Andrea Pirlo celebrates his first trophy as a coach, beating Napoli to the Supercoppa, explains why Juan Cuadrado was in such good shape and shrugging off Juventus criticism.
Gennaro Gattuso tells Lorenzo Insigne not to think Napoli lost the Supercoppa because of the penalty miss. ‘Juventus had more chances in the Coppa Italia Final.’
Juventus lifted the first trophy of the season and the Old Lady must thank Wojciech Szczęsny and Cristiano Ronaldo for their 2-0 win against Napoli. Player ratings from the Mapei Stadium:
Andrea Petagna insists ‘we’d be talking about a different game’ without Wojciech Szczesny’s incredible saves for Juventus, but Lorenzo Insigne is distraught after missing the Napoli penalty.
Cristiano Ronaldo made history and won the Supercoppa for Juventus, along with a last-gasp Alvaro Morata goal, but Lorenzo Insigne fired a Napoli penalty wide.
Juventus winger Federico Chiesa reportedly picked up an ankle injury in the first half of the Italian Super Cup Final against Napoli and was replaced with Federico Bernardeschi during the half time break.
Join us for the build-up and action as it happens from the Supercoppa Italiana, as Scudetto winners Juventus and Coppa Italia holders Napoli go head-to-head for the first trophy of 2020-21.
Italy coach Roberto Mancini explains why Lorenzo Insigne isn’t quite as effective this evening for Napoli against Juventus. ‘He has too much ground to cover.’
Juan Cuadrado is rushed back into the starting XI after recovering from COVID-19, helping a decimated Juventus defence with Dejan Kulusevski upfront, while Napoli look to Chucky Lozano, Lorenzo Insigne and Andrea Petagna.
Reports are growing rapidly that Juan Cuadrado will be whisked straight into the Juventus XI against Napoli for the Supercoppa just hours after recovering from COVID.
Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso reportedly cancelled this morning’s training to protect his team from the cold, fatigue and stress ahead of Juventus tonight.