Italy · Four-Team
Supercoppa Italiana
In US-sports termsItaly's champion-vs-champion event, expanded to a four-team final four and — like Spain's — regularly exported to Saudi Arabia for the payday.
What it is
A four-team January event: the Serie A top two plus the Coppa Italia finalists.
How you get in
Finish top two in Serie A or reach the Coppa final.
What it feeds
A trophy. No qualification attached.
Italy and Spain both super-sized their super cups and sold the hosting rights abroad — follow the money, as always.