by our correspondent Luca Bianchin
January 2, 2025 (changed at 10.39pm) – RIAD
Nerazzurri against Nerazzurri but there is a lot of yellow in the stands, the color of the seats in the Al Nassr stadium in Riyadh. The first semi-final of the Super Cup clarifies the interest of the Arabs: the tickets for Juventus-Milan were sold out days in advance – the passion is especially strong for Milan -, those for Inter-Atalanta remained unsold. Tickets sold were 16,896, approximately 67% of the 25,000 available at King Saud. The public cheered openly for Inter, with protests for the penalty not awarded on the contact between Scalvini and Dumfries, and behind Sommer's goal there were some chants. For the rest, a lot of silence and some roars for shots, corners, opportunities.
the past
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Something similar happened last year, on an even larger scale. Napoli-Fiorentina, the first semi-final, attracted just over 9,000 people. The second, Inter-Lazio, reached close to 21,000. For the final, here are the famous 25,000. There will be no shortage of them on January 6th. Spikes are a thing of the past. Milan-Inter 0-3, in January 2023, was played in the other stadium, named after King Fahd, and was seen by over 50,000 spectators. The top Saudi on his first outing: in Jeddah, Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus – highly anticipated, hugely supported – won 1-0 against Milan with over 60,000 people watching. CR7's easy goal.
