Napoli vs Inter prediction: ITALY: Super Cup betting tips on match 2024-01-21 19:00.
The final of the 2023 Supercoppa Italiana rather fittingly pits the defending Serie A champions Napoli against the odds-on favourites to steal their crown, Inter Milan. With this year’s iteration being the first to feature the new four-team format, both have already come through a semi-final to get here, with a pair of 3-0 victories serving as a nice warm-up for this clash of Italian titans.
Napoli come into this game with not just silverware on the line, but the chance to win three successive matches in all competitions for the first time this season! That’s a damning indictment of how far they’ve fallen since lifting the Scudetto back in May, but perhaps they’ll need some of that title-winning swagger if they’re to lift this trophy for just the third time, especially as they face an opponent they’ve won just one of the last nine meetings against (D3, L5).
Inter cruised past Lazio in the semi-final and “had fun like we haven’t had in a long time” in doing so according to midfielder Nicolò Barella. The Nerazzurri laid down a marker by not allowing Lazio a single shot on target in that win, and as they’ve lifted the Supercoppa in each of the last two seasons, there’s no signs that they’ve any plans on relinquishing their trophy.
Another success here would make them just the second side to ever win this competition three seasons running, after AC Milan between 1992 and 1994. A share of local bragging rights could come with that as Inter would overtake the Rossoneri for overall Supercoppa titles if they win their eighth here, leaving them only behind Juventus’ nine.
Players to watch: Napoli forward Alessio Zerbin made his presence felt in the semi-finals, opening his account for the Partenopei by scoring twice within five minutes of coming off the bench. Inter full-back Federico Dimarco assisted the opener in their semi-final, while he was on target in his side’s victory over AC Milan in last year’s final.
Hot stat: Inter have scored the game’s opening goal before half-time in six of their last seven matches.