The 2019 La Liga-Serie A Cup was the inaugural edition of a competition between two teams from La Liga and Serie A. Barcelona from La Liga and Napoli from Serie A respectively, were the inaugural participants of this event, and played a two-legged series in the United States with the first leg held on August 7 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida and the second leg held on August 10 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1]

Teams

Two teams participated in this tournament:

Nation Team Home venue for
 Italy Napoli Second leg
 Spain Barcelona First leg

Venues

This tournament was hosted by two venues:

United States
Miami Ann Arbor
Hard Rock Stadium Michigan Stadium
Capacity: 64,767 Capacity: 107,601

Format

There was no away goals rule since both matches were played at neutral venues; in case of a draw after 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out would take place.

Matches

First leg

Barcelona Spain2–1Italy Napoli
Report
Attendance: 57,062
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Barcelona
Napoli

Second leg

Napoli Italy0–4Spain Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 60,043
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
Napoli
Barcelona

References

  1. ^ "FC Barcelona and SSC Napoli to Play in Inaugural LaLiga-Serie A Cup This Summer". Relevant Sports. June 19, 2019. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
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