Serie A Matchday 26: Milan Fined €20,000 With Several Clubs Sanctioned

The Sports Judge has confirmed a series of disciplinary measures following the seventh return matchday of the 2025/26 Serie A Enilive season, with AC Milan receiving the heaviest fine of €20,000.

The sanction against AC Milan was imposed on the basis of strict liability after the club was deemed responsible for unjustifiably delaying kick-off by approximately four minutes and the restart of the second half by a further three minutes. The ruling cited repeated recidivism.

Clubs Sanctioned

Several other clubs were also fined.

Como 1907 were handed an €8,000 fine for delaying the start of the second half by around three minutes, while US Lecce received an €8,000 penalty after their supporters threw three firecrackers and several smoke bombs onto the pitch. The sanction was mitigated under provisions of the Code of Sports Justice.

Fines of €5,000 were issued to Atalanta BC for offensive chants directed at opposing supporters and to Bologna FC 1909 after smoke bombs were thrown onto the field of play.

Meanwhile, Juventus FC were fined €3,000 for a two-minute delay to the second-half restart.

Although pyrotechnic material was used by supporters of several clubs, including Atalanta, Bologna, Cagliari, Fiorentina, Genoa and Hellas Verona, the Sports Judge ruled that no additional sanctions would be imposed in those cases due to mitigating circumstances under Article 29 of the Code.

Player Suspensions

Three players were sent off during the round of fixtures and have each received one-match bans:

• Emirhan Ilkhan (Torino) for serious foul play
• Yerry Mina (Cagliari) for two yellow cards
• Ali Al-Musrati (Hellas Verona) for two cautions

Among players not sent off, further suspensions were confirmed after reaching the accumulation threshold. These include:

• Alessandro Bastoni (Inter)
• Manuel Locatelli (Juventus)
• Sebastian Walukiewicz (Sassuolo)

All three were banned for one match after receiving their fifth cautions of the season.

Domilson Cordeiro dos Santos of Fiorentina was also suspended for one match and fined €2,000 for simulation in the opponent’s penalty area, having already been on a caution count.

Officials Also Punished

Two club officials were handed one-match touchline bans. Alessio Luccarelli of Como was dismissed for openly contesting a refereeing decision at the end of the first half, while Milan’s Alberto Marangon was sent off late in the second half for disrespectful comments toward an assistant referee.

Napoli official Davide Iorio was fined €5,000 for loudly criticising the referee in the tunnel after the match.

On the Pitch

The matchday itself produced several notable results. AS Roma and Genoa CFC both recorded 3–0 victories, while Como 1907 stunned Juventus with a 2–0 away win. AC Milan, meanwhile, suffered a 1–0 home defeat to Parma.

All fines will be debited directly from the clubs’ league accounts, as confirmed in the official communiqué published in Milan on 24 February 2026.

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