AS Roma – Juventus: 14th May 2017

Without the spear tip

AS Roma ranked second in Serie A, with 78 points gathered in 35 stages. Thus, Luciano Spalletti’s students tried to keep up with “The Merry Lady” throughout the season in an attempt to get the throne, but Juventus was one step ahead of the capitol. Now, however, aware that they have no chance at the title, “giallorossii” are forced to force a victory in front of the “bianconers” in order not to be overtaken by Naples, occupying the third place, which is just one Point behind Rome. The mission is all the harder as Spalletti will not be able to rely even on the scorer of the team and Serie A this season, Edin Dzeko, who scored 27 goals, injured.

They want to conquer everything

Juventus occupies the leading throne in the Serie A hierarchy with 85 points gathered in 35 stages and nothing can stop the supremacy of the “Old Ladder.” Thus, besides being very close to conquering the sixth consecutive title in Italy, the “bianconerii” managed to reach the Champions League final, where they will confront the Real Madrid trophy owner. Moreover, Allegri’s band still struggles on three fronts, the Italian Cup finals taking place just four days after Sunday’s duel on “Olimpico”. Consequently, even if the “Old Ladder” priorities are different at this time, the value of the batch and the mentality of the champions will tell their word in front of Rome.
Direct meetings

In the last ten direct confrontations between the two bands, Juventus has been forced six times, AS Roma in three other rows, while a single duel has ended in a tie;

The last success of the Torinoes on “Olimpico” in front of Rome dates from May 2014, from a 1-0;

In the tour, Juve set himself on the field, score 1-0, thanks to Gonzalo Higuain’s success;

Probable teams:

AS Roma (4-2-3-1): Szczesny – Rudiger, Fazio, Manolas, Emerson – Paredes, De Rossi – Perotti, Nainggolan, El Shaarawy – Salah

Absentees: Pjaca, Rugani, Khedira (injured)

Conclusions & tips

Given the circumstances of this game, we expect a relatively balanced unfolding of the hostilities and, at the same time, a limited show. In our opinion, Edin Dzeko’s absence from the host camp will count enormously in the economy of the final result. Even so, this does not mean that the hosts will not try, pushed back from the audience, attack and endanger at any occasion the gate “bianconeri.