On Wednesday night, Italian giants Juventus and Roma meet at the Allianz Stadium, as both sides look to make it through to the last four of the Coppa Italia.
The home side are once again the top dog in Serie A, as the Bianconeri are top of the table in the Italian top-flight. The team from Turin, as usual, are thriving in the Italian top-flight.
The Coppa Italia is clearly not their priority this season, with the league and Champions League their main aims for the campaign. However, they certainly would not turn their nose up at a good cup run too.
Juve’s recent record in the Coppa Italia illustrates that they do not take the competition lightly, as they have won eight of their last nine matches in the Coppa. Maurizio Sarri’s team defeated Udinese 4-0 in the last round of the competition.
The home side has been impressive in defence in recent seasons in the cup, keeping clean sheets in all eight of those aforementioned wins.
The Bianconeri have also been dominant on home soil in the Coppa Italia, winning their last 11 home games, while scoring at least twice in ten of the victories.
Roma are fighting for a Champions League spot in Serie A, but like Juventus, this competition is not a priority for the Giallorossi. The visitors recorded a 2-0 win over Parma in the last round, but have had an inconsistent recent record in the Coppa Italia. The team from the Italian capital have won three and lost three of their last six outings in the competition.
The visitors have struggled for away wins of late in the Coppa Italia, with the aforementioned win over Parma ending a three-game losing streak on their travels in the competition.
Despite the competition not being high on Juventus’ list of objectives, Forebet predicts that the Bianconeri will record a comfortable victory in a high-scoring encounter.