AS ROMA VS TORINO PREVIEW & PREDICTION
After two and a half months, the Romans receive again FC Torino at Stadio Olimpico. The cup game in December won the northern Italians surprisingly with 1: 2. Thus, the Turin pushed the Roma in a negative trend. The defeat with the Cup started a phase in which the Romans won no more game. Only in February did Rome return to winning ways. Nevertheless, the Romans are no longer in the championship race since then. The Turinians are also going through difficult times. In the quarterfinals of the Cup, they failed to Juventus. Also in the championship, the northern Italians disappeared in midfield. In the game of Friday evening Turin is again the outsider. However, the Turin could again provide a surprise in this game. Nevertheless, I have decided for a tip on the home team. After all, AS Roma last won the away game against the leaders from Naples. In this game Dzeko convinced. The Bosnian will probably score in today’s game as well. Betting?
AS Roma has been through difficult weeks. After the mentioned defeat in the second round of the Coppa crashed the captains. Throughout January, Rome only scored two points. Thus, the Romans have gambled any chances on the Scudetto. Currently the residue is 16 points. As AS Roma caught up again in February and has since brought victory for victory, the captains are in third place. Especially this past weekend, the team from Rome convinced. In the away game against the leaders Naples, they fought three points. After seven minutes, it was 1: 1 on the scoreboard. Dzeko and Perotti increased the score in favor of the Romans until the 80th minute to 1: 4.
Even internationally, the Romans are still represented. In the second round of the premier class, they face the Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk. The first leg away the Italians lost 2-1. Next week, the return leg at home stadium will be kicked off. The starting position is completely open and therefore given a good chance to reach the quarter-finals. In that the Romans entered last in the season 2006/07. That would make the team of Di Francesco history.
In today’s game, the Romans have the opportunity to retaliate for the Cup exit. Nevertheless, this game is not a self-runner, because at home Rome lately always trouble. After all, the captains convinced in the past game at Naples, this momentum will carry AS Roma in this game to victory. The only problem is the yellow jail of Dzeko.
The last home game of Turin against Crotone has been postponed. The reason for this was a sad one – Davide Astori surprisingly died of heart failure. The death of the 31-year-old AC Fiorentina captain shook Italy. That’s why all football matches in Italy were postponed on Sunday.
FC Turin are currently in the middle of Serie A, as they do every season. The Turin are in the shadow of city rivals Juventus and are the average of the league. In addition, the Turin are the team with the most draws in Serie A. Last season, they were with 14 draws frontrunner. Currently they have drawn in twelve out of 26 games! This also against stronger opponents. For example, the points were shared against Inter, Sampdoria and Milan. Away, Turin’s record looks similar – about half of the matches ended without a winner. Frustrating for the fans is that FC Torino has not won a game away since December. The last success celebrated the northern Italians against today’s opponents in the Cup knockout stages. Despite this victory, the Turin are no longer represented in the Coppa. After the surprise away win in the second round, the Turin failed in the derby against Juventus. The Bianconeri showed clearly in this game, which team has the supremacy in Turin. Already after 15 minutes Costa scored the 1: 0. The second goal marked Mandzukic and thus sealed the departure of Torino. For the northern Italians, this season has practically gone, because a place in the front ranks is hardly possible. As a result, Turin will not be playing European matches next season.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.66
