Fiorentina – Juventus

Italy Serie A prediction

Fiorentina is presented in this derby after three games played away, the band Vincenzo Montella coached won them all. Two victories were successful in the championship against Verona and Cagliari, and the third in Europa League, against the French from Guingamp. At home, Fiorentina lost two games, both in the championship, ahead of Napoli and Lazio. After 13 stages, Fiorentina is anked on the eight place in the standings, with 19 points.  They are just four points behind third-placed Napoli.

Mario Gomez is fully recovered. The German scored against Cagliari and will lead the attack once again. A great performance last time out granted Mati Fernandez a starting place here. José Basanta and Nenad Tomovic are in competition for a spot in the back three while Giuseppe Rossi, Bernardeschi, Pasqual and Lupatelli remain in the recovery room.

Juventus are on a four-match winning streak in the Serie A (six straight victories in all competitions) and currently hold a three-point lead over Roma after winning 11 of their first 13 games. Anyway, they needed a last-gasp winner from Andrea Pirlo to beat local rivals Torino last weekend. They have an important Champions League match nex week and this could me a mental obstacle.
Massimiliano Allegri the coatch of Juventus manages to maintain the same level of the last three seasons, when the “old lady” was coached by current Italian coach Antonio Conte. After 13 matches played in the league, Juventus ranks first in the ranking, with only one defeat, 1: 0 away to Genoa. In the 13 matches, Juventus scored 30 goals and received only 5, with the best attack and the best defense of the season. Away, Juventus has three wins in the last three games, he has not received a single goal. In the last stage, Juventus lost the local derby with Torino, score 2: 1, the winning goal being managed by Andrea Pirlo in the last minute of the game. Last season, the two teams met four times, two confrontations taking place in the championship, where the two have shared victories and the other two confrontations took place in the knockout round of the Europa League, where Juventus managed to further qualify a win with 1: 0 in the return to Firenze, after the tour score was equal to 1: 1.

Right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner, who was sent off in the dramatic 2-1 derby win, is banned while Martin Caceres, Kwadwo Asamoah and Romulo are all out. Bonucci, Chiellini and Ogbonna are likely to be deployed at the back in the 3-5-2 formation. Allegri, who could revert back to a 3-5-2 formation, might rest Tevez and Marchiso and select the youngster Coman.

Juventus have won 3 of last 6 meetings at Stadio Artemio Franchi, 2 matches ended in a draw and Fiorentina have won 1 match. Fiorentina won this fixture emphatically last season, beating the old lady by a 4-2 scoreline, Anyway, the Viola have won only two of their last 25 games against Juve in Serie A

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