Lega Serie A President Ezio Simonelli reveals after ‘unacceptable new calls for,’ whereas the Supercoppa Italiana would possibly abandon the Remaining 4 format.
The chief spoke to Sport Mediaset forward of
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Though this was the Remaining 4 format, with the runners-up of the Serie A title and Coppa Italia additionally taking part in semi-finals, it’s the conventional pairing of trophy holders who face off within the Remaining this yr.
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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – DECEMBER 22: An in depth view of a nook flag contained in the stadium previous to the Supercoppa Italiana Remaining between SSC Napoli and Bologna FC 1909 at King Saud College Stadium on December 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Picture by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Photos)
“The synergy with Saudi Arabia has gone properly to date, we’ve been taking part in the Supercoppa right here for 4 years with very constructive outcomes,”
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“Subsequent yr it won’t be right here, as agreed within the contract, we don’t but know the place. Seeing because the contract additionally doesn’t require a number of video games, we are going to most likely return to having a one-off Remaining.
“In any case, that’s what we’re seeing confirmed on this version, which might be determined between the holders of the league and Coppa Italia.”
That was not what the locals had been hoping for, because the absence of Inter and AC Milan imply the Remaining has considerably fewer spectators than both of the 2 semi-finals.
There are large sheets of tarpaulin with the Supercoppa brand attempting to cowl up the huge swathes of empty seats within the stands.
MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 29: Luka Modric of AC Milan runs with the ball through the Serie A match between AC Milan and SS Lazio at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Photos)
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Inevitably, the dialog drifted to the sudden abandonment of the deliberate Serie A fixture between AC Milan and Como in Perth.
The plan had appeared to discover a breakthrough solely to break down over the previous few hours.
“We had accepted some situations on Thursday that had been tough for us to swallow, that we didn’t like, simply in order that we might play a Serie A match overseas for the primary time in historical past,” defined Simonelli.
“After this nice effort the place he agreed to not use our personal referees, we obtained additional calls for this morning that had been thought-about unacceptable.
“So we determined to not proceed any additional. Mainly, they requested us for some monetary ensures, and we mentioned no.”
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Contemplating it was being moved in February as a result of San Siro was out of motion for the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Video games, the place will Milan-Como be performed now?
“It will depend on the dates and venues of any Champions League play-offs. Will probably be performed at San Siro when the stadium is free, however we’ve obtained to attend till after January 31 to select a assured date.”