AC Milan, Inter and Juventus to play pre-season games in Australia

AC Milan will be in action in Perth this August
AC Milan will be in action in Perth this AugustREUTERS / Ciro De Luca

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 5th ‌Inter then face Juventus three days later and Juventus play Serie B side Palermo on August 11th.

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.