Artificial turf mulled for Milan's San Siro
Reuters - Friday 20 April 2012, 14:18
Milan's famous San Siro stadium could
be given artifical turf after suffering for years with poor
natural grass pitches.
The 80,000-seater arena, shared by Serie A sides AC Milan
and Inter Milan, could join fellow Italian top-flight side
Cesena in having fake grass if proposals get the go ahead.
"We are very favourable to the idea, especially as we have
just had to lay down new turf this week," Milan chief executive
Adriano Galliani told reporters without giving a timeframe on
any change.
The turf gets a pounding from soccer matches at least every
weekend during the season while the height of the stands means
not enough sunlight and rain comes in.
Inter had considered building a new stadium and Milan had
wanted to renovate the San Siro, completed in 1926, but Italy's
failed bid for Euro 2016 has put both plans on hold.