Tonight it's a match against Fiorentina in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 2 at 2,88, X at 3,35
It is the Italian Super Cup that catalyzes the attention of the football weekend in our country with Serie A skipping four of the ten matches on the calendar to allow Napoli, Fiorentina, Inter and Lazio to play semi-finals and finals which will be played for the second consecutive year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It starts tonight, Thursday 18 January at 20pm with Napoli – Fiorentina. Tomorrow the second semi-final between Inter and Lazio and then the final next Monday again at 20pm, naturally between the two winners of the semi-finals.
The winner of the Super Cup usually faced the Italian champion team and the winner or finalist of the Italian Cup. The final of the first edition in 1988 was won by Milan on 14 June 1989, beating Sampdoria 3 to 1. If Napoli were to reach the final it would be the fifth they would play after having won two, the 1 September 1990 and 22 December 2014, to the detriment of Juventus who had however won the other two finals against the Neapolitan team on 11 August 2012, after extra time, and on 20 January 2021, by 2 0. On the other hand, Fiorentina has only reached the final twice: 19 August 2001, when they lost 3-0 against Roma at the Olimpico, and 25 August 1996, when they defeated Milan 2-1 at San Siro .
This time the Super Cup Final Four matches, which will be played at the Al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh, do not include extra time. If at the ninetieth minute the result remains stuck at a draw, penalties will be taken directly.
Mazzarri, the new coach of Napoli, for the occasion could try a new tactical structure of the team, which will have to do without Demme even if Cajuste and Zielinski should become available again. If this is not the case, he will propose Gollini in goal behind the defense with the two central defenders Rrahmani and Juan Jesus, with Di Lorenzo on the right of the defensive department and Mario Rui on the opposite side. Raspadori or Simeone will compete for the center forward shirt for a trident that will be completed with the presence of Politano and Kvaratskhelia. In the control room, Lobotka will be able to count on the support of the returning Cajuste and Zielinski in midfield.
Italian, the Viola coach, will propose Terraciano in goal, preferred to Christensen, while in defense there will be space for Quarta, Milenkovic and Ranieri. In attack Beltran should be there from the first minute, supported by Bonaventura and Ikonè to finalize the team's play. In midfield Arthur and Duncan could be preferred to Lopez and Mandragora who will join Biraghi or alternatively Parisi.
For BetFlag analysts it will be a fairly balanced semi-final with Napoli slightly favored but 1 high at 2,48, not particularly far from the purple 2 at 2,88 and with the X of the ninetieth at 3,35. Also for this match, a ranking is proposed for the first or last scorer with Beltran and Simeone in the lead at 8,50, followed by Raspadori at 8,75, Kvaratskhelia at 9,50, Politano and Nzola at 9,75, Gaetano at 10,00, 10,50, Bonaventura at XNUMX and then all the others follow.
