Italian Super Cup is on this Wednesday where traditionally Serie A champions (Juventus) face Coppa Italia winners from last season (Napoli).
Bitter rivals from either side of the North-South divide, Juventus and Napoli clash at the Mapei Stadium on Wednesday, in the 33rd edition of the Supercoppa Italiana.
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It started with the extreme disappointment of their loss to Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League play-off round. Much of that may have been down to the fact the team requested that the Supercoppa be moved to the winter.
Juventus: Szczesny; Danilo, Demiral, Bonucci, Frabotta; Bernardeschi, Rabiot, Bentancur, Chiesa; Morata, Ronaldo
Napoli: Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Rui; Bakayoko, Ruiz; Lozano, Zielinski, Insigne; Petagna
Juventus vs Napoli
Italy Super Cup
Date: Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Kick-Off at 20.00 UK
Venue: MAPEI Stadium, Reggio Emilia.
Juventus vs Napoli Head-to-head
- Napoli have won Coppa Italia against Juventus last season. Result in regular and extra time was 0-0 so the winner was decided after a penalty shootout.
- Over 2.5 goals have been produced in four of the last five encounters between Juventus and Napoli.
- The most recent Serie A encounter was played in Naples and Napoli won 2-1.
- Four out of the last five meetings have ended with both teams scoring and Over 2.5 goals.
Juventus vs Napoli Prediction
Juventus can finally get one over on Napoli for the first time in five final attempts, by bouncing back from a disappointingly disjointed display to prove their mettle.
As you probably know, there was a lot of drama involved in match between these two rivals which was supposed to be played in late 2020. Teams have not given up on title hopes, even though AC Milan have six points advantage over Napoli, seven ahead of Juve.