Milan backs supporters’ boycott over away-ticket prices

Milan is backing the boycott announced by its supporters for the team’s next away trip to Udinese. The stance, presented as a break from the usual response of major clubs to ticket prices in Italy, puts the club alongside fans challenging the cost of seats allocated to visiting supporters.

The Rossoneri plan to boycott their next Serie A away match on Sunday in response to the price set by Udinese: 65 euros per ticket, or about 73 dollars. Milan has described the amount as shocking. The club says travelling supporters are being systematically exploited, making ticket prices an issue that goes beyond a dispute over one particular charge.

In an official statement, Milan also connected those prices to the balance of the competition. « Imposing exorbitant prices on supporters of the same team to attend away matches is not only unfair, but undermines the unity of the league at a time when Italian football needs solidarity to compete with the Premier League and other European leagues », the club said. Its argument is therefore about both supporters’ ability to travel and ensuring that the league is not divided by clubs’ differing sizes.

Milan is asking the Italian League to intervene and set a cap on visiting supporters’ tickets across the competition. To support that request, the club pointed to the Premier League, where prices do not exceed 30 pounds sterling, or about 40 dollars. Milan is not simply objecting to the charge for the Udinese trip; it is calling for a common limit throughout the league.

The statement also put forward a reciprocal approach. Under the proposal, supporters of clubs that charge Milan fans more than the average could face higher prices when they visit San Siro. The additional proceeds would go to the Milan Foundation to fund charitable initiatives. This remains a proposal, not a rule that has been adopted.

Milan summed up its appeal for equal treatment with the words: « Italian football cannot prosper if supporters are treated differently according to the size of their club. » The dispute has a longer history among supporters: in 2023, Curva Sud boycotted a Milan away match against Juventus for the same reason, then renewed its complaints last season over prices charged to visiting fans by Juventus and Torino. Milan’s backing gives an institutional voice to a demand previously carried in particular by supporters.