Italian media reported last week the match was unlikely to take place after Serie A raised concerns over unacceptable conditions imposed by the Asian Football Confederation, leading Simonelli to say it was still a work in progress.
However, Simonelli has now said the issues have been resolved, particularly regarding the appointment of the match referees, following discussions with former top Italian referee and chairman of FIFA's Referees Committee Pierluigi Collina.
"We had a series of doubts over some of the conditions that had been set, which we considered impractical, for example being asked to use Asian Federation referees, as we have great faith in our Italian referees," Simonelli told Mediaset on Thursday.
"Collina reassured us on the quality of the Asian referees, and highlighted a couple of officials who could be assigned the game. That was the most difficult thing to accept, the biggest obstacle, but we have overcome that thanks to the reassurances of Collina."
The Italian FA approved Serie A's request to move the Milan-Como fixture on February 8 due to San Siro's unavailability as it hosts the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
UEFA reluctantly cleared the Serie A match in October in a decision that also covered LaLiga's plan to stage a league game between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami this month, which was later cancelled following strong domestic opposition.
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