Supercoppa Italiana 2020

Lore & Background

The match was initially supposed to be held in January 2021 in Saudi Arabia, but restrictions related to the global COVID-19 pandemic forced it to remain in Italy. Juventus made its ninth consecutive Supercoppa Italiana appearance, and 16th 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). The match was a rematch of the 2020 Coppa Italia final, in which Napoli defeated Juventus 4–2 on penalties.

Reader's Guide

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.

Did You Know?

• Napoli had won only one of their three previous Supercoppa appearances (1990, 2012, 2014) before this match.
• On all three previous occasions, Juventus had been the opponent.
• Juventus entered the match seeking a record-extending ninth Supercoppa Italiana title, but Napoli's victory denied them that achievement.