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09:47, 06-Dec-2018
Serie A to stage Supercoppa match in Saudi Arabia
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08:46, 09-Dec-2018
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Italy's Supercoppa match between Juventus and AC Milan will be staged in Saudi Arabia next month, the Serie A league said in a statement on Wednesday.
Serie A said the annual fixture would take place at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on January 16, 2019.
The match between the Serie A and Coppa Italia winners has been played abroad several times with the United States (twice), China (four times) and Qatar (twice) the previous foreign venues.
Juventus won the double last season, so Milan qualified for the showpiece match as Coppa Italia runners-up.
Juventus won the Coppa Italia final 4-0 against AC Milan last season, and the two teams have been in rival at the Supercoppa Italiana for seven years in a row. However, each team won three of them in the recent seven years, with Lazio winning the trophy last season.
(Top image via VCG: Juventus celebrate winning the Supercoppa Final between Juventus and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico in Rome on May 9, 2018.)
Source(s): Reuters