Italy’s Serie A is poised to become the first major European league to play matches for points on foreign soil, with Perth’s Optus Stadium in line to host one – or both – of the Milan clubs in competitive fixtures next season.
A report in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera claims the competition’s chief executive, Luigi de Siervo, has received an offer to play a Serie A在澳大利亚的游戏。熟悉谈判的消息来源，无权公开讲话，说开创性的报价来自西澳大利亚州的旅游团，一项交易即将完成。
One or both of the Milan clubs could be bound for Australia – and not for a friendly.Credit: AP
No major European league has yet staged a competitive match in another country, but Serie A has been exploring opportunities to do so, most在美国公开。 Serie A’s commercial and marketing director, Michele Ciccarese, told reporters in March that work was being undertaken to stage a match in America, but there were “barriers” that needed to be overcome.
FIFA recently rescinded a ban on domestic leagues playing regular-season games on foreign territory, paving the way for such agreements.
Serie A’s hand has been forced to some degree by the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, the opening ceremony for which is being held at the San Siro – home to both AC Milan and Inter Milan – on February 6.
That means the storied 80,000-seat venue is off limits for the two Milan clubs between January 10 and February 8, and that they will need to take matches elsewhere during that time.
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The Italian Supercoppa, now a four-team mini tournament between the winners and runners-up of the Serie A and Coppa Italia, has routinely been played on foreign soil, most recently in Saudi Arabia for the past three years but previously in China, the United States, Qatar and even Libya.