The only thing missing from Saturday's SAA Supa 8 final between SuperSport United and Kaizer Chiefs at Absa Stadium is the small matter of football romance.
There's no David versus Goliath battle here, no minnows for the gamblers to back, and neither is there a club desperate to win the first prize to clear some bills.
But there is more than enough to make up for that.
For a start, there is a good measure of unpredictability to keep people glued to their seats, unless an early sending-off or unexpected glut of goals emerges.
We have United's good recent history against Chiefs, countered by Amakhosi's status as South Africa's cup kings.
We also have United's desire to get a trophy to show for their admirable consistency in the league over the past three seasons being threatened by Chiefs' determination to show they are worthy defending league champions.
Another interesting battle is an ambitious black coach challenging a veteran foreigner, who has lost none of his vigour.
And adding to that is the sell-out crowd, plenty of entertainment, and centre forwards who can unlock defences smoothly or robustly.
Some would also argue that the playing field is more or less level in terms of United having played too much soccer so far this season and Chiefs too little.
Pitso Mosimane, the United coach, believes his youthful side have the character to win.
They showed him this by coming from behind in both the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Supa 8 and they have also been hardened by their visits to hostile places in their almost-completed CAF Champions League campaign.
He will urge his men not to be intimidated by the crowd or Chiefs' vast cup experience, but to be practical in their play on Saturday.
"We have no special game-plan for this one. What we will do is look at how we beat Chiefs so many times before and try to work out their current strengths and weaknesses," he said.
"I will ask my players to be practical in their play. They mustn't stick to Plan A if that is not working. They must know how to adjust on their own. If they are not sure, then they must ask me."
That sounds sensible from the young coach and, if the players heed this advice, they will indirectly be aiding the advancement of local coaches.
"We all know that white or foreign coaches get jobs first in this country, so yes, if SuperSport wins this game, it will be a boost for local coaches. This is a fact. You can't ignore it," he said.
It has worked out, though, that Mosimane is in a position to keep the Supa 8 trophy in black hands, after Jomo Sono lifted it with Cosmos last season.
Since then the Castle Premiership, Coca-Cola Cup and Absa Cup have all been dominated by white or foreign coaches - a trend in SA football.
Mosimane acknowledged that Chiefs' mentor Ted Dumitru has more experience and more cup successes under his belt, but he's not planning a cautious attack as a result.
"We will play with three strikers. That's how we do it most of the time. You will see Abram Raselemane, Tico-Tico Bucuane and Daniel Matsau on the field."
In the Chiefs camp, everybody was passed fit On Friday, including top scorer Collins Mbesuma, and Dumitru promised to make it a case of third time lucky for himself as coach of Amakhosi against United.
"When they beat us twice last season we had some problems. There were mistakes by individual players, a lack of commitment and we had the big sensitive issue of some players' contracts being up for renewal.
"But things are different now. We are ready for this match. If the conditions are good, people will see a fluent performance from Chiefs."