Lega Serie A President Ezio Maria Simonelli is ‘assured’ that UEFA will permit Milan and Como to play a Serie A sport in Australia in February 2026: ‘It’s a necessity, not a whim.’
The UEFA Government Committee to debate Milan and Como’s request to stage their Serie A gathering in February in Perth, Australia.
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It’s technically a house fixture for the Rossoneri, however with the Stadio Meazza occupied by preparations for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Video games, the Serie A giants can’t use their residence stadium.
Talking at an occasion organised by Gazzetta dello Sport on Thursday, Lega Serie A President Simonelli stated he was assured UEFA would give the inexperienced mild as we speak.
What Serie A President stated about Milan-Como
MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 15: Christian Pulisic of AC Milan scores his group’s first objective through the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on March 15, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
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“There’s a UEFA assembly as we speak, and I don’t know if the choice will come as we speak,” Simonelli stated
“I identified that for us this can be a necessity moderately than a whim, provided that San Siro might be unavailable as a result of Olympics. The fixture checklist is packed, and we don’t have any stadiums close to Milan with the identical capability as San Siro. Confronted with this want, and having acquired a proposal from Australia, we requested for the chance. I’m ready for UEFA’s response, and I’m assured, as all the time.”
Serie A resumes this weekend
LECCE, ITALY – AUGUST 29: Ruben Loftus-Cheek of AC Milan celebrates along with his teammate Strahinja Pavlovic after scoring his group’s opening objective through the Serie A match between US Lecce and AC Milan at Stadio Through del Mare on August 29, 2025 in Lecce, Italy. (Picture by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Photos)
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It isn’t assured that the UEFA Committee will give you a choice as we speak, as they might even postpone the decision to a later date.
Within the meantime, Serie A will resume this weekend after the worldwide break, seeing Milan and Como internet hosting Bologna and Genoa, respectively.