Milan-Tottenham, collection record in Italy: 9,133,842 euros – Corriere.it

Background: When the box office figures came in at halftime, many thought it was a cashier’s mistake. But no. Milan-Tottenham it will go down in history for its record takings (for now): 9,133,842 euros, to be precise. Record numbers. Milan’s return to the round of 16 of the Champions League after 9 years brought over 74,320 fans to San Siro and the club’s takings staggered: practically 122 euros of average expenditure for each single ticket. The Rossoneri club confirmed that it is the record in Italy. Previously it appears that the record belonged to the Champions League match between Inter and Barcelona in 2019. In that case, 7,889,495 euros were collected with 71,818 spectators present.

The derby of 5 February last, won by Inter 1-0 with a goal from Lautaro, had instead scored the second highest income for a Serie A match, with 5.8 million, behind Inter-Juventus of October 2019 (6.6 million). Milan against Chelsea also in the Champions League in October collected 6,818,954 euros. In short: San Siro is a guarantee. It should be noted that the capacity of San Siro has decreased: between 2010 and 2020 it was 78,275 seats, (26,329 in the first tier, 32,401 in the second tier and 19,545 in the third tier) while now Inter and Milan can count on just over 75,000 seats, about 2,500 less than the previous capacity following the closure of some sectors of the third ring. A slimming cure that didn’t prevent yesterday’s record. Valuable money that will help the Milan to make cash. However, the goal of the AC Milan club (like that of Inter) does not change: the new stadium was and remains a priority. At San Siro or somewhere else.