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Juventus and Hellas Verona will square off in front of a sold out stadium in Turin, with a place in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals on the line.
Juve wasn’t particularly impressive lately, winning just 2 of their last 7 games, but they are on the back of a massive 3-1 in Napoli, so one might say the mini-crisis is definitely over. However, Juventus still has to sort out its home issues, as the Italian Champions have not won in Turin since November – an incredible piece of statistics for a team that is usually unstoppable at home in Italy. Massimilano Allegri announced that he will shuffle the squad for this one.
Verona is by no means a bad team, they are sitting comfortably mid table in Serie A and are on the back of a solid 3-1 win against Parma last weekend. Coming to Juventus stadium will surely be a frightening task, but this might actually be Verona’s best chance – Juve is struggling at home, while the visitors lost only 1 of their last 5 away matches.
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Team news: Pirlo, Caceres and Tevez have not been called by Allegri for this game and he will probably rest some other important players as well. At least a couple of guys from the likes of Pogba, Chiellini, Buffon, Vidal or Marchisio will likely be saved for the league. Romulo, Barzagli and Asamoah are out due to injury. Verona does not have new injury worries and will probably field the best available lineup.
I can see Juventus getting the qualification, but not easy. Verona will come here knowing they have a chance to spring an upset considering the circumstances and they have the ability to get results against top teams on the road. Juve is in shaky form, they probably won’t try too hard to get a big win in the Cup and team news say they will be without a lot of important players, so I like Verona’s chances to keep this close. My tip is Verona to cover the 2 goal asian handicap – they lost by more than 2 goals only once this season, while Juve didn’t win by more than 2 since November, so the bet is pretty safe as far as I`m concerned. Prediction: Juventus – Verona 1-0.
Pick: Hellas Verona (+2 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 1.93 @ Bet365
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 7.44
Event date: 15 January
