Avellino mayor Nello Pizza has replied to U.S. Avellino president Angelo D’Agostino over the proposed new Partenio-Lombardi stadium, rejecting the idea that his absence from the club’s presentation reflected political opposition.
According to IrpiniaNews, Pizza said he stayed away to preserve institutional impartiality while the proposal is under assessment. The municipality is examining it through legal, technical, administrative and economic-financial reviews and has not yet issued its definitive position.
At issue is D’Agostino’s proposal for a modern UEFA Category 4 stadium and how it would be paid for and built. Pizza argues that opening a conference of services would not itself guarantee financing or secure construction, according to IrpiniaNews and Corriere Irpinia.
The municipality says it lacks sufficient resources of its own for an investment of this scale and considers cooperation with the Campania Region essential. Pizza said any cooperation with a private party must comply with legal constraints, with the possible role of regional financing still unspecified.
The disagreement centres on the balance between a privately promoted project and a publicly financed or publicly supported intervention, rather than stated opposition to building a new stadium. The final design, capacity, procurement model and construction timetable have not been established.
