Super Cup, the complete guide to Inter vs. Lazio

The countdown is on: on Friday 19 January at 20:00 CET, Inter will make their Italian Super Cup 2024 debut in the semi-final against Lazio at the Al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh. The clash with the Biancocelesti offers up some curious stats.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Inter has won their last two games against Lazio considering all competitions. This Serie A season, the Nerazzurri won 2-0 at the Olimpico on 17 December with goals from Lautaro and Thuram. The Biancocelesti have beaten Inter twice in the Super Cup. The Nerazzurri have won the last two editions of the competition: in 2022 and 2023. Simone Inzaghi's side boasts the most victories in all competitions this season (19 of 27 games played) of the Serie A teams and has scored the most goals (58, an average of over 2 per game).

THE OPPOSITION | LAZIO

Lazio's last two Italian Super Cup wins came with Simone Inzaghi in the dugout, in 2017 and 2019. Lazio comes off the back of 5 consecutive wins considering all competitions, with 3 clean sheets to boot. In the domestic league, Maurizio Sarri's side currently sits fifth in the table on 33 points thanks to their 10 wins and 3 draws. Their top-scorer is Ciro Immobile with 7 goals so far between all competitions.

ITALIAN SUPER CUP: CALENDAR

SEMI-FINALS INTER vs. Lazio: Friday19 January 2024 at 20:00 CET Napoli vs. Fiorentina: Thursday 18 January 2024 at 20:00 CET FINAL Monday 22 January 2024 at 20:00 CET

IN CASE OF A DRAW, STRAIGHT TO PENALTIES

If the score is level after 90 minutes of play, the referee will send the game to penalties: extra time is not expected to be on the cards.

BOOKINGS AND SUSPENSIONS

• A player or member of coaching staff that receives a red card during the game preceding the start of the Super Cup or with an ongoing suspension, will serve the disqualification in the next league match(es) after the Super Cup ends.

• A player or member of coaching staff that is on a yellow card before the start of the Super Cup, should they receive another booking in the semi-final, will serve their suspension in the next league match after the Super Cup ends.

• A player or member of coaching staff that is on a yellow card before the Super Cup, should they receive a booking in the final, will serve their suspension in the next league match after the Super Cup ends.

• A player or member of coaching staff on a yellow card before the start of the Super Cup, should they be booked in both the semi-final and final of the competition, will serve their suspension in the next league match after the Super Cup ends. Once served, their total number of sanctions will include the two just served.

• A player or member of coaching staff sent off in the semi-final will serve their suspension during the final, any further suspensions are to be served in the next league match(es) after the Super Cup ends.

• A player or member of coaching staff sent off in the final with serve their suspension in the next league match(es) after the Super Cup ends.

HOW TO WATCH INTER VS. LAZIO ON TV

Inter vs. Lazio, the Italian Super Cup 2024 semi-final, will be held on Friday 19 January at 20:00 CET in Riyadh, at the Al-Awwal Park Stadium and will be available to watch in Italy on Canale 5. It will also be possible to follow the game at mediasetplay.mediaset.it or on the Infinity app.

INTER TV UPDATES

Pre-match updates will be available on Inter TV as usual with all the leatest from Riyadh ahead of kick-off. Our pre-game Live Feed will be live from 18:30 CET and will be available until 19:15 CET on the official Club channels as well at on YouTube and Twitch. Interviews and analysis will follow the game.

REFEREE

The referee of Inter vs. Lazio, the semi-final of the Italian Super Cup 2023/24, will be Matteo Marchetti. Assisting him will be Baccini and Mokhtar, fourth official Marinelli, Di Bello on VAR duty, and AVAR Di Paolo. Vecchi will be the reserve linesman.