Work to redevelop the Campo Italia in Sorrento can continue after the Tribunale del Riesame in Naples rejected a request by the Procura di Torre Annunziata to place the construction site under seizure.
The ruling confirms that no precautionary seizure will block the site. According to reports from Metropolis Web, Lo Strillone and Posideo, the redevelopment work can therefore proceed without the halt sought by prosecutors.
The decision follows an earlier ruling by the Gip in Torre Annunziata, who had already rejected a first request for seizure. The Riesame rejected the prosecution's appeal against that earlier decision.
The judicial case concerns checks on the procedures for awarding and managing the contract. The rejection of the seizure request is not a final finding on whether the tender process was regular. The investigation into alleged irregularities remains separate from the question of whether the construction site should be closed as a precautionary measure.
Sorrento Calcio has not played official home matches at Campo Italia since June 2023. The club's wait for a return to its home ground is therefore tied to completion of the redevelopment.
The latest court decision came days after a separate incident at the stadium perimeter. On 10 November, a section of the perimeter wall collapsed, affecting the road surface in via Califano. No injuries were reported.
The reported schedule for the works points to spring 2027 as the target for completion, according to Il Mattino. That date is the stated objective in the works programme, not a confirmed reopening date.
What the ruling does — and does not — decide
The key point for readers is the distinction between the seizure request and the underlying investigation.
What it does: it keeps the site operational and allows redevelopment work to continue without a court-ordered block.
What it does not do: it does not close the investigation into the tender procedures, nor does it establish definitively that the contract process was regular. The full text of the Riesame order was not available in the sources reviewed, and the outcome and timing of the investigation remain unclear.
What to watch next in Sorrento
Two issues will shape the next phase of the Campo Italia story.
First, the construction timeline. With spring 2027 indicated as the completion target, the question is whether that schedule will hold. The available sources do not allow verification of actual reopening or compliance with the timetable.
Second, safety around the site. The 10 November wall collapse involved the perimeter and the adjacent stretch of via Califano. The available sources do not establish whether the collapse was causally linked to the ongoing works.
