[Portman]

Milan duo plan Champions move

Thursday 8 February, 2007 - FI

Milan and Inter could play their home Champions League fixtures away from the San Siro if the stadium does not comply with the new safety regulations.

The Italian Government approved a severe decree aimed at fighting football-related violence after a police officer was killed in Catania last Friday.

The anti-hooliganism laws include the fact that games will have to be played behind closed doors in the stadiums that do not meet the required security standards.

Only four stadiums in Serie A are in line with the regulations – Rome’s Olimpico, Palermo’s Barbera, Turin’s Olimpico, and the Artemio Franchi in Siena.

The rest, including Milan’s Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, require varying degrees of work to comply with the new safety requirements.

A special government committee will carry out a check at every Serie A stadium on Thursday before deciding which are fit to reopen to spectators this weekend.

If the committee confirms that the San Siro cannot host spectators, Inter and Milan might move their home Champions League ties to other stadiums.

Inter are considering the idea of playing the February 21 match with Valencia in Genoa or Palermo, whereas the Rossoneri might host Celtic on March 7 in France or Swizterland, where the probable solution might be the Wankdorf Stadion in Geneva.

UEFA will have to authorise the change of venue in both cases, but reports suggest that the governing body of European Football does not see any problem in granting the San Siro outfits’ request.

I dunno what to say.

[Portman]

I can see Milan v Celtic in Saint-Dennis (Paris) this March... (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

This post has been edited by Portugal: Feb 8 2007, 08:24 PM

[milanistar]

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