Tuesday briefing: Serie A cancels plans for AC Milan vs Como game in Australia

Serie A has cancelled plans for next year’s AC Milan vs Como match to be held in Australia, the Italian top flight confirmed. The game was slated to be staged at Perth’s Optus Stadium on 8th February, in what would have been the first Italian domestic league match to be played overseas.

In a joint statement, Serie A and the Government of Western Australia said: “The onerous conditions from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to sanction the fixture could not be implemented without f