Inter Milan v Juventus
Football: Italian Serie A
Friday, 16th April 2010. Kickoff 20:45

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Inter

Inter can't afford to lose any more ground in the serie A title chase. After last week's 2-2 draw in Florence Mourinho's men fell down in the second place allowing AS Roma to climb into the first position.

Midweek Coppa Italia re-union with Fiorentina brought a 0-1 victory to the Nerrazurri, who thus reached yet another final of
the domestic competition.

Mourinho did not call up Stankovic and Quaresma to the squad, but still fielded a very competitive first eleven, which eventually broke down Fiorentina's heroical resistance. The 0-1 win adds to the series of "0-1" triumphs in Cup competitions following identical scorelines at Stampford Bridge and Luzhniki against Chelsea and CSKA respectively.

The fixture against Juventus has been moved to Friday due to Inter's upcoming Champions League clash against Barcelona. In the light of Italian's poor european season Nerrazurri's successful march in the CL is seen very important to Serie A prestige.

Juventus

Juventus has not been cured by Zacherroni's arrival and still looks extremely poor in comparison to what was expected of them before the start of the season. Hopes of a Top 4 finish are daunting from week to week and anger amongst Ultras is mounting.

As the power of supporters over italian clubs is massive the current disturbances are a sign of upcoming changes either again the coaching position or, perhaps, the board of directors.

Bianchoneri are in 6th position at the moment 3 points behind Palermo and Sampdoria. Napoli is also close by and these teams form a quartet of candidates for the 4th Italian champions league ticket.

Betting advice

Inter is showing remarkable pragmatism lately and I expect them to close the match as soon as the lead is taken.

A 1-0 or 2-0 scoreline would be the perfect score for Jose at the end of the night.

The Statistics :

The Pick :

Inter Milan 1-0 Juventus (or 2-0)

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take Inter Milan to win @ 1.61 with Bet365

HANDICAP BETTING :

Take Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.97 with Bet365