Clash of passions! Serie A beacons reignite as Inter Milan hosts Juventus.
Inter has successfully advanced to the last 8 of the UEFA Europa League, and its morale is high, and it is even more courageous to play at home. In the face of Juve's injury-riddled woes, Inter are expected to beat their rivals by virtue of their home field advantage, with half-one odds in favor of the upper hand. (Now 639 Monday at 3:45am, not to be missed)
In last week's UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg match, Inter and Porto exchanged a 1-0 aggregate score to advance to the Round of 8, where they will face another Portuguese Premier League powerhouse, Penfiga, which is the second time since 2011 that Inter has made it to the Round of 8, and will undoubtedly boost the team's morale greatly.
Not counting this round of matches, Inter is in second place in the league, but only 3 points more than 5th place Roma, and the top four UEFA Europa League tickets are not yet in hand, so the situation of grabbing points is grim. This season, Inter's performance has been fluctuating, especially on the road, while the home side has remained stable, winning all of its last five home games and conceding only one goal. Striker Nadalou Martinez has scored 3 goals in his last 4 home matches, which is a great performance at home.
On the other hand, Juve's last 6 rounds of league matches have resulted in 5 wins and 1 loss, which seems to be a good performance, but most of the opponents are weak. Against Roma, Juve suffered a defeat. In the last round, facing the weak offense of Sendoria, Juve was once tied, and finally won 4-2, but the overall performance is not outstanding.
In addition, Juve has been plagued by injuries recently, Paul Pouba, Bonluxe and Di Maria are all injured, the latter two are doubtful, and the arrowhead Mosjane will be banned from this game. With such an unorganized lineup, it's hard to be optimistic for Juve in this match.