The 2014 Supercoppa Italiana was the 27th edition of the Supercoppa Italiana, played on 22 December 2014 at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. It was held between 2013–14 Serie A champions, Juventus, and the winners of the 2013–14 Coppa Italia, Napoli. Juventus were the defending champions. The game was tentatively scheduled to be played on 24 August 2014, but due to Napoli's participation in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League play-off round, the team asked that the game be rescheduled during Serie A's winter break. Napoli emerged as the victorious side 6–5 in a penalty shootout, following a 2–2 draw, to pick up their second trophy in the tournament. Qatar became the fifth different country to host a Supercoppa Italiana.
Background Juventus was making a record 10th appearance, and seeking a record seventh cup. They had won the last two editions of the Supercoppa, with an overall record of six wins and three defeats, then a joint record with Milan. Both of Napoli's prior appearances had been against Juventus, beating them 5–1 in 1990 but losing 2–4 after extra time in 2012.
Venue CityStadiumDohaJassim bin Hamad Stadium(Al-Sadd Stadium)Capacity: 15,000
Match Carlos Tevez put Juventus ahead in the fifth minute following defensive errors by Napoli. Marek Hamšík and Gonzalo Higuaín both struck the post, but the latter equalised with a header in the second half, and the game went into extra time.
Tevez again gave his team the lead in the second half of extra time, but with three minutes remaining Higuaín equalised for a second time to force a penalty shootout. Both of the first kicks in the shootout missed: Tevez hit the post and Jorginho had his attempt for Napoli saved by Gianluigi Buffon. With both teams scoring four in the shootout, it went to sudden death, in which both teams had two consecutive misses each: Giorgio Chiellini had his attempt saved and Roberto Pereyra shot high, while Buffon saved attempts from Napoli duo Dries Mertens and José Callejón. Finally, Kalidou Koulibaly netted for Napoli, then their goalkeeper Rafael saved attempt from Simone Padoin to win the trophy.
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GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon (c)RB 26 Stephan Lichtsteiner CB 19 Leonardo BonucciCB 3 Giorgio ChielliniLB 33 Patrice EvraDM 21 Andrea Pirlo RM 23 Arturo VidalCM 6 Paul PogbaLM 8 Claudio MarchisioCF 10 Carlos Tevez CF 14 Fernando Llorente Substitutes:GK 30 Marco StorariGK 34 RubinhoDF 5 Angelo OgbonnaDF 41 Filippo RomagnaMF 7 Simone PepeMF 11 Kingsley ComanMF 20 Simone Padoin MF 37 Roberto Pereyra MF 38 Federico MattielloFW 9 Álvaro Morata FW 12 Sebastian GiovincoManager: Massimiliano Allegri GK 1 RafaelRB 11 Christian MaggioCB 22 Raúl Albiol CB 26 Kalidou KoulibalyLB 31 Faouzi Ghoulam DM 19 David López DM 77 Walter GarganoRW 7 José Callejón AM 17 Marek Hamšík (c) LW 6 Jonathan de Guzmán CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín Substitutes:GK 15 Roberto ColomboGK 45 Mariano AndújarDF 4 HenriqueDF 5 Miguel BritosDF 16 Giandomenico MestoDF 96 Sebastiano LupertoMF 8 Jorginho MF 14 Dries Mertens MF 22 Josip RadoševićMF 60 Antonio RomanoMF 88 Gökhan Inler FW 91 Duván ZapataManager: Rafael Benítez
See also 2014–15 Serie A 2014–15 Coppa Italia 2014–15 Juventus FC season 2014–15 SSC Napoli season Juventus FC–SSC Napoli rivalry Played between same clubs: 1990 Supercoppa Italiana 2012 Supercoppa Italiana 2020 Supercoppa Italiana
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