The Italian Super Cup goal balls will go up for auction: for the third consecutive year a special opportunity for fans from all over the world. This was communicated by Lega Serie A. Here is the official note:
“The EA SPORTS FC Supercup 2024/2025 marks an important milestone in the collaboration between Socios.com and Lega Serie A. For the third consecutive year, fans around the world will have the opportunity to obtain the official match balls for the goals scored throughout the competition, which will be held in Riyadh from 2 to 6 January. This initiative represents a perfect synthesis between technological innovation and passion for football, offering fans the opportunity to own an authentic piece of Italian football history.
Thanks to the partnership between Lega Serie A and Socios.com, this season fans can access goal balls from over one hundred selected matches in the various competitions, almost double compared to previous seasons. The balls from the goals scored by the Atalanta, Inter, Juventus and Milan players during the EA SPORTS FC Supercup will be collected, certified via the Chiliz blockchain and equipped with an NFC chip. This chip will allow future owners to view the goal and access the certificate of authenticity directly from their smartphone.
A further novelty this season is the introduction of a QR code visible on the screens during the Super Cup matches. By scanning the QR code, fans will be able to access a dedicated platform to register and participate in the auction to win the official goal balls.
Since 2021, the year the partnership between Lega Serie A and Socios.com began, over 200 balls have been collected and redeemed, sent to fans spread across 3 different continents. This extraordinary achievement demonstrates how blockchain technology can break down geographical barriers, bringing fans around the world closer to the heart of the game.”
At the end of each match the best player of the match will receive the award on the Al-Awwal Park pitch. The Lega Serie A press release: “The EA SPORTS FC Supercup is about to kick off in Riyadh, which will see Atalanta, Inter, Juventus and Milan compete on the pitch of Al-Awwal Park to win the 37th edition of the trophy.
Also this season, at the end of each of the three scheduled matches (Inter-Atalanta on 2 January, Juventus-Milan on 3 January and the Final on 6 January), the player who stands out most on the pitch will receive the EA SPORTS award FC Player Of The Match.
The winner of the prize will be selected taking into account the advanced analyzes of Stats Perform, created starting from the tracking data recorded with the Hawk-Eye system. The rating system, patented in 2010 with K-Sport and scientifically validated, considers not only statistical data and technical events, but also positional data. This allows us to analyze crucial aspects such as movement without the ball and therefore optimal movements, game choices, the contribution to the technical and physical efficiency of the team, which allow an objective and qualitative evaluation of the performance”.