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Serie A Scraps Perth Fixture Between AC Milan and Como After Late Demands

The reversal underscores mounting hurdles to exporting domestic league games overseas.

Overview

  • Serie A and the government of Western Australia confirmed the Perth match between AC Milan and Como 1907 has been canceled.
  • Organizers cited financial risk, difficult approval conditions and last‑minute complications outside their control.
  • League chief Ezio Simonelli said new, unacceptable requirements from the Asian Football Confederation in the final hours made staging the game impossible.
  • The fixture had been set for February 8 because San Siro will host the Winter Olympics opening ceremony on February 10.
  • UEFA had granted only reluctant, exceptional approval, fan group FSE opposed the plan, and the decision follows LaLiga’s scrapped BarcelonaVillarreal game in Miami two months earlier.