Italian Serie A
2013-05-08 - Atalanta vs Juventus
A Sports Betting Pick by ROzsolt
Football : Italy : Serie A
Venue: "Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia" - Bergamo
Wednesday 8th May – Kickoff time: 20:45 GMT+1
Atalanta (14th W11 D8 L16)
Atalanta were not match to Parma on Sunday and recorded their 16th defeat of the season after losing 2-0 at the Ennio Tardini.
With three games left to play Atalanta hold a seven point advantage over 18th placed Palermo, so they’ll need another victory to mathematically secure their presence in the upcoming Serie A season (assuming that Palermo wins as well).
Atalanta will look to end their four games winless run, but they’ll now receive the visit of newly crowned champions Juventus, the team that beat them 3-0 in the reverse fixture.
Coach Colantuono will field his typical eleven against Juventus, long term absentees Budan, Cazzola, marilungo and Brienza are all recovering from injuries and won’t make an appearance in the final three games.
Juventus (1st W26 D5 L4)
Juventus recorded their eight consecutive victory against strugglers Palermo to retain Scudetto after another excellent season for the Bianconeri.
Conte’s men wrapped up their 29th Serie A title with a narrow 1-0 home over Palermo which proved just enough to be able to celebrate the success in front of their own fans.
The only negative event at the Juventus Arena was that midfielder Pogba was sent off after he spat at Palermo’s defender Salvatore Aronica and he was handed a three match ban.
According to gazzetta.it, Antonio Conte will give a well deserved rest to most of his regulars in the remaining games to give other players the chance to impress.
The Betting Verdict
This game comes after just three days since Juventus celebrated the winning of a new Serie A title, so it’s safe to assume that they won’t be fully focused to get a result here.
Antonio Conte won’t use his best eleven at this trip, but that doesn’t mean that Juventus won’t be competitive, most of their substitutes are still better than a lot of regulars from other Serie A sides.
However, I’d pick Atalanta to be the more motivated side in this one, a win against the newly crowned champions will surely make their fans forget about Sunday’s defeat at Parma and it would be a classy way to secure their presence in the upcoming Serie A season.
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The Pick :
Atalanta 1-1 Juventus
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
