The 2024/25 Supercoppa Italiana continues with Juventus taking over Milan in Riyadh.
Right here is every thing you should know forward of this mouthwatering encounter.
The place and when is the sport?
The second semi-final of the Supercoppa Italiana 2025 takes place on January 3 between Coppa Italia winners Juventus and Serie A runners-up Milan.
The sport kicks off at 22:00 native time (20:00 CET) and can be held on the newly-constructed Kingdom Area, as will the opposite semi-final and the ultimate.
The 30,000 capability venue in Riyadh opened in October 2023 and can be the house of Saudi Professional League facet Al-Hilal and holds two Guinness World Data: the biggest lined soccer stadium on the planet and the best capability for an indoor lined stadium.
How did the 2 groups qualify?
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In 2023, the Supercoppa Italiana moved away from the standard format pitting the Scudetto winner towards the Coppa Italia winner, pivoting to a four-team format.
That sees the highest two in Serie A tackle the Coppa Italia finalists, which apparently is the highest 4 from Serie A final season.
Juventus booked their ticket to Saudi Arabia by profitable the Coppa Italia final Might, whereas Milan’s second positioned Serie A end noticed them into the Supercoppa semi-final.
One participant to look at from every staff
Kenan Yıldız (Juventus)
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The Turkish teenager is having fun with a breakout season and appears to be relishing the duty afforded to him by Thiago Motta.
A Golden Boy Net Award win in December reveals the regard he’s held in and he appears to be like set to be a cornerstone of the Bianconeri entrance line for years to come back.
He additionally holds the excellence of being the primary ever goalscorer within the new-look Champions League group part.
Rafael Leão (Milan)
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As soon as the Serie A MVP within the not-too-distant previous, the Portuguese star goes by a troublesome season beneath his compatriot Paulo Fonseca.
Not a assured starter and discovering himself on the fringes, he has proven that when given alternatives he’s nonetheless able to torturing defences.
This conflict might be the proper alternative to regain some belief and confidence.
Who’re the coaches?
Thiago Motta (Juventus)
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The brand new man within the Previous Woman dugout has felt the warmth a little bit extra lately after a really spectacular begin constructed on excellent defensive shows.
Motta earned the job in Turin on the again of main Bologna into the Champions League for the primary time of their historical past in its trendy format.
Some disappointing slip-ups all through November and December have led to criticism however he would go a protracted solution to profitable followers again by lifting his first piece of silverware.
Sergio Conceição (Milan)
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Lower than every week in the past, it appeared under-fire Milan boss Paulo Fonseca would survive the warmth lengthy sufficient to take his staff to Saudi Arabia.
However a disappointing draw towards his former membership Roma on Sunday led to his dismissal (which had been coming following a poor begin) and he was swiftly changed by compatriot Sergio Conceição.
The highly-regarded tactician had been out of labor since bringing an finish to a profitable seven-year keep at Porto through the summer season and his first recreation answerable for the Rossoneri will are available Riyadh towards Juventus.
Memorable assembly
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The golf equipment contested the 2003 Champions League remaining towards one another within the first ever all-Italian affair. A tense affair at Previous Trafford produced no objectives earlier than Milan went on to win on penalties.
Predicted line-ups
Juventus (4-2-3-1): De Gregorio; Danilo, Gatti, Kalulu, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Thuram; Conceiçao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahović
Milan (4-3-3): Maignan; Royal, Gabbia, Thiaw, Jimenez; Fofana, Reijnders, Pulisic; Chukwueze, Abraham, Leão
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