RIYADH: The highly-anticipated Italian Super Cup (Supercoppa Italiana) is scheduled to be held in Riyadh in January 2024, featuring an exciting four teams, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday.
The Italian football league system has confirmed the schedule for the tournament, which will commence on January 18 and conclude on January 22, after a general assembly meeting.
Earlier, Italy’s Lega Serie announced that Saudi Arabia will host the Super Cup for four out of the next six seasons starting from 2024. The four clubs participating in in the Super Cup represent the winners and runners-up of the league and the Italian Cup (Coppa Italia).
After Spain, Italy’s Lega Serie has expanded the format of the Super Cup to include the runners-up alongside the champions, in the tournament starting in 2024. Spain made a similar change in 2020, and the Spanish Super Cup 2024 is also likely to be held in Riyadh from January 10 to 14.
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The upcoming Italian Super Cup will showcase Napoli, the Italian champions; Lazio, the runners-up; Inter, the Coppa Italia winners; and Fiorentina, the Coppa Italia finalists.
The event will be started with a match between Napoli and Fiorentina on January 18 at Al-Awwal Park Stadium in the Saudi capital, while the clash between Inter and Lazio will take place the following day.
The final of the tournament is scheduled for January 22.
