 Juventus were appearing in the Super Cup for the first time . Liverpool were appearing in the competition for the third time , they had won the competition in 1977 , and lost in 1978 to Belgian team Anderlecht . Juventus won the 1983 – 84 European Cup Winners ' Cup , beating Portuguese team Porto 2 – 1 in the final . Liverpool qualified by winning the 1983 – 84 European Cup . They beat Italian team Roma 4 – 2 in a penalty shootout after the final had finished 1 – 1 . 
