The Italian Super Cup semi-final between Napoli and Fiorentina is scheduled for Thursday, January 18 at 9:00 p.m. at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) live on Prima Sport 1.

The first semi-final of the Supercoppa Italia pits champion Napoli against Coppa Italia finalist Fiorentina (the second semi-final will be played on Friday 19 January at 21:00 between Coppa Italia winner Inter and Lazio, the latter’s runner-up issue of Series A).

This is the first time the Supercoppa Italiana has been played in a knock-out play-off system, and the third time it has been held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, following finals in 2019 and 2022.

Napoli, who are in contention for the last edition of Serie A, have had a shaky start to the year, going 0-3 away to Torino and 2-1 at home to Salernitana, both games played in the league.

The Walter Mazzarri-coached side are currently only 8th in Serie A after 20 matches, with 31 points, three adrift of the Champions League, and have won their last five official games, regardless of competition. , one draw and three defeats.

Napoli won the Italian Super Cup twice, each time against Juventus, in 1990 (5-1) and in 2014 (1-1 after 90 minutes, 2-2 after extra time and 6-5 on penalties) and lost two more finals. , also with Juventus, in 2012 (2-2 after 90 minutes and 2-4 after extra time) and in 2020 (0-2).

Fiorentina, finalists in the last Coppa Italia, 1-2 with Inter (Gonzalez 3, respectively, Lautaro 29, 37), played three games in 2024, two in the league, 0-1 away to Sassuolo and 2-2 at home with ” Udinese” and one in the cup, 0-0 after 90 and 120 minutes, respectively, 5-4 on penalties with “Bolgona”, at home, in the quarter-finals (will play a “double” with “Atalanta” in the semi-finals – the final).

In Serie A, the team coached by Vincenzo Italiano is in 4th place after 20 stages with 34 points and comes after two wins, two draws and one defeat in the last five official matches, regardless of the competition.

Fiorentina has won the Italian Super Cup trophy in 1996 (2-1 with Milan) and lost another final in 2001 (0-3 with Roma).

The two teams last met in the current edition of Serie A on October 8, 2023, when Fiorentina won 3-1 at Napoli after goals from Brecalo (7), Bonaventura (63) and Gonzalez. (90+2), respectively Osihen (45+5p).

Superbet offers odds of 1.85 on the GG prediction: both teams will score in the regular time of 90 minutes in the match between Napoli and Fiorentina.

* the tariff is valid at the time of publication of the article