Juventus will have revenge on their mind as they welcome Lazio to the Allianz Stadium for their Coppa Italia semi-final first leg. Neither team has looked particularly impressive lately but the Turin club are often decent at home and should claim the advantage on Tuesday.
Sitting well off the pace on the Serie A standings, the Coppa Italia represents the only chance for silverware for Juventus. They have been solid in the competition and reached the semi-final thanks to a 4-0 victory over Frosinone.
There is a stark contrast between Juventus’ Coppa Italia showing and their recent Serie A form. Massimiliano Allegri’s men have picked up just one win from their last nine matches and were beaten 1-0 by Lazio in a Serie A fixture last Saturday.
One small positive for Juventus is that they often do some good work at home and have lost just once at the Allianz Stadium all season. They already claimed a 3-1 victory over Lazio earlier in the campaign and can count a couple of 1-0 victories over Napoli and Roma among their home results this season.
The Coppa Italia also represents the only chance for silverware for Lazio, who were never in the Serie A title conversation. A 1-0 victory over bitter rivals Roma was enough to earn them a semi-final berth.
After struggling in late February and much of March, Lazio appear to be getting their campaign back on track. They have won their last two matches and claimed a 1-0 victory over Juventus last weekend in a dress rehearsal for Tuesday’s clash.
Lazio will head to the Allianz Stadium with some confidence having claimed a 3-2 victory over Frosinone in their previous fixture on the road. However that result ended a run of two straight away defeats for Igor Tudor’s men.
How the bookies view it
Juventus have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 4/5 by bet365 to claim the win. A victory for Lazio is valued at 17/4 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 by William Hill.
Recent head to head
Lazio claimed a 1-0 victory over Juventus in a Serie A fixture last Saturday. However, the Turin club are unbeaten in the last six meetings at Allianz Stadium, claiming five wins in that run, including a 3-1 Serie A victory back in September.
Players to watch
Dusan Vlahovic missed Saturday’s defeat due to suspension and is set to return to the fold on Tuesday. The Serbian striker has nine goals in his last 10 matches and having also netted a brace in the Serie A win over Lazio, could be backed at 7/5 by bet365 to maintain his scoring run.
Ciro Immobile was a second half substitute last weekend and could be handed a start on Tuesday. The striker has a knack for turning up in the big games and is priced at 16/5 by Unibet to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
There were over 3.5 goals in the previous clash at the Allianz Stadium and a repeat is priced at 7/2 with Paddy Power. Over 2.5 goals could also be considered at 27/20 with 10bet while Coral is offering odds of 23/20 on both teams to score.
Juventus scored in both halves in the previous meeting at the Allianz Stadium and a repeat is priced at 9/4 by Paddy Power.
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