Roma shelve plans for long-delayed stadium project


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - AS Roma v Lazio - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - January 26, 2020 General view AS Roma fans display their club badge inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Serie A club AS Roma have cancelled plans to build a new stadium in the south of the Italian capital, saying the much delayed project was no longer economically viable.

Roma first unveiled plans for a 55,000-capacity stadium in the Tor di Valle area almost seven years ago, but it was dogged by political and bureaucratic problems.

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