Juventus – AC Milan Prediction & Picks (16.01.2019)

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Juventus – AC Milan SOCCER PICKS

Juventus and Milan meet at King Abdullah Sports City, in a match for this phase of the Super Cup (Final). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to Juventus, which in the last 12 matches won 9, drew 2 and lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 11-11-2018, ended with the Juventus win by (0-2).

Juventus:

Juventus play their first match in this edition of the Super Cup with the intention of winning a positive result. In the last match they played, for Coppa Italia, they beat Bologna by (0-2). In the last 10 games Juventus has 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Their defense has been very solid, as they only suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 games, and their attack has scored regularly, since they scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 13 of its last 15 games, of these 13 came to rest in advantage in 7 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 11.

Juventus enter this day motivated, after a triumph, by 0-2, in the displacement to the field of Bologna, in a game for the Cup of Italy. It should be noted that Juventus has recorded 8 wins in the last 10 matches played. Contrary to the opponent of this game, the “Old Lady” usually acts in a tactical drawing in 4-3-3, using three high quality players in the line of attack: Dybala, Douglas Costa and Cristiano Ronaldo. The last one is the best score of Juventus in the official competitions, with 15 goals scored. Coach Massimiliano Allegri will not be able to count on the injured Barzagli, Benatia, Mandzukic and Cuadrado.

Milan:

With great expectation and hope, Milan will make its debut in this edition of the Super Cup, hoping to achieve a positive result. In the last match they played, for Coppa Italia, they beat Sampdoria by (0-2) at the end of extra time. In their last 10 games Milan has 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times, but got the comeback in 2.

AC Milan enter this game after a victory in extra time on Sampdoria, advancing towards the next phase of the Italian Cup. However, this is not the best moment of AC Milan, as it has won only 3 wins in the last 10 games. The Milan club is a team that likes to play in their own midfield, with the aim of trying to surprise their opponents through the counterattack. When he invests in the offensive process, he usually does so through the right flank, in order to take advantage of the depth offered by Samu Castillejo. On the other hand, Patrick Cutrone is the best scorer of AC Milan, with 9 goals scored. For this game the technician Gennaro Gattuso can not count on Suso, suspended, in addition to Bonaventura, Biglia and Caldara, these with physical problems.


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