Overview
- Serie A and the Government of Western Australia announced that the Feb. 8 Milan vs. Como fixture will no longer be played in Perth.
- Officials said additional authorization conditions from the Asian Football Confederation could not be met without financial risk to both the host government and the league.
- UEFA had approved the relocation and all 20 Serie A clubs backed it, positioning the game to be the league’s first outside Italy.
- Western Australia sports minister Rita Saffioti called the outcome disappointing but said avoiding unacceptable risk was the right choice.
- League and local organizers are weighing an alternative venue in Italy or a postponement, as a separate LaLiga plan to play Villarreal–Barcelona in Miami was also canceled earlier this season.