Dec 12 : The proposed Serie A match in Perth, Australia remains a work in progress and has not been abandoned despite unacceptable conditions imposed by the Asian Football Confederation, Serie A President Ezio Simonelli said on Friday.

The Italian FA approved Serie A's request to move February's fixture between AC Milan and Como due to San Siro's unavailability as it hosts the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.

UEFA reluctantly cleared the Serie A match in October in a decision that also covered LaLiga's plan to stage a LaLiga game between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami this month, which was later cancelled following strong domestic opposition.

Recent Italian media reports suggested the Perth match, which would become the first major European domestic league fixt

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