We will not play the Supercoppa if it is not played in China, says Napoli chairman

May 29, 2012 10:26:00 PM

The Partenopei chief claims that his club will consider not playing the curtain-raiser if the Italian Football Federation move the match to Italy or Juventus stadium

Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis says that his team will boycott the Italian Supercoppa if Juventus' request that it is played in Turin is accepted.

The match has been played in Beijing, China, in recent years, and De Laurentiis was forthright in his views on where the game should be played and the influence of the Serie A champions.

"It's easy: if the final is not played in Beijing, we won't play at all," the Partenopei chairman told Radio Marte.

"There are absolutely no doubts over that matter. If the match is moved from China to Italy we'll have to find some other match to play, because we're not going to the final."

Juventus believe the final is too close to their summer tour of the United States, and tried to convince the Italian Football Federation to move the curtain-raiser to Turin or another city in the country.

Napoli recently beat Juventus 2-0 in the Coppa Italia final, winning the trophy for the 4th time in their history.

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