Soccer-AC Milan, Inter, Juve to play pre-season matches in Perth


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Napoli v AC Milan - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy - April 6, 2026 AC Milan's Mike Maignan in action with Napoli's Scott McTominay and AC Milan's Adrien Rabiot. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo

April 9 (Reuters) - AC ⁠Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus said ⁠they will play a series of pre-season ‌friendlies in August at Perth Stadium after plans to stage an Italian top-flight match at the Australian venue ​were scrapped late last year.

Serie ⁠A had been ⁠in talks to stage a game between AC ⁠Milan ‌and Como in Perth in February but called it off in ⁠December citing conditions imposed by the Asian ​Football Confederation.

The ‌game would have been the first major ⁠European domestic ​league fixture to be played outside its home country.

AC Milan take on Inter Milan on ⁠August 5. Inter then face ​Juventus three days later and Juventus play Serie B side Palermo on August 11.

Western Australia ⁠Tourism Minister Reece Whitby said that the games would be a boost to the tourist sector.

"We are consistently seeing the positive impact ​these major events have on ⁠our communities - boosting our tourism sector, supporting ​local jobs and businesses, and ‌diversifying Western Australia's economy," ​Whitby said on Thursday.

(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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