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.