Serie A in talks to play Milan vs Como in Australia | OneFootball

Serie A is in talks to host a February 2026 league fixture, Milan vs Como, in Australia, reports The Athletic.

Milan vs Como, scheduled for the weekend of February 7-8, 2026, could be played in Australia.

On that weekend, the Stadio Meazza in San Siro will not be available, as it will host the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games.

Milan vs Como could be played in Australia

MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 15: Joao Felix of AC Milan is challenged by Alex Valle of Como during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on March 15, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

In an attempt to ease the fixture congestion at San Siro in February, Lega Serie A has already allowed Inter and Milan to play the opening 2025-26 league match at home.

However, there could be a further change, as The Athletic reports that the game between Milan and Como could be played in Australia.

Why Serie A allowed to play games abroad

The ball of Italian Serie A is pictured before the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Atalanta at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on March 10, 2024. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

“In what would be the first European league fixture to be played abroad, plans are being discussed for the fixture to be staged in the Western Australian city of Perth on the weekend of February 7-8, 2026,” The Athletic wrote.

Until not long ago, it was prohibited to play league matches abroad, but this past April, “Relevent Sports settled a six-year-long lawsuit with the U.S Soccer Federation to try, paving the way for European domestic games to be held abroad.”

MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 15: Lucas Da Cunha of Como celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on March 15, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Milan will start the 2025-26 campaign against newly promoted side Cremonese, who are also regional rivals from the Lombardy region.

Como will also begin the new Serie A season at home, hosting Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio.