Sources tell Football-Italia.net that Inter and Juventus have asked to postpone the Supercoppa Italiana showdown until the end of the season after stadium capacity was reduced to 50 per cent.
They need the Lega Serie A to give the all-clear to the change of date, which should not be too difficult if both clubs are already in agreement.
The reigning Serie A champions and the Coppa Italia holders traditionally face off to decide the Supercup, a fixture that until recently was played in August right before the season began.
In recent years, that has changed to December or January, and this season’s clash was set at San Siro for January 12.
However, sources tell Football Italia this evening that Inter and Juventus have agreed they want to postpone the match until the end of this term.
That is partly prompted by the change of situation, because the wave of COVID-19 cases in Italy has seen the stadiums reduced from 75 per cent capacity to 50 per cent.
This is causing problems all around the league, with eight Serie A clubs today halting the sale of tickets for upcoming games.
It is particularly tricky because the chequerboard seating plan is also re-introduced to help with social distancing, an issue if tickets for seats placed together have already been sold.
As for the Supercoppa, it would cost the clubs approximately €1.5m in revenue by cutting the attendance to 50 per cent capacity.
Should ask for the seating restrictions to be lifted instead, if you ask me. I mean, correct me if I’m wrong but weren’t vaccines supposed to end the pandemic? And it clearly hasn’t. Which indicates that the experts aren’t really experts and don’t know what they’re talking about, but they are following a political agenda (on a global scale).
Again, if you ask me, 20+ months after the pandemic has started, surely there should be outpatient treatment that reduces the chance of hospitalization and that would be much more useful than destroying our society, culture, and the economy.
Well said @LUIGI
The Italian super cup should always be played a week before the start of the new season.
Vaccines were never said to grant immunity,they were supposed to greatly reduce serious illness which it has undisputably. Also this is a football site and not the proper place for debate/misinformation on that subject.
Well said Inter bells.
lol @Inter you already debated it. Stick to football Inter, the club that goes from one owner to another. No need to tell me you’re 12 points ahead bla bla bla, I get it congratulations on winning the league title, 2 in 11 years. I just find it amusing that you are preaching virtue but yet breaking your own rules. Typical Inter fan always thinking that they are something special.
@Frankie.. cheers mate,facts are important.
@tony…well since you so graciously enquired I was actually just responding to his request when he asked to “correct me if I’m wrong”.
Sorry if this upset you.
Seems like a no brainer