Lazio boss Maurizio Sarri is raging against the new Supercoppa Italiana Final Four format in Riyadh. It was traditionally a one-off match between the winners of the Scudetto and the Coppa Italia holders in pre-season, but in recent years, it was moved to December or January so it could be played as a mini-tournament in Saudi Arabia.🚨 Sports 🚨 The organizing committee of the Italian Super Cup chooses Al Nassr’s facilities & Al Malaz as the training headquarters for the Italian clubs. pic.twitter.com/UyQOg5l64I— Al Nassr Zone (@TheNassrZone) January 11, 2024 This time, it will be a Final Four, with semi-finals also including the runners-up in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.When he was asked about it in a press conference following the 1-0 win over Lecce, Sarri joked the reporter was “trying to get him into trouble.””Everyone knows what I think, that this tournament is about anything other than sport. You take the money and run.”We take all that we can in this short-sighted manner. We go around the world begging for money. With all the problems that there are with crowded fixture lists, we then set up a four-team Supercoppa.”If modern football is this type of evolution, then I am glad to be old-fashioned.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7796418##Sarri also commented midweek that he didn’t much care about the Coppa Italia, even if it was a Derby della Capitale against Roma, but his views on the Supercoppa Italiana are even more damning.”The Supercoppa is a trophy used by a coach to say he won something; it doesn’t help the club grow. I would like to win something that helps the club too.”Having said all of that, we are going to travel 6,000km, so we’ll do the best we can.”Lazio face Inter in the semi-final in Riyadh on Friday evening, after Napoli take on Fiorentina.
