Juventus vs Monza: predictions and betting tips on the Coppa Italia match on January 19, 2023
On January 19, Allianz Stadium (Turin) will host the 1/8 final match of the Coppa Italia, in which Juventus will compete with Monza. The battle will start at 21:00 CET.
Juventus
The club has been under the threat of relegation to the Serie B since the end of autumn. It is not for sporting reasons, but because the management had got into financial scams once again. The higher mentioned management resigned, but it goes without saying this will not save from criminal prosecution as well as from the potential punishment for “the Old Lady”. Nevertheless, Allegri was able to do his best in such difficult conditions. His return was not triumphant, and the current season started in a pretty poor way – 5 defeats in the Champions League are more than enough to prove it. Then, step by step, the team added in the game in the Serie A. The streak of victories was continued even after the pause; however, modest Cremonese and Udinese were “squeezed” only in the very end of each match. So, is it reasonable to be surprised at the defeat made by Napoli, which is the leader of the tournament? One way or another, a 1-5 lost became too painful...
Monza
The team exists for around a century, but it could continue to stay at the semi-amateur level, where it has spent many decades. Silvio Berlusconi, who decided to return to football, paid his attention to “the White and Reds”, the club that is pretty close to Milan. As a result, the team quickly managed to appear in the Calcio. However, it was not an instant and triumphant action, and even the previous season ended in the play-offs, albeit successful ones. Taking into account all the conditions, there’s no surprise that the debutant’s hard beginning resulted in resignation of the coach. The decision to entrust the project to Palladino looked like a temporary measure, but it hit in the bullseye. Under Raffaele’s rule, despite the absence of experience in independent coaching, the team added in the game and even often got the victories. After the pause, Monza was able to achieve an effective away draw in the battle with Fiorentina and even one more in the home match with Inter. Moreover, the team, scoring 3 fast goals and then allowing reducing the advantage to the minimum, defeated Cremonese.
The statistics of head-to-head matches
The clubs held their first official head-to-head match in September. Monza sensationally won with a 1-0 score there.
Predictions
Bookmakers are waiting for the obligatory victory of Juventus. At the same time, the current debutant of the Calcio is also in excellent shape and can “make some noise” in Turin – thus, we bet on “total: over 2.5” (odd: 1.94).