Supercoppa Italiana 2020

Lore & Background

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. 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.

In Their Own Story

The desert heat of Jeddah faded into the cool night air under floodlights as the whistle approached. Carlo Ancelotti paced the technical area, eyes fixed on the pitch where his Azzurri stood ready. It was not just a match; it was validation for an entire city that had waited years for silverware.

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 won two of the previous three editions in which they played.
• On all three previous occasions, Juventus had been the opponent.
• Juventus claimed their record-extending ninth Supercoppa Italiana title.