Roma Stadium in Pietralata: green light from the UEFA EURO 2032 commissioner

The Extraordinary Commissioner for the implementation and completion of the works necessary and strictly functional to the final phase of the European Football Championship “UEFA EURO 2032” has issued the single authorization for the new Roma stadium in the Pietralata area. The measure is ordinance no. 3 of September 28, 2026, published in extract in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, General Series no. 233 of October 7, 2026, with the official reference 26A05264. The act concerns the construction and management of a new football stadium presented by the company A.S. Roma S.r.l., a work declared to be of preeminent national strategic interest.

The measure and the legal basis

The authorization was issued pursuant to Article 13, paragraph 5, of Decree-Law no. 104 of August 10, 2023, converted, with amendments, by Law no. 136 of October 9, 2023. The intervention was declared to be of preeminent national strategic interest by decree of the Minister for Sport and Youth, issued in agreement with the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Economy and Finance on June 9, 2026.

The act is published under the heading of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers — Extraordinary Commissioner ex D.P.C.M. March 19, 2026 «UEFA EURO 2032». The full text of ordinance no. 3 of September 28, 2026, is available at the Municipality of Rome website dedicated to the new Pietralata stadium.

The project and the proposing entity

• Proposing company: A.S. Roma S.r.l.
• Project submission date: May 18, 2026
• Subject: construction and management of a new football stadium in the Pietralata area, in Rome
• Title of the measure: single authorization on the project presented by the proposing company
• Publication reference: 26A05264, Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, General Series no. 233 of October 7, 2026, p. 57

The commissioner’s framework and timing

The Extraordinary Commissioner was appointed by decree of the President of the Council of Ministers on March 19, 2026. The reference regulation is Article 9-ter of Decree-Law no. 96 of June 30, 2025, converted with amendments by Law no. 119 of August 8, 2025, as amended by Decree-Law no. 108 of June 26, 2026, converted with amendments by Law no. 142 of August 4, 2026, published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic no. 182 of August 7, 2026. The framework provides for:

• commissioner’s appointment until December 31, 2032
• maximum compensation of 44,234 euros for 2025 and 132,700 euros for each year from 2026 to 2032
• budget for the commissioner’s structure equal to 210,901 euros for 2025 and 632,700 euros for each year from 2026 to 2032
• technical-operational support from the company Sport e salute S.p.A. and collaborative supervision by the National Anti-Corruption Authority
• mandatory exclusion of the derogation by ordinance from the rules on transparency and access to documents and the public procurement code
• report on best practices within six months of the completion of the works, transmitted to the Government, the competent parliamentary committees, and the National Anti-Corruption Authority

A construction site under the constraint of the major event

The single authorization concentrates in one single title the steps necessary for the realization and management of the facility, by way of derogation from the ordinary regime, and concerns a work included within the perimeter of sports infrastructures functional to the final phase of the European Football Championship. The project was presented by A.S. Roma S.r.l. on May 18, 2026, and concerns the Pietralata area, within the territory of the Municipality of Rome.

Publication in the Official Gazette makes the measure public and establishes its official reference, while the full text of the ordinance remains available for consultation on the dedicated page of the Municipality of Rome. For the Pietralata district, for the fans, and for the public finances of the Capital, this step marks the moment when the new stadium formally enters the implementation phase of the commissioner’s program linked to “UEFA EURO 2032”.

Source: Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, General Series no. 233 of October 7, 2026, page 57 — 26A05264, ordinance no. 3 of September 28, 2026 of the Extraordinary Commissioner ex D.P.C.M. March 19, 2026 «UEFA EURO 2032».