A decision that will still make people discuss, especially the fans. However, as anticipated in the evening by the Gazzetta dello Sport, it is now official: for the first time in the history of European football, two league games will be played outside national borders. Milan-UMO, Serie A match, will be played in Perth, Australia, 7 or 8 February 2026. The other European comparison, Villarreal-Barcelona, Liga’s challenge, will be staged instead on 20 December 2025 in Miami, in the United States. Uefa gave the go -ahead “exceptional”, thus unlocking a situation left on a stalled for months.
A suffered decision, which arrived after a long process of mediation and reflection. The role of the president of the FIGC and vice -president Vicar of the UEFA, Gabriele Gravina, who convinced the Nyon executive committee with a detailed relationship and a limited but innovative proposal, was fundamental.
Because it is played abroad
The match between Milan and Como has been moved to Perth due to the unavailability of San Siro during the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Villarreal-Barcelona, on the other hand, will be played in Miami as part of an internationalization strategy already shared by the two clubs and Liga. All parties involved – from clubs to leagues, to the federations of Australia and the United States – had already given the consent. Even Fifa, which is working on a modification of the regulations to overcome the current ban on playing championship matches outside their country, has said itself optimistic. Yet, the green light of the UEFA was still missing, which risked blowing everything up.
