PRE-MATCH | Riyadh relives the Jeddah semifinal with an Italian accent
Real Madrid and Valencia open a new and vibrant edition of the Spanish Supercopa this Wednesday with a match identical to that of three years ago
Eleven hundred nights later, madridistas and ches return to Arabia to star in the first semifinal of a #superSupercopa with each year continuing to honor the greatness of its name.
If in 2020 the city of Jeddah saw the first duel of the tournament in its current format, this Wednesday in Riyadh (10:00 p.m. Spanish peninsular time with live television broadcast through Movistar+ and minute-by-minute monitoring through this official medium) the current Primera champion and the Cup runner-up meet with a multitude of novelties in both formations.
Click here to listen to the statements by the protagonists of Real Madrid and Valencia CF during the day before the match
The main one is made up of the Italian school that monopolizes both benches with the struggle between the maestro Carlo Ancelotti and his pupil in the glorious days of AC Milan, Genaro Gattusso, both successors of the Celades-Zidane duel three years ago.
The technicians of the semifinalists praised each other professionally on the eve of a match that both face knowing the attractiveness of the format and the privilege that winning the first major title of the year would entail.
The match will be televised live on Movistar+ and will have minute-by-minute monitoring through this official medium
In their endeavor, Real Madrid will not be able to count on the casualties of Tchouaméni and Alaba and with the doubt of Mendy, while Valencia, with only three players similar to the 2020 squad, arrives without Castillejo or Nico Martínez, but with the help from the injured goalkeeper Jaume Domenech among those displaced to further strengthen the morale of Gattusso's men.
With arbitration by Alejandro Hernández Hernández, the imposing Rey Fahd stadium is already prepared for a high-profile duel that will precede the colorful opening ceremony of a 2023 Supercopa that begins this Wednesday to write its history.