Coppa Italia: Atalanta BC – Juventus Turin at 21:00 Uhr
Cup final in Italy! While the title decision in Serie A has long been made, on Wednesday the final of the Coppa Italia will get down to business again: Atalanta Bergamo will meet Juventus Turin. The Bergamasken are playing an excellent season and are in second place in the table with one round to go. Atalanta has developed into a real top team in recent years – after two third places in a row, they are on the verge of achieving the best final placement in the club’s history. Only the sovereign new title holder Inter Milan is currently ahead of the black and blue. This means that “La Dea” has almost certainly qualified for the Champions League this season, where it was only a few months ago in the round of 16 against Real Madrid. Especially the offensive of the team from Bergamo stands out once again. Last season, Atalanta just barely missed the 100-goal mark – this season they are “only” 90 goals from 37 games with one matchday to go, but they are once again the most dangerous attack in the Italian league. The Colombian striker duo consisting of Duván Zapata and Luis Muriel is particularly accurate: Together they scored 45 goals in all competitions, Muriel is third in the scorers’ list behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku. The team of coach Gian Piero Gasperini stands for variable and unpredictable offensive football – as the 4-3 success at Genoa last weekend reflected. Can you conjure up fireworks on the square against the old lady? Atalanta has won all of the last three games, and the team has been unbeaten in eleven league games. Will the Bergamasken – who kicked Lazio in the quarter-finals and Napoli in the semi-finals – win the second big title in the club’s history after winning the cup in 1963?
Can the dethroned champion at least celebrate the cup triumph?
The situation at the (former) serial champion from Turin, on the other hand, looks anything but rosy. After an unbelievable nine Scudettos in a row this season, the Bianconeri not only had to say goodbye to the title race early, but also qualifying for the Champions League is more than in danger. One round before the end of the season, Juventus is only in a disappointing fifth place, so they have to win on the last day of the game and at the same time hope for a slip by the competition. Last weekend, the old lady was able to at least regain confidence. The old master prevailed against the new one on Saturday: Juve won the duel against Inter Milan 3-2. Against the Nerazzurri, the Turinese had the better end for themselves in the semifinals of the Coppa Italia – after a 2-1 away win in Milan, a 0-0 in the second leg was enough for the final. Nevertheless, Juventus will be anything but satisfied, the season is absolutely disappointing. In addition to the failed title defense in Serie A, the end in the premier class caused head shaking. The whites and blacks started as one of the favorites in the knockout phase, but had to admit defeat to outsider Porto in the round of 16. A major upheaval is therefore imminent in summer. Not only coach Andrea Pirlo has to tremble for his job, there may also be changes at the level of officials and in the player sector. Especially behind the future of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo there is a question mark. Juventus has no good memories of the 2020 Coppa final: The old lady failed on rival Napoli on penalties. Nevertheless, Juve is the record winner of the cup competition with 13 titles. Will the 14th triumph come on Wednesday or will Atalanta thwart the Bianconeri? Bet on the winner now and take advantage of our entire range of soccer games as well as numerous bets on other sports!
Prediction game facts:
- The Serie A duel in the first half of the season ended 1: 1, in the second half of the season Atalanta prevailed 1: 0 in Bergamo.
- Juventus has won the Coppa Italia 13 times so far, and it would be the second triumph for Atalanta.
- Juventus have not won any of their last 3 games against Atalanta.
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