The strange tandem Salvini-Renzi against Nardella and public money for the new stadium of Firenze- Corriere.it

After the
The EU Commission has rejected funding from the Pnrr for the radical restyling of the new stadium in Florence
(in addition to that of Venice), the ball returned to the political field. The 55 million euros (out of the 200 needed to redevelop Artemio Franchi and the Campo di Marte district) must now be found elsewhere, but a very difficult lot. The mayor of Florence Dario Nardella is trying to unravel the skein, asking for a hand from the government, in particular from EU affairs minister Raffaele Fitto. But strong skepticism filters through the executive: Why should we remove resources from public interventions to divert them to a private infrastructure?. So far nothing (politically) surprising, if it weren’t that closely, against the strategy of Nardella lined up an unprecedented tandem: the Minister of Infrastructure Matteo Salvini and the leader of Italia viva Matteo Renzi, who before arriving at Palazzo Chigi passed the mayoral band to his (ex) dolphin Nardella.

The first to attack the former premier himself: Time’s up, the time to abandon ideology, we tell Nardella and Meloni: we ask both of us for a meeting. Putting European money on the stadium is something that has no rhyme or reason. The stadium with money from Europe is a shame, the stadium with money paid by the state is a shame. To Mayor Nardella, Renzi says, alluding to Europe, that he has a wall in front of him and that therefore he either backs down or crashes. indeed suggesting to turn the car around and therefore give up on the idea of ​​a renovated stadium with public money. Moreover, on the 55 million of the Pnrr, the Municipality, according to Renzi, the suggestion to indicate the destination. We are for the former Lupi barracks in Tuscany, but any solution is fine with us, Renzi underlines.

A few hours later and on the Florence stadium, Deputy Prime Minister Salvini also intervenes, also in the Tuscan capital for an inspection of the construction site areas for the expansion of the A1: Having new, more modern and safer stadiums is not only of interest to the fans but to the whole country, but since they will be owned by private companies, as long as they are paid by private individuals, in Florence, Milan or Rome, he comments after having a private conversation with Renzi himself.