The 2003
Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by
Juventus, the
2002–03 Serie A champions, and
Milan
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, the
2002–03 Coppa Italia
The 2002–03 Coppa Italia was the 56th edition of the tournament, which began on August 18, 2002 and ended on May 31, 2003. In the final, Milan beat Roma 6–3 on aggregate to win their 5th Coppa Italia and first since the 1976–77 edition.
Gro ...
winner. It was the sixth appearance for Juventus (3 victories in
1995
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,
1997
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and
2002) and the seventh for Milan (victories in 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994).
The match was played in
East Rutherford
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New Jersey
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in the
United States
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, the home pitch of the
Major League Soccer club
New York/New Jersey MetroStars
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(now New York Red Bulls), with a heavily Italian heritage in the region. Both teams were touring the USA at the time as part of the
ChampionsWorld Series
The ChampionsWorld Series was a club association football exhibition competition hosted in North America, held in the summers of 2003 and 2004.
The entire 2003 competition took place in the United States, with the match between Milan and Juventu ...
, which this game also formed part of.
Juventus beat Milan on
penalties
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, three months after losing to the same opposition in a shootout in the
2003 UEFA Champions League Final
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.
Match details
References
{{Juventus F.C. matches
2003
Supercoppa 2003
Supercoppa 2003
Supercoppa Italiana 2003
Supercoppa Italiana
Sports competitions in East Rutherford, New Jersey