“Only fools go there”: Napoli president rages against Italian Saudi tournament

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Mode changes are (almost) never well received in the football world, including the new format of the Italian Super Cup.

This year, instead of a duel between the champions and the cup winners, the event will take place in the form of a mini-tournament with four participating clubs. For five days (21 to 25 January 2024). Moreover, the location is a country that makes football romantics blush: Saudi Arabia.

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Now two participants, Napoli (reigning champions) and Fiorentina (cup finalists), want to withdraw if the tournament takes place in Sheikh Land. Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis (74) rages: “Only fools want to go to Saudi Arabia to play the Super Cup.” The reason for this would be the current war in Israel. ‘Have you seen what’s happening in Israel? An airspace closure could be imposed for these areas. And all this to make a few million more?”

De Laurentiis for a tournament in Rome

He immediately comes up with a counter-suggestion: “Let’s do it in the Olimpico! I am not boycotting the format, I am just appealing to common sense.” De Laurentiis therefore wants to hold the tournament in the Italian capital.

The other teams Lazio (second place) and Inter (cup winner) have not yet committed to the new format, Italian media write. (mo)

Series A 23/24

		team	SP	T.D	PT
	1	AC Milan	8th	8th	21
	2	Inter Milan	8th	16	19
	3	Juventus Turin	8th	8th	17
	4	Fiorentina	8th	7	17
	5	SSC Napoli	8th	8th	14
	6	Atalanta BC	8th	5	13
	7	AC Monza	8th	1	12
	8th	Frosinon Calcio	8th	0	12
	9	American Lecce	8th	-1	12
	10	AS Rome	8th	7	11
	11	Bologna FC	8th	2	11
	12	Sassuolo Calcio	8th	-2	10
	13	Lazio Rome	8th	-2	10
	14	Torino FC	8th	-3	9
	15	Genoa CFC	8th	-2	8th
	16	Hellas Verona	8th	-3	8th
	17	Udinese Calcio	8th	-8th	5
	18	FC Empoli	8th	-15	4
	19	American Salernitana	8th	-13	3
	20	Cagliari Calcio	8th	-13	2

Source : Blick

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