The 2021 Supercoppa Italiana (branded as the Supercoppa

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for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th edition of the

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. It was played between

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, winners of the

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championship, and

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, winners of the

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. On 11 November 2021, it was announced that the match would be played on 12 January 2022 at

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. Inter Milan won the match 2–1 after

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for their sixth Supercoppa Italiana title.

Background

This was the second

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in the Supercoppa Italiana, as the two teams had already met in the 2005 edition where Inter Milan won 1–0 after extra time. Inter Milan made their tenth Supercoppa Italiana appearance, and first since

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when they lost to city rivals

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. Before the match, they had a 5–4 record in the Supercoppa Italiana. Juventus made their tenth consecutive appearance, and 17th overall. They had a 5–4 Supercoppa Italiana record during this run, and were 9–7 overall.

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