The decree providing for the sale of the sports centre that hosted the 1960 Olympic games was published in Italy's official gazette at the weekend.
It said the Treasury and Finance ministry aimed to sell the entire complex in a tender to be held before the end of the year. The advisers will be named by the end of August.
According to Italian media reports, Rome's Serie A soccer teams AS Roma and Lazio would be interested in the purchase of the Foro Italico, whose value is estimated at around 0.8 to 1 trillion lire ($500m).
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