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2012-05-20 - Juventus vs Napoli
A Sports Betting Pick by ROzsolt
Football: Coppa Italia Final
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma
Sunday 20th May – Kickoff time: 21:00 GMT+1
Juventus
Juventus won the Serie A title in style recording only the third ever unbeaten campaign in Serie A history and could turn this season into a perfect one by clinching the domestic double.
I’d say there is no pressure on Juventus after winning the Scudetto, this cup could only make things better than they are and a defeat here would be rapidly forgotten after the superb run in Serie A.
However, Juventus will be full of confidence and they’ll be looking to give Del Piero a reason to celebrate at the end of his last game as part of the Juventus squad.
The Bianconeri will be without defenders Chiellini and De Ceglie, which means that Caceres, Barzagli and Bonucci will be in the 3 man defense prepared by Conte.
Probable Juventus line-up :
Caceres, Barzagli, Bonucci
Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Pepe
Vucinic, Del Piero
Napoli
Napoli failed to clinch the 3rd spot in Seria A that would have ensured another CL appearance in the upcoming season, but will try to salvage the season by winning this trophy.
The Partenopei had been quite inconsistent this season, maybe keeping up a good form in both Serie A and CL was too much to handle for Mazzari’s team.
Not qualifying to the CL for the upcoming season may force Napoli to sell some of their key players, like Lavezzi who has been linked to Inter Milan. The deal includes Joel Obi and Marco Faraoni to sign with Napoli and a 15 million euro fee.
Lavezzi will probably sit on the bench in this match which means that Cavani and Pandev will lead Napoli’s attacks. Gargano is suspended for this clash while Cannavaro has successfully recovered from an injury.
Probable Napoli line-up :
Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica
Maggio, Hamsik, Inler, Dzemaili, Zuniga
Cavani, Pandev
The Betting Verdict
This is a must-win for Napoli, they have missed out on CL qualification and this is the only chance to get something from this season. They have the opportunity to win a trophy after a 22 year break.
The only problem is that they’ll be facing Juventus, a team that seems unstoppable at the moment, at least by Italian sides. Napoli has plenty of talent and firepower, I expect them to give a good fight, but it will be difficult for them to stop Juventus from having a perfect season.
I’d say that there are premises to see some goals in this one, Juventus will score for sure against a Napoli side that conceded 46 goals this season, while the Partenopei should have their chances as well as De Ceglie and Chiellini have both been ruled out.
Both teams to score and Juventus to win are my recommendation for this final, 2.1 for Juventus to win a match after their superb season is worth to consider in my opinion.
The Pick :
Juventus 2-1 Napoli
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take Juventus to win at 2.10 at LadbrokesConfidence: 7/10 (Main bet)
Take Both teams to score at 1.91 at Coral
Confidence: 7/10
