Italian Serie A
2024-08-19 - Juventus vs Como
A Sports Betting Pick by Cafa
Italy Serie A - Round 1
Allianz Stadium, Torino, Piedmont, Italy (41,507)
Monday, 19th August 2024, 20:45 CET
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Juventus Team News
Juventus brought in coach Thiago Motta from Bologna, the architect of an amazing season and a well-known inventor of the insanely offensive 2-7-2 formation that you can't defend against. Motta started his rule with an iron boot that got rid of Enrico Chiesa and some other players such as Mathias Soule as he only wants the players who can perform in his system. Huge gamble, let's see if it will pay off.
Juventus wasn't a very confident home favourite in this same situation, against relegation candidates, last season. This is because Juventus has no creative midfielders so it was down to Enrico Chiesa to power through and make something happen.
Now Chiesa is gone and Juventus is a completely changed side. This game will be a good watch on TV or on Bet365 as we all want to see will this be the same old Juventus or will they play like Bologna. If the latter is the case, then this is a serious candidate for the scudetto.
Motta was definitely the right choice for Juventus, so a tactical mastermind and innovator will get to lead a team that was struggling from a tactics perspective. This could be fun.
Como Team News
Italy now has its own team the rich and influential people will be rooting for, as Lake Como is a well-known resort and not for the poor. Como inherently has to bring high profile players such as Raphael Varane to make it an interesting club to watch, but he's injured and won't be able to carry the defence here in this match.
Expect to see a few more signings of famous footballers until the transfer window closes. We'll use that time to assess Como as a team, as for now this is just a huge unknown. We know they're ambitious though. And they got money.
Probable Lineups
Juventus (4-1-4-1): Di Gregorio - Cambiaso, Bremer, Gatti, Cabal - K.Thuram - Weah, Locatelli, Douglas Luiz, Yildiz - Vlahovic. Coach Motta.
Como (4-4-2): Reina - Goldaniga, Dossena, Barba, Moreno - Strefezza, Braunoder, Baselli, Da Cunha - Cutrone, Belotti. Coach Fabregas.
For those of you wondering why isn't Motta playing 2-7-2, he is, you just have to look at it from one sideline to another, not from goal to goal. In any case, he'll be playing with one designated holding midfielder and four offensive-minded ones.
It will be interesting to see what Cesc Fabregas has in mind with his Como team.
The Betting Market
Juventus has been made a cautious 1.47 favourite and we'll pounce on that price with full stake. This is a similar situation in which Lazio was yesterday against Venezia, with the addition that Juventus is a better side and has a better coach.
The Betting Verdict
There should be no doubt about who wins this game.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Juventus 2-0 Como
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take Juventus To Win at 1.47 at Bet365
