Riyadh to host top clubs for Italian Super Cup in January

The Italian Super Cup tournament will be held at Al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh in a knockout format. (Supplied)
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Updated 29 December 2023
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Riyadh to host top clubs for Italian Super Cup in January

  • Kingdom holds event for fourth time since debut in 2019
  • Inter Milan, Napoli, Lazio, Fiorentina confirmed for Jan. 18 to 22

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host the Italian Super Cup for the fourth time, from Jan. 18 to 22, with the participation of Inter Milan, Napoli, Lazio and Fiorentina, the Ministry of Sports announced on Thursday.

In a press statement, the ministry said the tournament will be held at Al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh in a knockout format.

Napoli will face Fiorentina on Jan. 18, Inter Milan will play Lazio on Jan. 19, with the final on Jan. 22, the statement said.

The first edition of the Italian Super Cup was held on Jan. 16, 2019, at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, with Juventus defeating AC Milan.

In the second edition in Riyadh on Dec. 22, 2019, Lazio defeated Juventus. The third edition, also hosted in the Saudi Arabia capital, was played on Jan. 18, 2023, at the King Fahad International Stadium, with Inter Milan thumping AC Milan.

The tournament is a part of a series of international championships and events being organized by the Ministry of Sports “in line with achieving the goals of Vision 2030 and as one of the initiatives of the Quality of Life program.”


Celtic out of Europa League despite win at Stuttgart

Updated 26 February 2026
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Celtic out of Europa League despite win at Stuttgart

  • Luke McCowan found the net inside the opening minute
  • Stuttgart advance to the last 16 and will find out in Friday’s draw whether they face Porto or Braga

PARIS: Celtic bowed out of the Europa League on Thursday after losing 4-2 on aggregate to Stuttgart despite a 1-0 away win in the second leg of their knockout phase play-off tie.
After last week’s 4-1 defeat in Glasgow left Martin O’Neill’s side facing a three-goal deficit, they made the ideal start to the second leg, with Luke McCowan finding the net inside the opening minute.
But Celtic could make no further inroads and their exit left the Scottish champions still seeking a first European knockout tie victory since 2004, with their domestic supremacy also under threat this season from Hearts.
Stuttgart advance to the last 16 and will find out in Friday’s draw whether they face Porto or Braga in the next round.
Nottingham Forest will look to join Aston Villa in the last 16 later on Thursday, taking a 3-0 lead into the second leg of their tie against Fenerbahce at the City Ground.