One of the world’s most famous stadia is set to be demolished after Milan city hall early Tuesday approved the sale of San Siro, nicknamed football’s La Scala, to the city’s two football giants.
Inter and AC Milan had both threatened to abandon the city had the sale not been approved after having looked at sites in nearby suburbs.
The 11 hours of debate at city hall ended with 24 votes in favour of the sale for 197 million euros ($231 million) and 20 against—enough for Italy’s economic capital to decree that Inter Milan and AC Milan will become owners of both the iconic stadium and adjacent land.
Confirmation of a vote in favour of the resolution didn’t come until nearly 4:00 am (02:00 GMT) after a long night, which included discussion of a raft of proposed amendments.
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