Gigi Maifredi , former coach, talks about the final of the Italian Super Cup will be Juventus and Napoli . A challenge that he lost in 1990. Speaking to the microphones of Radio 1 Station during the broadcast 'Il Sogno Nel Cuore', the former coach recalled the heavy defeat suffered by his team at the time against Maradona's Napoli: that evening of 1 September 1990, Napoli won 5-1 at the San Paolo stadium.
“In 1990 the top management told me that the Super Cup was not on the agenda, so we didn't start as we should. We played the match after only eight days of preparation, but in the league we won the double match with the Azzurri ”recalls Maifredi.
Juventus-Napoli according to Maifredi
On tonight's final, however, Maifredi sees no favorites: “Juventus faces the match with a different anger than Napoli, given the bad mood generated by the last matches. The Neapolitans, for their part, are a good team. On reflection, I believe that Juve has something more ”.
On the two coaches, Pirlo and Gattuso, the former coach says: “Andrea leads a club that rarely does not win a trophy in the space of a season. On Gattuso, on the other hand, I can say that I changed my mind, because initially I was very skeptical about him ”.
Zielinski the man who can decide the Italian Super Cup
Finally, according to Maifredi, here is who will be the decisive player in the Super Cup final: “Piotr Zielinski. Let no one be offended, but only he can make a difference. For me he was an underestimated player until recently. He is able to move the needle of the balance for technique, physicality and also thanks to the goals. Despite this, I don't think Napoli are in a position to win the championship: they need to acquire a different mentality ”.
Source: Blitz Quotidiano