The Saudi capital of Riyadh will host the Supercoppa between Juventus and Lazio on December 22, it has been confirmed.

The fixture will be a 17:45 GMT kick-off (19:45 local time) and will be held at the King Saud University Stadium.

Saudi Arabia also played host to the Supercoppa last season, when Juventus beat Milan 1-0 in Jeddah at the start of this year.

Gazzetta dello Sport reports there will be no gender barriers on the premises in Riyadh “for the first time”.

The Saudi capital of Riyadh will host the Supercoppa between Juventus and Lazio on December 22, it has been confirmed.

The fixture will be a 17:45 GMT kick-off (19:45 local time) and will be held at the King Saud University Stadium.

Saudi Arabia also played host to the Supercoppa last season, when Juventus beat Milan 1-0 in Jeddah at the start of this year.

Gazzetta dello Sport reports there will be no gender barriers on the premises in Riyadh “for the first time”.

Therefore, women will have access to all areas of the stadium and foreign women will not have to wear the traditional ‘abaya’ over-garment.

Serie A has already rescheduled both sides’ fixtures to accommodate for the Supercoppa.

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