This weekend’s Derby d’Italia will collect the most money ever from ticket sales in Italian football history, according to Milano based newspaper la Gazzetta dello Sport.
Ticket sales from the game have earnt the Nerazzurri a figure in excess of €6.5 million, over €700,000 more than the previous record holder, last season’s Milan derby. It also earnt over €500,000 more than the highest ever amount of money received from ticket sales in Italian football, €5.9 million for Inter’s Champions League game against Barcelona last season.
The game, which is expected to be witnessed by over 75,000 spectators, has earnt so much because of the increase in ticket prices and the fact that all the VIP seats have sold out. For the first time in the history of the Nerazzurri, all of the SkyBoxes have been sold out to companies in a season long subscription as well, showing the belief in Antonio Conte’s squad and their title challenge.
At the stadium there is set to be spectators from over 100 different countries, with more than 20% of the tickets being sold abroad. The game will also be broadcast in more than 200 countries.
