Napoli v Bologna stats and facts
Napoli’s match against Bologna this Monday evening will be the 60th different Super Cup final in the history of Italian football.
The two teams have faced each other 151 times in competitive games, with the record standing at 61 Napoli wins, 43 draws and 47 Bologna victories.
This is Napoli's sixth time competing in the Super Cup. They have won twice, in 1990 and 2014, beating Juventus on both occasions.
Napoli's last Super Cup win was on 22 December 2014, when they triumphed on penalties over Juventus, following a 2-2 draw at the end of extra time, with braces from Carlos Tevez and Gonzalo Higuain. Roberto Pereyra's penalty miss in the shootout proved to be decisive.
The Azzurri's record in the competition is three wins, one draw, and three defeats in seven matches, with 14 goals scored and 10 conceded.
Napoli's top scorers in the Super Cup are Careca, Higuain, Andrea Silenzi and Alessio Zerbin, all with two goals coming from braces.
Bologna are making their Super Cup debut this year, becoming the 13th team to participate in the tournament.
Antonio Conte and Vincenzo Italiano have faced each other in five competitive games, with Conte winning twice, Italiano once and the other two matches ending in draws.
Conte is featuring in the Super Cup for the third time as a coach. He has an impressive track record, winning both the 2012/13 and 2013/14 editions.
Conte made two appearances in the competition as a player, both for Juventus, and scored one goal, winning the 1995/96 and 1997/98 editions.
Vincenzo Italiano is making his second Super Cup appearance as a coach, having led Fiorentina in the competition in 2023, in which they were knocked out in the semi-finals by Napoli (0-3).
Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Matteo Politano are the Napoli players with the most appearances in the competition, with four each.
If Lorenzo De Silvestri were to play against Napoli he would become the third-oldest player to play in a Super Cup match, at the age of 37 years, seven months, and 12 days. Javier Zanetti (37 years, 11 months, and 27 days) comes in second, followed by Gianluigi Buffon (39 years, six months, and 16 days). He would also become the oldest goalscorer if he were to find the net.
Ciro Immobile is the player in the current Bologna squad with the most goals in the Super Cup, with two in three appearances, both for Lazio, getting a brace in the 2017 final, a 3-2 win over Juventus.
