Serie A action in Italy finishes this weekend with the 244th edition of the Derby d’Italia between Juventus and Inter Milan. With just one point separating the two, we should see a great spectacle between two title-chasing squads.
Both sides will look to make a strong start and it could lead to an explosive first half. Bookmaker William Hill has the odds at 3.90 for Juventus to lead after 30 minutes of action and at 3.70 for Inter to be leading after the first half an hour.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: April 1st, 3:30 P.M. (EST)
The teams have already met twice this season and Juve have remained win-less, but they currently find themselves in a much better situation and should be considered favorites for the clash. The Old Lady has won four straight league outings and boasts a 16-game unbeaten streak in Serie A.
The two played out a 1-1 draw at San Siro in the first meeting of the season back in October and Inter won the Italian Super Cup against Juventus in January with a 2-1 victory in extra time. The head-to-head battles have been tight and we should see another such game on Sunday.
Can Alvaro Morata be the hero again for Juventus? The Spanish international has had an underwhelming campaign, but he recently scored a 1-0 winner over Spezia and also played a big role with a brace in a 3-1 victory over Sampdoria.
Dusan Vlahovic was seemingly brought in to deliver the match-winning moments for Juve, but it looks like his presence has made Morata push a bit of extra out of himself and that can only do good for the team.
Inter enter the match-up in the midst of their worst spell of the season. They have won just once in their last seven league outings and are now in danger of dropping out of the top three just a few weeks after topping the table.
The defense has let the title defenders down and the typically high-scoring team hasn’t gotten enough goals either in recent outings. Lautaro Martinez and Edin Dzeko really need to kick into gear again if the Nerazzurri want to stay in the title race.
Martinez has scored in just one of his last 11 league appearances and Dzeko has managed only four goals in 2022 after netting eight times in Serie A before the turn of the year. They have worked very well as a duo for most of the season and manager Simone Inzaghi needs to find a way to spark the magic between them again.
