Coppa Italia: Fiorentina vs. Juventus Preview, Odds, Prediction

Coppa Italia semis will bring us a clash between Fiorentina and Juventus. What is very thrilling here is the fact that we have a chance to see Dusan Vlahovic going against its old teammates, whom he left during this transfer window. Fiorentina fans went wild because of it, despite Vlahovic’s superb performances during his stay in Florence. After his departure, the young Serb continued to terrorize the rival goalkeepers, and we are sure that he won’t have any emotions for the opposite goalkeeper. 

Preview

Fiorentina (+180) lost its good pace with a loss to Sassuolo this weekend, 2-1. It was a hard battle for Viola, but after three straight wins across all the competitions, they had to lay down the weapons before Neroverdi. 

This was the seventh time in the past ten games that their matches saw three or more goals. We need to mention that some of them were with Vlahovic involved, but to be honest, their style of play didn’t change too much. 

Fiorentina is very cruel at Artemio Franki, with eight wins, a loss and a draw in the previous 10 home events. They didn’t get to score two or more goals only in the last two games during that stretch but earned a win over Atalanta in the latest meeting here. 

Juventus (+145) is in the series of nine consecutive events without a defeat, posting five wins and four draws. They weren’t particularly convincing during this streak, but we can say that the Old Lady’s performances were decent. It is important that Vlahovic started pounding right away, and that he has three scores in the past two events. 

The defense is problematic for Allegri, with his team allowing at least one goal in the past five games. Of course, they scored in each of those, but something that wasn’t supposed to be a problem for the Italian powerhouse emerged as a major issue. Injuries have been a major problem for this crew, especially in the back line. 

After five winless games in a row on the road, Juve finally won this weekend, beating Empoli, 2-3 on the road, with Vlahovic’s brace. 

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Bonaventura is the only player among the hosts who won’t play this match, and that’s because of his red-card suspension.

On the other side, the list is a bit longer. Alex Sandro, Chiellini, Chiesa, Kai Jorge, McKennie, and Zakaria are all out for Wednesday’s event. Bernardeschi, Dybala, and Rugani will be a game-time decision. 

Head to Head Games

The season’s first meeting was in Turin, and Juve barely won, 1-0. Cuadrado scored the winner in the stoppage time. Four of the past five games between these two sides were with only one team scoring, and three with under 2.5 goals.

Prediction

The Old Lady won’t be too keen to open and attack, but on the other side, Fiorentina would like to net at least once before the rematch in Turin. We expect to see Viola a bit more aggressive than the guests. Our pick here would be 2 or 3 goals because both sides have problems in the defense, but on the other side, it is only the first 90 minutes of this semifinal matchup.

Pick: 2 or 3 goals -105