Juventus are never to be threatened, but their tonight’s Italian Super Cup final against Inter is specific for a solitary reason – Neroazurri’s coach Simone Inzaghi.He has an impressive against the Turin side in this competition.While he was Lazio’s gaffer, both of his matches were precisely against Juventus, and both finished in success for his team in 2017 and 2019.COACH OF THE MONTHSIMONE INZAGHILIMONEBALL 🍋VAMOS 🔥🖤💙 pic.twitter.com/2nHSPbCVMF— Mirx (@H0PESTR0M) January 5, 2022 Inzaghi looks set to continue that streak with Inter on Wednesday night (23.00).”We played great in the two victories in the Super Cup with Lazio against Juventus despite going into those games as underdogs,” Inzaghi said.”Yet I’ve also lost an Italian Cup final against the Bianconeri.”It’s a final; there are no favourites,” he added.”I’ve taken part in this match both as a player and as a coach. We’re facing a team that is on form … Juventus know all about playing in the finals. We’re on the great form ourselves.”Inter manager Simone Inzaghi in tomorrow Italian Supercup can become first manager ever to beat thrice Juventus in a final, after Supercup 2017, 2019So far he shares record with Nevio Scala (Italian Cup 1992, Uefa 1995) and Roberto Mancini (Italian Cup 2004, Supercup 2005) pic.twitter.com/jelpwC8HlQ— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) January 11, 2022 Wednesday’s match at San Siro between the Serie A champion Inter and the Italian Cup winner Juventus will have an extra element as they are archrivals.”Matches between Inter and Juve are important for both teams, this is a Derby D’Italia with a trophy on the line, and we want to win, as they do too,” Inter goalkeeper and captain Samir Handanovic said.Juventus has a record nine victories in the Italian Super Cup. But this is the first time since 2012 it has entered the competition as cup winner rather than league champion after it saw its run of nine successive Serie A titles ended by Inter and former coach Antonio Conte last season.Mourinho oversees a Roman tragedy in a seven-goal thriller”We know from personal experience that the favourites don’t necessarily win,” Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini said.”In a one-off encounter, anything can happen.”We need to be balanced over the long term without being overly impacted by the highs or lows of particular performances. The match against Roma was a huge shot in the arm, though, and has given us a boost of enthusiasm, but we know we need to find consistency.”ITALIAN SUPER CUP – FINALWED: 23.00: (1.85) INTER (3.70) JUVENTUS (4.60)
