Inter and AC Milan are studying the possibility of building a new stadium in the Hippodrome of San Siro area adjacent to the existing stadium rather than demolishing the Giuseppe Meazza.

This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Corriere della Sera, via FCInterNews, who report that the clubs are looking at the advantages that choosing the area could have in allowing them to begin construction without moving plans outside the city of Milan.

Inter and Milan’s plans have been focused around building a new stadium in the San Siro district, specifically replacing the existing stadium.

However, the clubs have become extremely frustrated with the constant delays that have held up approval to begin construction, and have also been assessing other areas with the Sesto San Giovanni municipality one of the main alternatives.

The thorniest current issue for the clubs is whether or not an injunction could be granted on the demolition of the existing San Siro, which would obviously make the existing plans impossible.

However, the Hippodrome of San Siro, or Snai, area, which is currently a horse-racing track, could present an alternative possibility.

The area is in the San Siro district and a stone’s throw away from the existing Meazza stadium, but could be built in without the clubs having the demolish the existing structure.

Moreover, given that the land is privately held, it could be more straightforward on a procedural and bureaucratic level for the two clubs to move forward with plans in the area.

As for the fate of the San Siro stadium in the event that Inter and Milan were to move their plans to the Hippodrome area, it would be left standing but its exact usage would be up in the air.

One possibility would be that management of the stadium could be taken over by Australian-based events management company ASM Global, who would refurbish the stadium and put it to use for other purposes than football.

Another possibility raised by the Corriere della Sera would be that one of the Nerazzurri and the Rossoneri would move to a new stadium not far away from the existing Meazza, in the Hippodrome area, whilst the other could continue to play in a heavily-refurbished Meazza.