants who plan to tear it down.

Milan have played home games at what is officially the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza since 1926. Inter moved in with them 21 years later. They propose to build a shared home on the same grounds.