Coppa Italia: Inter Milan vs. Juventus Preview, Odds, Prediction

Coppa Italia is always a delight for all the soccer fans, but it will be even sweeter now with Inter Milan and Juventus involved. The duo will provide us with two Derby d’Italia, with a very high stake – the finals. Inter and Juve met recently, with Nerazzurri posting a routine win, and that is undoubtedly a massive motive for the Old Lady to have their vengeance served now, in a more delicate situation with the eliminations involved.

Preview

Inter Milan (+135) didn’t lose six straight games, having a pretty nasty schedule during that time. Antonio Conte’s side defeated Fiorentina, and Udinese away from home, played 2-2 with Roma also on the road, while defeating Juve, AC Milan, and Benevento at home.

Nerazzurri triumphed at Giuseppe Meazza in the previous six contests, scoring at least two goals in the latest five. Romelu Lukaku is on the rampage again, while the good news for all the Inter fans is that Christian Eriksen scored his first goal since arriving, and it was a game-winner against AC Milan in the previous Coppa Italia round.

The creative and flamboyant midfielder is what this team needs, and if Eriksen manages to restore his level of play from Tottenham, Inter will become one of the best teams in Europe.

Juventus (+180) won four matches after losing to Inter, without a single goal allowed. Pirlo’s crew has a 10-0 goal difference, throughout that stretch, scoring twice in each event.

A 2-0 defeat in Milan is the only one on the road in the 2020/21 season, counting in all the competitions. Overall, the Old Lady has recorded 8 victories, with four draws and that single failure.

What definitely boosted this unit’s morale is the fact that they won the Italian Super Cup, defeating Napoli in the title-match, 2-0. This came in handy for Pirlo, who was under pressure from the media. He was accused of making the team soft and not confident enough, even though Juve’s results weren’t suggesting the same.

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D’Ambrosio is not playing for Inter, but he has been sidelined for quite some time, and his absence won’t hurt hosts too much.

Dybala is out, as well as Israel for Juve, but that too won’t be a big deal for the champs.

Head to Head Matches

Juventus has 112 wins while Inter 78, with 62 draws. The latest game two weeks ago was the first one following seven in which Inter won.

The final result was 2-0, with Arturo Vidal in the 12th minute and Nicolo Barella in the 52nd, hitting the back of Juve’s net. Nerazzurri didn’t have any troubles whatsoever during this clash.

Prediction

Since it is the first of two games, we predict a bit slower and more defensive-minded approach from both coaches. There is no need for rushing into any risky situations, because both sides have fantastic offensive potential. Inter’s counter-attack is ferocious, and the same applies to Juve, with Ronaldo and Kulusevski leading the way. Therefore, under 2.5 goals is the primary pick for this event, with the current odds set at-110. It would really be a surprise to see some high-scoring affair at Meazza tomorrow.