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Plans to host AC Milan-Como Serie A match in Australia abandoned
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Como's head coach Cesc Fabregas watches during the Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Como 1907 at Rome's Olympic stadium, Italy, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. - photo by Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP
MILAN (AP) — Plans to play a Serie A match between AC Milan and Como in Australia next month have been abandoned. The Italian league and local organizers released a joint statement on Monday saying the game was off. Serie A president Ezio Simonelli said the Asian Football Confederation recently issued an “escalation for further and unacceptable requests” that made arranging the game impossible.