2018-19 Supercoppa Italiana: controversy over stadium areas in Jeddah (KSA) reserved for men

"The areas indicated for 'singles' are reserved for men, those indicated for 'families' are for men and women," said the Lega Serie A about the 2018-19 Supercoppa Italiana, between Juventus FC and AC Milan and to be held at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (60,000 capacity) in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), on Wednesday 16/01/2019 at 20:30 local time (18:30 CET).

"Our Supercoppa will be remembered as the first international sporting competition which women can watch live. I want to clarify that women will be able to enter the game alone without any man accompanying them, contrary to what was mistakenly written by those who want to exploit the issue," said Gaetano Miccichè, president of the Italian professional football league, on 03/01/2019, in reaction to the controversy surrounding the decision to host the 31^st edition of the Supercoppa Italiana, between the 2017-18 Serie A TIM champions Juventus FC and AC Milan, finalists of the 2017-18 Coppa Italia (defeated in the final by Juventus, 4-0, on 09/05/2018), in Saudi Arabia.

"The fact that the Supercoppa Italiana is played in an…