AC Milan and Inter unveil new stadium plans with 'cathedral' design set to replace the San Siro

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Italian giants AC Milan and Inter have unveiled plans for a new state-of-the-art stadium to replace the iconic San Siro.

Named ‘The Cathedral’, the 60,000-seat stadium is set to replace the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, better known as the San Siro, which has been home to Milan since 1926 and Inter since 1947.

The new stadium, which is set to open in 2027, has been designed by architects Populous, who also helped to design the new Wembley.

The inspiration behind the stadium’s design is two of Milan’s most famous buildings, the Duomo di Milano and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele.

The stadium has a rectangular shape and will be surrounded by vertical fins, which will extend outwards to support a glass wall that will enclose a space described as a “sunlit galleria”.

Meanwhile, the stadium seating has been designed to be the “most intimate in Europe” with fans placed as close to the pitch as possible…