Italian Serie A
2013-04-21 - Juventus FC vs AC Milan
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Football : Italian Serie A
Venue: Juventus Stadium
Sunday 21st April 2013 – Kickoff time 20:45
Match Preview :
Both sides will want to win for differnt reasons in this Match of the Week as Juventus welcome AC Milan to the Juventus Stadium. Juventus are close to the finishing line and a win would almost make it impossible for Napoli to chase them while for Milan they would want to win to secure their Champions League spot.
Juventus showed no signs of disappointment of going out of the Champions League when they beat Lazio 2-0 on Monday Night. Arturo Vidal stole the show for Juventus as he scored twice in the opening 30 minutes to seal Juve’s fifth straight Serie A win.
Antonio Conte knows that win over Lazio was vital but he will not take things easy until the mathematics is such that they have won the title! As for their team news, Nicklas Bendtner has recovered from injury, but Sebastian Giovinco remains out together with Nicolas Anelka and Simone Pepe. Giorgio Chiellini though has recovered is not likely to be risked but given more time to rest.
Milan meanwhile have drawn their last two games and their last game against Napoli ended 1-1 as they are four points behind Napoli now. Milan still believes they can finish second with six more games to go. Fourth-placed Fiorentina closed the gap to just four points and Coach Massimiliano Allegri has stressed to his side to at least keep their third spot.
Mario Balotelli has had his ban reduced from three to two, but he will still miss this clash with Juve. Flamini will also miss this match after he was red carded against Napoli. The good news is that Ignazio Abate, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Massimo Ambrosini and Bojan Krkic have shaken off injury but Nigel De Jong will miss this clash.
Last season Juventus won this clash thanks to two late goals by Claudio Marchisio. That was the 36th time Juventus won while Milan have returned home with maximum points on 21 occasions. The sides have drawn 21 times as well.
Possible lineups
Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Peluso; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah; Marchisio; Vucinic
Milan: Abbiati; De Sciglio, Zapata, Mexes, Constant; Ambrosini, Montolivo, Muntari; Niang, Pazzini, El Shaarawy
Prediction:
Go for Milan and accept the 3/4 ball for this match to end in a draw.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Juventus 1-1 AC Milan
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
Take AC Milan and accept the +3/4 ball.
