(Football news) The reigning Italian Champions Inter Milan face the reigning Coppa Italia champions Juventus at the San Siro to see who wins the first silverware of this season. This encounter of league and cup winners will be just the second Derby d'Italia in the Supercoppa, after the 2005 edition and giving it an even greater occasion.

Inter will be making their tenth appearance in the Supercoppa as it will subsequently be the club's first since 2011 when they lost to their city rivals Milan. The Nerazzurri have a 5–4 winning record in Supercoppas, having lifted the trophy in 1989, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010, but will now look to break that decade-long duck. Having ended Juve's Serie A dominance by claiming the Scudetto last season, Simone Inzaghi's side will bring a long unbeaten run with them into their attempt to consolidate outright supremacy in the Italian game in this new year.

Juventus is Italy's most decorated club and have claimed the Supercoppa trophy nine times since it was introduced in 1988. They are the defending champions after defeating Napoli at Sassuolo's Mapei Stadium and will make their tenth consecutive appearances in the Supercoppa. Juventus have been champions for the last nine seasons as the Turin giants were finally defeated by their Inter counterparts. Last year they faced Inter across two legs in the Coppa Italia semi-final last season and they defeated them on their way to lifting the trophy for the 14th time in their club history. Allegri has imposed some authority on a situation after their dismal start to the season as now after few victories under their belt, his rejuvenated side return to San Siro hoping to win against a inform Inter team.

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For Juventus, they will be without the suspended Juan Cuadrado and Matthijs de Ligt while both Leonardo Bonucci and Danilo are sidelined due to injury. The major blow to their season happened when Fedirco Chiesa tore his ACL and might be out of the rest of the season. For Inter, the majority of their side is fit and firing as Edin Dezko and Lautaro Martinez are going to start up front again.