Played
August 11, 2012 8:00 AM EDT
Beijing National Stadium — Beijing
Referee: P. Mazzoleni
Attendance: 75000
August 11, 2012 8:00 AM EDT
Beijing National Stadium — Beijing
Referee: P. Mazzoleni
Attendance: 75000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Juventus | 1.91 | 5.00 | 2.10 | 4.33 | 2.15 | 1.01 | 2.09 | 1.89 |
| Draw | 3.20 | 3.10 | 3.25 | 1.29 | 3.20 | 30.00 | 3.40 | 3.26 |
| Napoli | 3.50 | 1.85 | 3.40 | 19.00 | 3.65 | 150.00 | 3.60 | 3.84 |
Supercoppa Italiana Preview: Juventus - Napoli
The new season in Italy is finally upon us, and it is last term's Coppa Italia finalists who will once more take center stage, with the Scudetto holder keen to exert revenge.
By Livio Caferoglu
Getty Images
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
|
JUVENTUS
 Buffon Lucio, Barzagli, Chiellini L'steiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, De Ceglie
Vucinic, Matri
|
NAPOLI
 De Sanctis Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica
Maggio, Hamsik, Inler, Behrami, Zuniga
Pandev, Cavani
|
Juventus is likely to name a full-strength XI for its trip to the National Stadium in Beijing, where it will contest the 2012-13 Supercoppa Italiana against Napoli. Several changes are in the pipeline from the 2-0 friendly success over Malaga, with Luca Marrone, Simone Padoin, Kwadwo Asamoah and Sebastian Giovinco ready to be dropped in favor of Andrea Barzagli, Giorgio Chiellini, Paolo De Ceglie and Mirko Vucinic.
After being found innocent in the Scommessopoli match-fixing scandal, Simone Pepe and Leonardo Bonucci are both eligible to feature in the China showpiece. The pair originally seemed destined to miss out, but their names have since been cleared.
However, Antonio Conte's 10-month ban from soccer, along with assistant Angelo Alessio, the departure of first team coach Cristian Stellini, means it is presently uncertain as to who will take charge of the side in Asia.
Meanwhile for Napoli, numerous alterations are also to be expected. The side may have eased to a 2-0 win over Bordeaux in its last preseason outing, but coach Walter Mazzarri will be in no mood to experiment come the weekend.
Consequently, Federico Fernandez, Walter Gargano, Blerim Dzemaili, Andrea Dossena and Eduardo Vargas should all be replaced by Paolo Cannavaro, Gokhan Inler, Marek Hamsik, Juan Zuniga and Edinson Cavani, the latter of whom returns from an unsuccessful Olympics campaign.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Juventus went the entire 2011-12 Serie A campaign unbeaten, before eventually lifting the title.
- Despite being one of the more successful sides to have won the fixture, the Old Lady last lifted the trophy in 2003.
- However, their recent record over the Partenopei is poor, with only two victories in their last eight.
- Napoli holds the upper hand over these two teams, having won their last meeting 2-0 in last season's Coppa Italia final.
- Marek Hamsik has scored five goals against Juventus, more than against any other club.
- Napoli's only appearance in the Supercoppa was in 1990 - a resounding 5-1 success over Juventus.
- Both sides have enjoyed unbeaten preseason campaigns, with Juve winning two of its three matches and Napoli maintaining a 100 percent record.
- This will be the second time Beijing plays host to the Supercoppa, with at least two out of the next three curtain raisers to be played at the National Stadium.
| Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to $100 CAD |
|
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
-
Juventus 2-0 Napoli
- 27.4 %
-
Juventus 2-1 Napoli
- 13.44 %
-
Juventus 3-1 Napoli
- 10.65 %
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | 2013-03-01 | Napoli 1 - Juventus 1 |
|
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | 2012-10-20 | Juventus 2 - Napoli 0 |
|
| Italy - TIM Supercup (TIMS) | 2012-08-11 | Juventus 4 - Napoli 2 |
|
| Italy - Coppa Italia (ITAC) | 2012-05-20 | Juventus 0 - Napoli 2 |
|
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | 2012-04-01 | Juventus 3 - Napoli 0 |
|
Juventus
    |
||
| 2013-05-18 | Sampdoria 3 - Juventus 2 | ITA1 |
| 2013-05-11 | Juventus 1 - Cagliari 1 | ITA1 |
| 2013-05-08 | Atalanta 0 - Juventus 1 | ITA1 |
| 2013-05-05 | Juventus 1 - Palermo 0 | ITA1 |
| 2013-04-28 | Torino 0 - Juventus 2 | ITA1 |
Napoli
 |
||
| 2013-05-19 | Roma 2 - Napoli 1 | ITA1 |
| 2013-05-12 | Napoli 2 - Siena 1 | ITA1 |
| 2013-05-08 | Bologna 0 - Napoli 3 | ITA1 |
| 2013-05-05 | Napoli 3 - Inter 1 | ITA1 |
| 2013-04-27 | Pescara 0 - Napoli 3 | ITA1 |
| Returns: | Juventus $50.00 |
|
Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to $100 CAD | |
| Returns: | Draw $31.00 |
|
Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to $100 CAD | |
| Returns: | Napoli $18.50 |
|
Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to $100 CAD |
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci | Defender |
| 3 | Lucio | Defender |
| 15 | Andrea Barzagli | Defender |
| 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner | Defender |
| 8 | Claudio Marchisio | Midfielder |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | Midfielder |
| 23 | Arturo Vidal | Midfielder |
| 22 | Kwadwo Asamoah | Midfielder |
| 12 | Sebastian Giovinco | Striker |
| 32 | Alessandro Matri | Striker |
| 30 | Marco Storari | Goalkeeper |
| 11 | Paolo De Ceglie | Defender |
| 20 | Simone Padoin | Midfielder |
| 24 | Emanuele Giaccherini | Midfielder |
| 39 | Luca Marrone | Midfielder |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella | Striker |
| 9 | Mirko Vučinić | Striker |
| 1 | Morgan De Sanctis | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Hugo Armando Campagnaro | Defender |
| 5 | Miguel Angel Britos | Defender |
| 28 | Paolo Cannavaro | Defender |
| 11 | Christian Maggio | Midfielder |
| 88 | Gökhan Inler | Midfielder |
| 17 | Marek Hamsik | Midfielder |
| 85 | Valon Behrami | Midfielder |
| 18 | Juan Camilo Zúñiga | Defender |
| 7 | Edinson Cavani | Striker |
| 19 | Goran Pandev | Striker |
| 22 | Antonio Rosati | Goalkeeper |
| 38 | Andrea Dossena | Defender |
| 17 | Federico Fernández | Defender |
| 3 | Salvatore Aronica | Defender |
| 5 | Walter Gargano | Midfielder |
| - | Eduardo Vargas | Striker |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne | Striker |
1 
19 
3 
15 
26 
8 
21 
23 
22 
12 
32 
1 
14 
5 
28 
11 
88 
17 
85 
18 
7 
19 
Results
Live
Final
scheduled
Suspended
Cancelled
Postponed
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arturo Vidal Midfielder Juventus |
1 | 1 |
|
Goran Pandev Striker Napoli |
1 | 0 |
|
Mirko Vučinić Striker Juventus |
1 | 0 |
|
Edinson Cavani Striker Napoli |
1 | 0 |
|
Kwadwo Asamoah Midfielder Juventus |
1 | 0 |