GdS: Clarity arrives on Milan-Como date after UCL league phase – when it should be played

The completion of the Champions League’s mega-group phase has provided some clarity on when AC Milan will finally play Como.

As La Gazzetta dello Sport report, Inter’s 10th-placed finish means the Nerazzurri will play the second leg of their play-offs at home (scheduled for February 17-18 and the following week), thus freeing up the February 17-18 slot for the rescheduled Milan-Como game.

Date TBC

As a reminder, the game was scheduled for February 8 but Milan are unable to use the San Siro due to the Winter Olympics opening ceremony being two days earlier. The plan was then to move it to Australia, but that never went through, and so it will be played at San Siro after all.

Since Juventus will also be competing in the Champions League play-offs, it’s virtually certain that the Bianconeri’s away match against Inter will not be played on Sunday February 13, but rather on Friday 13 at 20:45 CET, or Saturday 14 at 18:00.

Both teams will ask to move up their league fixtures regardless of the UEFA draw this Friday, which will determine not only their respective opponents but also whether they will play the first leg of the Champions League play-offs on Tuesday the 17th or Wednesday the 18th.

In theory, Inter-Juve could also be played on Friday at 20:45 CET as both teams have no commitments that week (they will play their respective Coppa Italia quarter-finals the next week), but this will depend on whether they have Champions League commitments the following Tuesday.