JUVENTUS – GENOA: Today’s Soccer Prediction
Juventus hoped to be able to overtake first place in the standings at the end of this day, and instead after yesterday’s victory of Napoli on the difficult field of Atalanta will have to think about winning to avoid seeing the gap from the leaders.
The game against Genoa appears on the card within reach of the team coached by Allegri, despite the injuries of Buffon, Cuadrado, Dybala, Howedes and Marchisio. Juventus have alternatives of great quality, almost two potential holders for each role of the field, and that is why in the long run for Napoli will be difficult to stay ahead.
Notwithstanding that the Champions League, the primary objective of the season, could become a distraction from February when there will be the round of 16 against Tottenham.
Keeping up to date, Genoa does not seem able to create big headaches at Juventus, as he often did recently especially when he played at home. At the Stadium the speech changes radically, it counts four consecutive Juventus victories without conceding a goal. And the last match was just over a month ago when Juventus won with the result of two to zero in the second round of the Italian Cup, with goals from Dybala and Higuain, the latter dry just from that match and eager to go back to scoring.
The latest news on the formations
Buffon has not yet recovered from injury and so in the door there will still be Szczesny who is doing very well. The form will still be 4-3-3, with which Juventus has found greater solidity and put in place the defense, without losing any offensive vocation and quality in attack. The full-backs will be De Sciglio or Barzagli and Alex Sandro, in the center of the defense has now become irremovable Benatia that will pair with Chiellini.
Midfield with three Pjanic director and Matuidi and Khedira lined up for interiors. Without Dybala and Cuadrado stopped due to injury, the ballots in attack are reduced. With Higuain at the center of the attack should be Bernardeschi, favorite on Douglas Costa, and Mandzukic.
Since Genoa Ballardini has replaced Juric has risen the ranking especially thanks to the new defensive strength. He has not conceded a goal in the last four Serie A games, something that in a single championship he could not do since 1964, when they reached eight. Continue the series at the Stadium will be very complicated, and the impression that at most the Genoa will try to limit the damage and lose with honor as done in the last previous Italian Cup.
Ballardini will rely on the defense, deploying the usual 3-5-2 with Izzo, Rossettini and Spolli in defense more Rosi and Laxalt to counter the external attackers. Bertolacci, Veloso and Rigoni will try to create a dam in front of the defense, the attacks will probably be entrusted to Lapadula and Taarabt.
The probable formations of Juventus-Genoa
JUVENTUS (4-3-3): Szczesny; De Sciglio, Chiellini, Benatia, Alex Sandro; Matuidi, Khedira, Pjanic; Bernardeschi, Higuain, Mandzukic.
GENOA (3-5-2): Perin; Izzo, Rossettini, Spolli; Rosi, Bertolacci, Veloso, Rigoni, Laxalt; Lapadula, Taarabt.
Prediction Today: 2-0, 1 + NO GOL FIRST TIME
Odds: 1.79
Prediction Today: 1/1 PARTIAL / FINAL
Odds: 1.64
Prediction Today: 1 + UNDER 4.5
Odds:1.35
