Lionel Messi will draw the crowds in their droves despite fears over ticket sales for the Supercopa de Espana in Saudi Arabia, insists Juan Antonio Pizzi.
Reports suggest a fraction of the tickets allocated to the four competing clubs – Real Madrid, Barcelona, u200bu200bAtletico Madrid and Valencia – have been sold ahead of the opening game on Wednesday.
The first fixture sees Valencia face Zinedine Zidane's side, with Barcelona taking on Atletico in the second semi-final on Thursday.
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And Pizzi, who played for Barcelona between 1996-98 and recently had a spell in charge of the Saudi Arabia national team, is confident the venues will be full for all of the matches.