Supercoppa Italiana | Juventus v AC Milan

[Camy89]

Happening now, 0-0.

Being held in Saudi Arabia, I encourage anyone to tune in to listen to the exceptionally bad atmosphere. When the ball is being passed around, there's literally almost no noise.

Also, why in Saudi Arabia?

 

[Keeps It tidy]

I asked this in the Serie A forum why do they hold their Supercup in the middle of the season?

 

[DomesticTadpole]

I asked this in the Serie A forum why do they hold their Supercup in the middle of the season?

Too hot in Saudi Arabia in pre-season?

 

[Camy89]

Why can't they host it in Rome: A neutral city and have 50:50 Juve and Milan fans? Why on earth go to Saudi Arabia? Is it some sort of shit marketing ploy?

 

[TheScriptwriter]

Why can't they host it in Rome: A neutral city and have 50:50 Juve and Milan fans? Why on earth go to Saudi Arabia? Is it some sort of shit marketing ploy?

Money is the most obvious answer. I don't see any other reason.

 

[Rob]

I read it’s because they’re getting paid handsomely for it. Nevermind the fact that their fans can’t attend, that women can’t watch without being accompanied by a man and the general lack of human rights.

 

[Keeps It tidy]

During a corner almost the entire crowd got up to take pictures/record video on their phone.

 

[Camy89]

The Fratelli's starts playing when Juve score a disallowed goal

 

[Kostov]

Bakayoko is terrible.

 

[Tommy]

Oof that attempt from CR7. Almost.

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Embarrassing for Italian football.

 

[Prometheus]

Also, why in Saudi Arabia?

 

[Tommy]

Don't worry, we'll no doubt join the Italian FA in the next 5-10 years.

 

[Peyroteo]

Paqueta looks like a good signing for Milan. Decent game so far, Juve look a lot more entertaining with Cancelo and Costa playing and Mandzukic out.

 

[giorno]

Paqueta looks like a good signing for Milan. Decent game so far, Juve look a lot more entertaining with Cancelo and Costa playing and Mandzukic out.

Also a let less threatening though

 

[Peyroteo]

Also a let less threatening though

Only 45 minutes and it's a final so I'm not sure, I think they should go with this front 3 in the easier league games at least. You can tell it's much easier to create chances for them.

When the CL comes Mandzukic has to play though.

 

[Berbaclass]

Also a let less threatening though

I don’t know about that. They’ve had 4/5 good chances in the first half.

 

[Schneckerl]

Wonder if the Charity Shield will be moved to a different country soon, with the Italian/Spanish super cup being played in Saudi Arabia/Morocco.

 

[Keeps It tidy]

Wonder if the Charity Shield will be moved to a different country soon, with the Italian/Spanish super cup being played in Saudi Arabia/Morocco.

I doubt it. The likes of Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are desperate to get the type of global audience the Premier League already has.

 

[Bastian]

Was that onside?

 

[Peyroteo]

Same movement as the goal vs United, everytime either Pjanic or Bonucci have the ball they act as triggers for Ronaldo to make a direct run

 

[The Taurean]

Was that onside?

BT are useless. Not shown the angle on replay and talking about Var.

 

[Bastian]

BT are useless. Not shown the angle on replay and talking about Var.

Just showed a partial clip now where it looks on. But yeah, strange camera work..

 

[Prometheus]

What a goal!

EDIT: Off-side.

 

[Kostov]

Wtf is the referee doing here. Absolute bonkers. He gives a yellow for a challenge then reviews on VAR himself and corrects himself giving a red instead. A minute before Matuidi had a similarly bad challenge on Calabria not even a yellow. Absolute dross of a man.

 

[It's B Rubble]

So Milan get a player sent off for a tackle that was similar to Matuidi’s a few minutes before. Ref didn’t go to VAR for that challenge but went to it for the Milan player. Corrupt to the max, I would be fuming if I was Gatusso.

 

[BrianMcClair'sBarnet]

Comfortable for Juve in the end.

Funny how AC Milan players evidently dont pass to Bakayoko.
He is something else. Amazing how good Jardim made him look at Monaco.

 

[Peyroteo]

Was that onside?

 

[el3mel]

Not surprising. The gap between both teams is extremely huge.

 

[BrianMcClair'sBarnet]

Costa was probably the only exciting player in that second half.
Dybala was underwhelming for the majority of the game.

 

[charlenefan]

This is the Italian equivalent of what? Our league cup?

 

[el3mel]

This is the Italian equivalent of what? Our league cup?

Community Shield.

 

[charlenefan]

Community Shield.

Why so late in the season?

 

[el3mel]

Why so late in the season?

They always play their super cup midway in the season, no specific reason except they like it that way. Each league prefers their own timing of this super cup.

 

[Keeps It tidy]

This is the Italian equivalent of what? Our league cup?

Community Shield.

 

[enigmista]

Why so late in the season?

Milan had to play Europa League qualifications in August.

 

[giorno]

They always play their super cup midway in the season, no specific reason except they like it that way. Each league prefers their own timing of this super cup.

Nope. It's the third time that's happened. My guess is it's down to the location(the other two times it was held in Doha). Playing in the arabian peninsula in august would be impossible

 

[FootballHQ]

They've previously played this in Libya and New York in recent years.

Makes fair bit of sense for me. Don't mess with the normal fixtures and give foreign viewers a reasonably competitive game between two star teams.

Would anyone care if Community shield was played abroad? La Liga should do it aswell rather than messing with their league fixtures (is that still happening btw).

 

[el3mel]

They've previously played this in Libya and New York in recent years.

Makes fair bit of sense for me. Don't mess with the normal fixtures and give foreign viewers a reasonably competitive game between two star teams.

Would anyone care if Community shield was played abroad? La Liga should do it aswell rather than messing with their league fixtures (is that still happening btw).

Supercup is actually a trophy, unlike Community Shield. England is the only big country in which the match between league and cup winners is useless, not a trophy and no one cares about it.

 

[FootballHQ]

Supercup is actually a trophy, unlike Community Shield. England is the only big country in which the match between league and cup winners is useless, not a trophy and no one cares about it.

The teams do go up the Wembley steps and winner lifts the shield. Can't remember if they get medals.

Mourinho counts it as a trophy and that's good enough for me.