Meet Italian Super Cup, Meet in Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium

• Match will take place a year after Olympic opening ceremony
• Italian league keen to increase global interest in Serie A

This year's Italian Super Cup will be played at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium on 8 August. Officials from the Italian football league had already announced the match between the Serie A champions Internazionale and Coppa Italia winners Lazio would be held in the Chinese capital but have now decided to use the Olympic Stadium after weeks of uncertainty over the exact venue.

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Internazionale striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Serie A's top scorer this season.

The pre-season curtain raiser will kick off at 8pm Chinese time, eight minutes short of a year after the Olympic opening ceremony began in the stadium. "The date and time assume an important significance which has been recognised by the Italian league and Italian football," read a statement released by the league.

Italian football chiefs are playing the game abroad in a bid to increase global interest in Serie A, which has suffered in comparison with the English and Spanish leagues in recent years. The sale of Milan's Kaka to Real Madrid on Monday was seen as another blow to Serie A's status.

The Super Cup was due to be played in the United States last year but the plan fell through. It has previously been hosted in the US and Libya.