Ac Milan V Como Could Be First European Match To Be Played Abroad

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 Tijjani Reijnders celebrates a extremity for AC Milan pinch Christian Pulisic and Rafael LeaoImage source, Getty Images

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AC Milan hit Como 2-1 successful their astir caller Serie A fixture successful March

Ffion Wynne

BBC Sport journalist

AC Milan's Serie A lucifer against Como successful February could go nan first European convention fixture to beryllium played overseas aft plans to big nan fixture successful Australia were announced.

Italy's shot federation (FIGC) revealed plans connected Thursday to play nan lucifer successful Perth.

However, nan fixture would request nan support from Fifa, Uefa, Football Australia and nan Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The FIGC said it has fixed a "positive opinion" to nan Serie A plan, adding: "This brings person what would beryllium a historical 'trip' overseas for a Serie A match."

But it besides acknowledged that nan scheme would impact a "complex authorisation procedure" to summation support from nan different bodies.

Fifa's rules do not let home convention matches to beryllium played overseas but past twelvemonth it group up a moving group to look into nan matter.

Last year, La Liga said it wanted to clasp Barcelona v Atletico Madrid successful Miami earlier dropping nan thought because of clip constraints.

In 2019, Barcelona besides planned to shape a convention lucifer against Girona successful Miami, but nan thought was scrapped aft guidance from Spain's shot relation and its players' union.

The Premier League has antecedently said it has nary plans to play games overseas.

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