Juventus defeated PSG 9–2 on aggregate in the 1996 UEFA Super Cup, setting a record margin of victory in the competition's history.
Key Facts
- Aggregate score
- Juventus 9–2 PSG
- First leg score (Paris)
- PSG 1–6 Juventus (record away win)
- Second leg score (Palermo)
- Juventus 3–1 PSG
- First leg date
- 15 January 1997
- Second leg date
- 5 February 1997
- Juventus home venue
- Stadio La Favorita, Palermo (not Turin)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Juventus qualified as winners of the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League, while Paris Saint-Germain qualified as winners of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, pairing the two clubs in the annual UEFA Super Cup contest.
Played across two legs in January and February 1997, Juventus demolished PSG 6–1 in Paris and won the return fixture 3–1 in Palermo, combining for a 9–2 aggregate triumph. Goals came from Porrini, Padovano, Ferrara, Lombardo, Amoruso, Del Piero, and Vieri.
Juventus claimed the UEFA Super Cup with a record 9–2 aggregate margin, the largest in the competition's history. The club again avoided Stadio delle Alpi for their home leg, reflecting persistent poor attendance issues at the Turin ground.