We have a special free pick on this weekend’s Italian derby
In the match against Lazio, the Old Lady should now wake up.
For a very long time, we could talk about Juventus as not only a potential challenger to Inter, but actually a contender for the championship. However, the Old Lady’s wagon has stalled and while there is no particular reality that a defeat in Rome will cost Max Allegri his job, the fans are already buzzing about the situation. Let’s see what the best bets from 20bet are.
It would be very difficult to fail to start the BL, but an 8-point lead is by no means a life insurance. After the first leg against Lazio, the Eagles will face the Eagles in the cup, followed by two big league games against Fiorentina and Torino. As well as qualifying for the most prestigious cup competition, beating their rivals is also an important aspect, and with Inter out of the competition, Juve are already favourites in the Coppa.
But form is no guarantee of a 100% run for Torino, as Juve are on a terrible run despite not being in the cup race.
In their last 8 league games, Allegri’s team has earned 7 points, 5 of which were home games.
Empoli, Udinese, Atalanta and Genoa also left the industrial city with a point, which rightly made the fans angry. The general consensus is that Juve could get this result now with anyone, and certainly the current 2 months seem to be a bit of a make up for a perfect autumn.
And despite Lazio’s similarly scandalous run, winning at Olimpico is also a concrete mission. Igor Tudor, who has previously managed Udinese and Verona in Italy with less success rather than more, has taken over the bench at Roma. In any case, it is exciting that the Croatian manager is making his debut against Juventus, where he has made 110 appearances. In his address, Tudor said he was delighted to be back in Italy and he is thinking long-term on the bench.
Obviously the manager did not reveal many specifics, but it is quite likely that Lazio will revert to his preferred 3 defenders system. In addition, Provedel is injured, so the trio of Gila, Romagnoli, Casale could start in front of Mandas at the back. Juventus also have some problems, as the striker duo Milik-Vlahovic will be out, leaving Kean and Chiesa in the forward line.
It’s very difficult to predict this game, the form on both sides is worrying, Lazio are experimenting and Juventus are struggling with the absence of Vlahovic.
Free pick for Lazio-Juventus
We’ll be honest, we can’t make a very accurate guess for this game in these circumstances, so we’ll be brave. Both Juventus and Lazio have had 4 goal games recently, so we’ll go for this scenario at fat odds, but we’ll stick with the micro bet.