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Italian Super Cup to be played in Beijing

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-24 09:26

ROME -- Italian soccer's traditional curtain-raiser, the Super Cup, will next year be played in Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium, the Italian soccer league said Tuesday.

People walk past an about 30-meter (98.4 feet) high Christmas tree under decoration outside the "Bird's Nest", also known as National Stadium, in Beijing December 19, 2008. [Agencies]

The Super Cup is played by the winners of the Serie A title and the Italian Cup.

AS Roma is the current Super Cup holder, having beaten Serie A champs Inter Milan three years running.

The match will be played on August 8, exactly a year after the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.

The Bird's Nest is the fourth overseas venue for the Super Cup after Washington (1993), Tripoli (2002) and New York (2003).