The 2020 Supercoppa Italiana (branded as the PS5 Supercup for sponsorship reasons)[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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| Event | Supercoppa Italiana | ||||||
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| Date | 20 January 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Paolo Valeri[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 0[note 1] | ||||||
Juventus won the match 2–0 and claimed their ninth Supercoppa Italiana title.[6][7]
Background edit
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.[8] 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 edit
Summary edit
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.[9] 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.[9]
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Notes edit
- ^ a b 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 edit
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Ronaldo on target as Juventus earn Supercup win over Napoli". ESPN. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.