# New AS Roma Stadium

The New AS Roma Stadium is a football stadium to be built in Rome, Italy for use by AS Roma, which is expected to succeed their current stadium, Stadio Olimpico, from 2028.
The 55,000-seat stadium is planned to be built in the Pietralata area, which is served by Roma Tiburtina for high-speed rail and Quintiliani on Line B on the Rome Metro. Additions to existing transport links and extensions to other services, including on the FL1 railway, are planned to be built to serve the stadium and its wider complex, which is set to include entertainment and shopping facilities, and Roma's training center.

## History
### Tor di Valle proposal

The project of a new stadium in the Tor di Valle area, so called Stadio della Roma, was proposed by the club chairman James Pallotta and designed by American architect Dan Meis with engineering firm SCE Project and Arup. Set to cost €300 million, the design took inspiration from the ancient Colosseum, while features of the planned stadium included luxury boxes and 14,000-seater replica of the Curva Sud section in the Stadio Olimpico. In 2016, Goldman Sachs gave a €30 million loan to Stadio TDV S.p.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of NEEP Roma Holding, for pre-development costs of the stadium.
On 2 February 2017, the Region of Lazio and the mayor of Rome rejected the Stadio della Roma project. It was approved on 24 February after adjustments were made to the stadium's design and construction. In August 2017, the project faced further delays, and a new plan was ultimately developed a month later, with Roma subsequently renewing their lease on the Stadio Olimpico until 2020. That December, the new plans were approved, and the stadium was expected to open in time for the 2020–21 season. However, on 26 February 2021, it was announced that the project in the Tor di Valle area was halted indefinitely.

### Current project

In 2022, the Pietralata area of Rome was chosen as the new location for the construction of the stadium by the club owner Dan Friedkin. The area is presently served by Roma Tiburtina and Quintiliani on Line B on the Rome Metro. Publicly-funded plans are set to develop other lines on the Rome Metro for the stadium, including extending the Rome Metro to Quintiliani, and onto Muratella, which is the closest station to the area on the FL1 railway. A pedestrian and cycling bridge over Via Livorno is also expected to be included as well as tram lines between Togliatti and Tiburtina, and tunnels and viaducts on Via dei Monti Tiburtini.
Archeological surveys on the Pietralata site started in April 2024, recommenced in May after a short pause, but were halted in July by the Regional Administrative Court of Rome after numerous complaints by local businesses. However, later that month, A.S. Roma and city mayor Roberto Gualtieri announced the New AS Roma Stadium designed by Populous, which detailed a capacity of 55,000 (expandable to 62,000 for other events) and a wider complex to include entertainment and shopping facilities, and the club's training center. The project is expected to cost €1 billion (despite A.S. Roma publicly stating it will cost half that amount), making it the most expensive stadium in Italy.
Construction is expected to start between 2025 and 2026 and was expected to conclude by 2027, on the occasion of the club's centenary. However, this was delayed to 2028. The proposed site of the stadium has faced strong opposition by Pietralata residents, who argued it would be built on an area intended for a public park and too close to a large hospital.