Lega Serie A president Ezio Simonelli says he “stays optimistic” about internet hosting February’s fixture between Milan and Como in Australia, “regardless of some resistance to the concept.”
Talking at a press convention after at present’s meeting, with , Simonelli confirmed “there are not any developments but, we’re nonetheless ready for UEFA’s approval, which we hope will arrive by the top of the month.”
MILAN, ITALY – AUGUST 17: Rafael Leao of AC Milan celebrates after scoring the opening aim through the Coppa Italia match between AC Milan and SSC Bari at Stadio San Siro on August 17, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
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In response to the criticism, Simonelli argued “We’re speaking about one match out of 380, as we defined already in our assertion. I perceive it isn’t a simple journey although I do know some followers will use it as a chance to go to a continent they don’t know. We have now an enormous base of Italian supporters and as a league, we’ve got the accountability to extend the visibility of our product in nations the place there’s demand. Let’s wait a little bit longer…”
Milan-Como may change into first Serie A match overseas
will probably be the primary match in European soccer to be performed overseas, with plans for the fixture to happen in Perth.
It’s not a simple aim, nonetheless, with approval required from footballing our bodies internationally, together with FIFA, Soccer Australia and the Asian Soccer Confederation – and Serie A at the moment awaiting UEFA’s judgement.
The ball of Italian Serie A is pictured earlier than the Italian Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Atalanta on the Allianz Stadium in Turin on March 10, 2024. (Photograph by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photograph by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP through Getty Photos)
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Simonelli additionally confirmed a change to the official identify of Serie A: “The meeting was optimistic, nearly all resolutions have been permitted unanimously. Among the many statutory modifications we permitted is a reputation change: now not ‘Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A’, however ‘Lega Calcio Serie A’. We’re placing soccer again on the centre.”