AC Milan have backed supporters planning to boycott Sunday’s Serie A match at Udinese, saying the €65 ($73) price of an away ticket puts an unfair financial burden on travelling fans.
The club said excessive ticket costs risk creating greater divisions between clubs and could damage attempts to raise the profile of Italian football.
“The global appeal of Italian football depends heavily on the loyalty and passion of supporters of clubs like AC Milan,” the club said.
“Charging those same fans excessive prices for away games is not only unfair, but undermines the unity of the league at a time when Italian football needs to come together to compete against the Premier League and other European leagues.”
Milan called on Serie A to consider introducing a competition-wide limit on away ticket prices. The club pointed to the Premier League, where visiting supporters’ tickets are capped at 30 pounds ($40).
Milan also said it could introduce a reciprocal policy, subject to league regulations. Under the proposal, supporters of clubs that charge Milan fans above-average prices could pay more when their team visits San Siro.
The club said any additional revenue generated by such a measure would be “donated to Fondazione Milan to support charitable initiatives”.
“Italian football cannot grow stronger by treating supporters differently based on the size of their club,” Milan added.
Ticket prices have been a longstanding concern for Curva Sud, Milan’s main supporters’ group. The group boycotted the club’s away match at Juventus in 2023 in protest at ticket costs.
Curva Sud renewed its complaints last season about the prices charged for Milan’s matches against Juventus. It also accused Torino of overcharging visiting supporters.
Milan’s statement came after supporters announced plans not to attend the fixture at Udinese, with the club placing the issue within a wider debate about away-ticket pricing across Serie A.
