Valentina Caruso Sports Facility - Largo Chiaro Davanzati - Regeneration and adaptation of the sports facility

Sport and Social Inclusion (Mission 5, Component 3, Investment 7)

Italy's Recovery and Resilience Plan provides for the regeneration of urban areas focusing on sport facilities, in order to promote social inclusion and integration, especially in the most deprived areas of Italy. The funded projects will support: (I) construction and regeneration of sports facilities, located in disadvantaged areas of the country including metropolitan suburbs; (II) the distribution of sports equipment for the disadvantaged areas; (III ) the completion and adaptation of existing sports facilities such as:(for examples: functional recovery, restructuring, extraordinary maintenance, removal of architectural barriers, and energy efficiency).

The investment is financed by Italy’s Recovery and resilience plan by EUR 350 million.

As part of this investment, the project involves the redevelopment of the Valentina Caruso Sports Facility with the recovery of the structure, abandoned since 2018, and the return of a state-of-the-art facility in terms of energy efficiency to the citizens through the use of technologies, renewable sources and environmentally friendly materials.
The redevelopment of the facility will enhance the provision of sports and social inclusion services in an area on the eastern outskirts of Rome where there is a shortage of facilities. Renovation of the existing buildings and artefacts will be planned, as well as the renovation of outdoor sports areas, with the renovation of the neighbouring park through equipped paths. The sport activities that can be practised will be five-a-side football, basketball, handball, volleyball, tennis, padel, as well as crossfit, fitness and parkour in the public park. The project is drawn up with sustainability and energy efficiency objectives in mind.