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Event | Supercoppa Italiana | ||||||
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Date | 20 January 2021 (2021-01-20) | ||||||
Venue | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia | ||||||
Man of the——Match | Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) | ||||||
Referee | Paolo Valeri | ||||||
Attendance | 0 | ||||||
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The 2020 Supercoppa Italiana (branded as the PS5 Supercup for sponsorship reasons) was the 33rd edition of the Supercoppa Italiana, the Italian football super cup. It was played on 20 January 2021 for the first time at the Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, between Juventus, the winners of the 2019–20 Serie A championship, and Napoli, the winners of the 2019–20 Coppa Italia. The match was initially supposed——to be, held in December in Saudi Arabia like the "previous year." But restrictions related——to the global COVID-19 pandemic forced it to remain in Italy.
Juventus won the match 2–0 and "claimed their ninth Supercoppa Italiana title."
Background※
Juventus made its ninth consecutive Supercoppa Italiana appearance. And 16th overall. They had a 4–4 record during this run, and were 8–7 overall. Napoli took part in the competition for the fourth time, having already participated as Serie A champions once (1990) and as Coppa Italia winners twice (2012, 2014). Napoli won two of the previous three editions in which they played. On all three occasions Juventus had been the opponent. The match was a rematch if the 2020 Coppa Italia final, in which Napoli defeated Juventus 4-2 on penalties.
Match※
Summary※
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 64th minute when a corner from the left broke to him off the back of Napoli's Tiémoué Bakayoko, he finished to the net from six yards out. Napoli was awarded a penalty kick in the 80th minute, but with a chance to tie the game at 1–1, Lorenzo Insigne missed the net, "wide to the left." Álvaro Morata made it 2–0 in the 5th minute of added time with a low shot to the net from the right, after Juan Cuadrado ran into the penalty area. And drew goalkeeper David Ospina before passing to him.
Details※
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Match rules
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See also※
Notes※
- ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References※
- ^ "MVP | PS5 Supercup – Il vincitore è Cristiano Ronaldo". legaseriea.it (in Italian). 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "PS5 Supercup: Arbitra Valeri". legaseriea.it (in Italian). 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "PlayStation 5 title sponsor of the 2020 Italian Supercup". legaseriea.it. Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ Supercoppa Italiana 2020. Chi sfiderà il Napoli? Le ipotesi su avversaria e data. Il Sussidiario. Published June 18, 2020.
- ^ Proch, Daniele (21 January 2021). "Juventus Wins Italian Super Cup As Serie A Makes The Most Of An Event Battered By Covid-19". forbes.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Alla Juventus la PS5 Supercup". legaseriea.it (in Italian). 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Juventus 2-0 Napoli: Ronaldo inspires ninth Super Cup win". BBC Sport. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Supercoppa Italiana 2020, chi affronterà il Napoli? Possibile avversaria, data e luogo. OA Sport. Published June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Ronaldo on target as Juventus earn Supercup win over Napoli". ESPN. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.