Milan-Como in Perth is official, there's also the date

“Milan-Como will be played in Perth on’Feb. 8”. This was announced by the president of the Lega Serie A, Ezio Simonelli, just before the first Italian Super Cup semifinal in Riyadh between the Rossoneri and Napoli, making official the project that began to materialize last summer.

Martino Davidi

“I spoke with Infantino in a very cordial meeting – Simonelli explained to Mediaset microphones -We had doubts about the referees, who will have to be Asian, but Collina gave me ample reassurances about their capabilities”.

The idea of having Milan-Como played in Perth came from the government of the State of Western Australia, of which the city that will host the match is the capital. The project was immediately approved by the Lega Calcio Serie A given the unavailability in those days of the Meazza Stadium due to the opening ceremony of Milan Cortina 2026.

But in the Rossoneri house there have been some discordant voices in recent weeks, above all Adrien Rabiot: “It’s totally absurd. There is a lot of talk about the calendars and the health of the players, but this all seems really absurd. It is crazy to travel so many kilometers to have a match played between two Italian teams”.

And Mike Maignan agreed with him: “I fully agree with Rabiot, today we think a lot about the financial aspect and forget other things”. But those who disagree, and especially the fans, will have to resign themselves…