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The 2025 Supercoppa Italiana is happening this week in Saudi Arabia because the 4 finest groups of the 2024-25 season will meet in a ultimate 4 format ranging from Thursday whereas the ultimate will happen on Monday. Napoli vs. AC Milan will open the semifinal motion, whereas Inter vs. Bologna will comply with on Friday, because the sixteenth matchday of the Serie A season will function solely six fixtures this weekend. This is all you could know concerning the 2025 version of the Supercoppa Italiana: 

Which groups are concerned? 

There are 4 groups concerned within the ultimate 4 of the Supercoppa, a format that began off in 2023 when it was launched for the primary time in Italy and hosted by Saudi Arabia:

  • Napoli: 2024-25 Serie A winners
  • Bologna: 2024-25 Coppa Italia winners
  • Inter: 2024-25 Serie A runners-up
  • AC Milan: 2024-25 Coppa Italia runners-up

watch Napoli vs. AC Milan, odds

  • Date: Thursday, Dec. 18 | Time: 2 p.m. ET
  • Location: King Saud College Stadium — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
  • Dwell stream: Paramount+
  • Odds: Napoli +180; Draw +200; AC Milan +170

watch Bologna vs. Inter, odds

  • Date: Friday, Dec. 19 | Time: 2 p.m. ET
  • Location: King Saud College Stadium — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
  • Dwell stream: Paramount+
  • Odds: Bologna +480; Draw +280; Inter -170

When is the ultimate happening? 

The ultimate will happen on Monday, Dec 22, at 2 p.m. ET on Paramount+.

Who received final 12 months? 

Final 12 months’s version noticed an unimaginable comeback from AC Milan, who received the Supercoppa Italiana ultimate 3-2 towards Inter after an intense second half, the place they scored three objectives to defeat the facet then coached by Simone Inzaghi, which managed to go up 2-0 shortly after halftime. Tammy Abraham’s profitable objective throughout stoppage time gave then-Rossoneri supervisor Sergio Conceicao his first trophy on the membership, seven days after he changed Paulo Fonseca on the bench of the Italian giants forward of the event. 

Group information

There’s some main information forward of the Supercoppa Italiana ultimate 4 as Romelu Lukaku was included within the Napoli squad travelling to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by supervisor Antonio Conte. The Belgian striker suffered a muscular harm on Aug.16 that prevented him from enjoying the primary months of the 2025-26 season and Napoli had been compelled to signal one other striker within the final days of the summer time switch window, after they signed Rasmus Hojlund from Manchester United on mortgage with an obligation to purchase for $70 million. Lukaku is unlikely to play the semifinal towards AC Milan however this can be a first signal he is coming again quickly. 

Elsewhere, Inter proper wing-back Denzel Dumfries has undergone surgical procedure on his ankle harm and will probably be sidelined for no less than three months, with a return anticipated in March. The choice to proceed with surgical procedure was made in settlement with the membership, which is now more likely to signal one other winger throughout the winter switch window. This transfer additionally comes amid consciousness of Dumfries’ $25 million launch clause, set to turn into energetic in the summertime of 2026 and doubtlessly engaging to a number of European golf equipment. One thing comparable is about to occur for Mexican striker Santiago Gimenez, who will endure surgical procedure this week and can miss no less than two months of motion. AC Milan are additionally more likely to signal a striker within the January switch window, no matter what occurs with Gimenez.

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