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This evening at 8 PM, the Italian Super Cup final will be played. On the field, Napoli, the Italian Champion, and Bologna, the winner of last year's Coppa Italia. The winner will take home a new trophy. Just a month ago, the Bolognese faced the Neapolitans in Serie A, coming out on top. We'll see tonight if the outcome will be different.

Napoli-Bologna, Super Cup Final: Manna's Words Before the Match

Giovanni Manna's words before the Napoli-Bologna match, the Italian Super Cup final with kick-off in Riyadh at 8 PM.

Will it be a historic evening?

"It can become a historic evening, but we have to play it. It's an extremely difficult match, with a team that deserved to be here by winning the Coppa Italia last year, we won the championship. I would say it is the highest expression of the previous season. We are happy to play this match. In my opinion, it will be very long, and we have to stay focused."

On Hojlund

"Rasmus did well immediately, scoring in his first match, but getting into the team's mechanisms and playing every three days doesn't help. He is a serious guy, a professional, a strong player, and we are happy to have him with us."

Is Lucca on the market?

"I would say that at this moment, these discussions are a bit premature. Lukaku is coming back, it takes a bit of patience, he had a significant muscular injury on a player with equally significant muscle mass. We have to be careful and not rush. Lorenzo is a strong player, we followed him, we chose him, and we wanted him. He has specific characteristics. He needs to step up because to play in this Napoli, you need to go strong, not only in the match but also during the week. It's important that he accelerates this process. At the moment, he is with us, then we'll see what happens. But I repeat: it's largely up to him."

On Bologna

"It was a match that marked a turning point for us in a delicate moment. We did a sort of self-reflection, we came together, not that we weren't before, but now we are more united than ever."

Francesco Landi

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