Milan-Como was intended for Perth on 8 February
Asian Football Confederation wanted to impose conditions
The proposal to play a Serie A match between Milan and Como in Perth, Australia, has been cancelled due to football sanctions and conditions imposed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The game was set to become the first major European domestic league fixture to be played outside its home country but will now not go ahead because of the financial risks and last-minute complications.
“In the face of an escalation of further and unacceptable requests arrived in the last few hours by the AFC towards the Australian federation and consequently the government of Western Australia and Serie A Football League, it has become impossible to play the Milan-Como match in Perth on 8 February,” Serie A president, Ezio Simonelli, said on Monday.
