Birra Moretti Trophy, 21.08.2008

Everything you need to know about the Birra Moretti Trophy

After the TIM Trophy and the Luigi Berlusconi Trophy, Juventus are getting ready to compete in their third traditional summer engagement. On Thursday August 21st, at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples, the 12th edition of the Birra Moretti Trophy will take place.

After three years in a row with the same line-ups, one of the teams taking part has changed. AC Milan take the place of their city rivals Inter and will play the tournament alongside Juventus (who have played 10 out of 11 editions, only missing it in 1999) and hosts Napoli.

The Bianconeri have often done well in this event. They've won as many as five editions and have come in second place four times out of the 10 editions they've taken part in.

The calendar of the 2008 edition has already been released. Like last year, it'll be up to Juventus and Napoli to open the tournament, playing the first match at 8.30 pm. The second game will pit AC Milan against the losers of the first and then they’ll face the winners in the last game. The games will last 45 minutes and in case of a draw, penalties will be taken (traditional ones 11 metres from the goal line). The whole tournament will be shown live on Italian TV channel Canale 5.

To recap, here is the winners list of the first 11 editions

1997 Juventus
1998 Udinese
1999 Parma
2000 Juventus
2001 Inter Milan
2002 Inter Milan
2003 Juventus
2004 Juventus
2005 Napoli
2006 Juventus
2007 Inter Milan