It’s the Italian Super Cup as Juventus pit Carlos Tevez and Andrea Pirlo against Napoli’s Gonzalo Higuain and Jonathan de Guzman.
It kicks off at 17.30 GMT at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Traditionally this fixture is played pre-season, but was postponed to December due to other international commitments.
Juve can take part as Scudetto winners and hope to maintain the trophy after crushing Lazio 4-0 last season and beating Napoli 4-2 in extra time in 2012.
It’s the Italian Super Cup as Juventus pit Carlos Tevez and Andrea Pirlo against Napoli’s Gonzalo Higuain and Jonathan de Guzman.
It kicks off at 17.30 GMT at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Traditionally this fixture is played pre-season, but was postponed to December due to other international commitments.
Juve can take part as Scudetto winners and hope to maintain the trophy after crushing Lazio 4-0 last season and beating Napoli 4-2 in extra time in 2012.
This is also the first chance for Massimiliano Allegri to secure silverware on the Juventus bench after replacing Antonio Conte.
That edition in Beijing saw two Partenopei sent off and Napoli boycott the awards ceremony in protest at the referee.
Rafa Benitez’s side are the Coppa Italia holders, having seen off Fiorentina 3-1 in May.
Napoli won the Super Cup only once, Diego Armando Maradona’s men famously destroying Juventus 5-1 in 1990.
The Turin giants have won six editions – the same as Milan – and have the chance to set a new record with seven.
Fernando Llorente is chosen to partner Tevez in attack, while Arturo Vidal, Paul Pogba and Pirlo pull the strings in midfield.
Andrea Barzagli, Romulo, Kwadwo Asamoah and Martin Caceres are still out injured.
Napoli are without Michu, Juan Camilo Zuniga and Lorenzo Insigne on long-term issues, but Higuain is supported by De Guzman, Jose Callejon and Marek Hamsik, dropping Dries Mertens and Jorginho.
Duvan Zapata is ready to come off the bench, having scored three goals in his last four appearances.
Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Pirlo, Marchisio, Pogba; Vidal; Tevez, Llorente
Juventus bench: Storari, Rubinho, Ogbonna, Romagna, Padoin, Mattiello, Pepe, Pereyra, Coman, Giovinco, Morata
Napoli: Rafael; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Gargano, David Lopez; De Guzman, Hamsik, Callejon; Higuain
Napoli bench: Colombo, Andujar, Britos, Henrique, Jorginho, Mertens, Mesto, Radosevic, Romano, Inler, Zapata, Luperto