FOOTBALL: EUROPEAN PREVIEW: Italians Decamp to Libya for Super Cup

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THE ITALIAN champions Juventus and Cup winners Parma will open the Italian season tomorrow when they meet in the traditional Super Cup curtain raiser - in the non-traditional venue of Tripoli in Libya.

The game is normally played in Italy a week before the new season. But after an attractive offer from Libya, the Italian League agreed to play the showcase match abroad for only the second time, following the 1993 encounter between Milan and Torino in Washington DC.

Following Tuesday's decision to delay the start of the Serie A season to 15 September there will be a three week wait, weakening the game's traditional role as a final test for two of the best sides - …