The new Italian Supercup

If say juve reach Coppa final and finish 2nd, I guess that means 3rd place in the league makes the Supercoppa? As there's no such thing as '3rd place' in Coppa Italia.

Anyhow nowadays everyone is thinking of expanding to have more matches and more $

It's also good marketing for the league. Italian football is pretty popular in the Middle East.

But hypothetically speaking, not necessarily the next edition: a Supercoppa having the Milan clubs, juve and a Rome club would be worth more to win than a one off game I guess.

It would indeed be nice if Cremonese reach the Coppa final and get to play Supercoppa. They might be in Serie B by then so it would be a nice financial boost and also good for the club from a sporting perspective. I think Fiorentina will be too good for them though.

Can't wait for the pictures of Javier Zanetti in tears after Inter wins the Italian Supercup as they stand 8th in Serie A.

Please tell me that they at least plan to return to the old ways and schedule it in pre-season again. 🙏

Two games mid-season is too much of a distraction. Almost as bad as the CWC or whatever it's called.

camelface said:

Can't wait for the pictures of Javier Zanetti in tears after Inter wins the Italian Supercup as they stand 8th in Serie A.

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Shots fired. @red will love this though.

Nacka said:

Please tell me that they at least plan to return to the old ways and schedule it in pre-season again. 🙏

Two games mid-season is too much of a distraction. Almost as bad as the CWC or whatever it's called.

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No, January it is.

camelface said:

Can't wait for the pictures of Javier Zanetti in tears after Inter wins the Italian Supercup as they stand 8th in Serie A.

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Pictures, videos, quotes.. you name it. And not just from JZ but the other current management members, players and the Inter fans that actually go to the stadium. Trophies were made to be won and celebrated. Absurd concept, I know.

I doubt your opinion matters more in this case compared to people directly involved with the club.

Expanding Supercoppa also means more income for the clubs involved. Not exactly a terrible thing.

Firdaus said:

Shots fired. @red will love this though.

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Yeah, the guy who also called CL last 16 a 'distraction'

Nacka said:

Please tell me that they at least plan to return to the old ways and schedule it in pre-season again. 🙏

Two games mid-season is too much of a distraction. Almost as bad as the CWC or whatever it's called.

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Lol you want the players to play in Saudi Arabia in July/August?

Anyhow prepare yourself, CWC is getting bigger and better soon 😍

camelface said:

Can't wait for the pictures of Javier Zanetti in tears after Inter wins the Italian Supercup as they stand 8th in Serie A.

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A 3rd consecutive Supercoppa win does look like a tasty prospect. We never won 3 of them in a row. Hopefully we reach the Coppa final to be sure of a place in the 2024 Supercoppa (or finish 2nd in Serie A, though if I have to choose I would go with 3rd or 4th in Serie A plus Coppa final rather than 2nd in Serie A and no Coppa final)

Nerazzurri4life said:

Lol you want the players to play in Saudi Arabia in July/August?

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I assume that Saudi Arabia has the same kind of sci-fi stadiums with super AC that Qatar was talking about before being awarded the 2022 WC. 🦄

Nerazzurri4life said:

Anyhow prepare yourself, CWC is getting bigger and better soon 😍

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_Club_World_Cup

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Terrible idea, hopefully the clubs won't approve this.

Nacka said:

I assume that Saudi Arabia has the same kind of sci-fi stadiums with super AC that Qatar was talking about before being awarded the 2022 WC. 🦄



Terrible idea, hopefully the clubs won't approve this.

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I don't think Saudis have air conditioned stadia no. I might be mistaken though.

Clubs will make a lot of money and it won't be yearly. Every 4 years Like the NTs WC.

This tournament sounds like Nera's ultimate fantasy.

He must be frothing at the prospect.

Mixed feelings/thoughts tbh. On one hand, if 4 decent Italian sides are in it, it would be worth more to win than a one off match between just 2 teams. On the other hand, a Super Cup should be a game between 2 teams that actually won something the previous season.

Well the truth is that oftentimes the champion of last year sucks the next year, so have more teams in the mini tourney increases the chances of having two currently good teams playing against each other. And btw Nera, how about getting non-Italian refs for this tourney? It might make it mean something more to me in that case. Hell, I would take the refs from the Middle East...

Italians consider getting foreign refs an insult to Italian refs, I believe.

Nerazzurri4life said:

Italians consider getting foreign refs an insult to Italian refs, I believe.

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Not just that, you have to consider the one of the Italian referees a sort of corporation if not a sort of casta and they are ultradefensive in terms of what belong to them. They will never concede something like that.

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ToniStamp, my greatest compliments on your above mentioned .gif of the fat man rubbing his fingers, where the heck did you find this absolute gem my good man, it's boffo, it's revelatory truth about him, it's lip-quivering awesome, it's absolute witty and original like Donald Duck with bona fide taste, in shortphrase it kicks total, I love it man.

He was a well known (in Italy) Italian youtuber. Unfortunately he passed away but the gifs of him remain. I think that that gif describes pretty well the pain/irrritation I feel at competitions of champions being transformed in competitions which include losers (the former Champions Cup being the biggest example) in the name of the money.

Nerazzurri4life said:

Italians consider getting foreign refs an insult to Italian refs, I believe.

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yeah it is an insult to the italian refs

i wonder how italian teams would fare with different refs

let's make it happen in this special tournament, it would create some attraction for an otherwise money grab and create new conditions for competition