Posted on August 23rd, 2008 by JJ Duque
The Italian Super Cup or Supercoppa Italiana is a football competition that is contested by the defending Italian Serie A champions and the Coppa Italia winners of the previous season.
In this year’s competition for the Italian Super Cup, the match will be fought between Coppa Italia winners AS Roma vs Inter Milan, the defending champions of the Italian Serie A.
AS Roma and Inter Milan are no strangers in the Italian Super Cup competition as they have faced each other in 2006 and in 2007. In 2006, Inter Milan beat AS Roma 4-3, winning in extra time. In 2007, it was AS Roma who had the better of Inter Milan by winning 1-0.
For the upcoming 2008 Italian Super Cup to be played again at the San Siro, Milan, the deadlock between AS Roma and Inter Milan will be determined.
AS Roma will be relying on key players like Alberto Aquilani, Francesco Totti, Cicinho, Simone Perrotta, Daniele De Rossi, Mirko Vucinic and Julio Baptista.
Inter Milan will rely on its squad with stars like Luis Figo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Hernan Crespo, Julio Cruz, Adriano, David Suazo, Cristian Chivu and Patrick Vieira.
Find out the latest odds and betting lines for the Italian Super Cup.
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