Campania Governor Roberto Fico has publicly expressed interest in building a fully public stadium in Avellino, opening a Region-led pathway for the replacement of the Stadio Partenio-Lombardi.

According to local reporting, Fico said the Campania Region was interested in constructing a "stadio totalmente pubblico" and had begun discussions with Avellino Mayor Nello Pizza about securing the funds needed for the project.

The statements add a regional dimension to a stadium debate that the Municipality of Avellino was already advancing through its own planning process.

What the municipal plan envisages

The Comune di Avellino's planning document describes a modern, multifunctional stadium in contrada Zoccolari, the area associated with the Partenio-Lombardi.

The key specifications reported in the municipal document are:

  • at least 22,000 seats
  • UEFA Category 4 requirements
  • an estimated investment of €72,736,850.49
  • full financing expected through regional funds

That financing, however, was still being defined. The reporting does not indicate that a final legal funding commitment had been completed at the time.

The alternative: D'Agostino's public-private proposal

Alongside the public-build option, the Municipality was assessing a separate proposal submitted by Us Avellino president Angelo D'Agostino.

That proposal is valued at approximately €120 million and envisages:

  • approximately 21,000 covered seats, reported more precisely as 21,007 seats
  • continued public ownership of the stadium
  • a 60-year concession for management and operation

The reported financial division assigns approximately €70 million to Us Avellino and €50 million to the Municipality or its public funding source.

Two competing pathways

Mayor Nello Pizza said the Municipality was evaluating D'Agostino's proposal while continuing to pursue the separate publicly funded regional option.

In practical terms, Avellino therefore faced two competing stadium pathways:

  1. Public route: the municipal planning document for at least 22,000 seats and an estimated €72.7 million investment, with regional financing still pending.
  1. Public-private route: an approximately €120 million proposal for about 21,000 covered seats, retaining public ownership while granting a 60-year management concession.

No final choice between the two routes had been made in the reporting reviewed.

What remains unresolved

Several central points remained subject to subsequent planning and authorization:

  • the final source and legal commitment for the €72.7 million public project
  • whether Avellino will proceed with the fully public regional project or D'Agostino's partnership proposal
  • the final capacity, design, construction schedule and operating arrangements
  • the timing and outcome of the required authorization procedures

For readers following the Partenio project, the immediate questions are therefore financial and procedural rather than architectural: whether regional funds for the fully public option are formally secured, how the Municipality assesses the €120 million alternative, and when the authorization process produces a binding decision.