The title race in Italy will have one of its pivotal moments on Sunday as Inter Milan and Juventus go head to head for the second time this season, with only one point separating the two at the top of the table.
Bookmaker Pinnacle has the odds at 1.649 for Inter to grab the first goal in the match, while the odds for Juve to score first are at 3.03. The odds for no scoring in the contest are at 8.75.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: February 3rd, 11:00 A.M. (EST)
It’s the 251st Derby d’Italia between the teams after the fierce rivals played out a 1-1 draw in Turin earlier in the campaign. The big guns of both teams came to play in November as Dusan Vlahovic gave Juventus the lead and Lautaro Martinez equaled the score. It was the 62nd draw in the huge match-up. There have been 112 wins for Juventus, and Inter has triumphed 76 times.
The Nerazzurri have battled out a pair of special cup wins in recent seasons against Juventus, but it’s been a struggle for the team in Serie A. A 1-0 victory in Turin in April 2022 marks Inter’s lone league win over Juventus in their past six meetings.
A winning effort this time around would be big for Inter, as Simone Inzaghi’s men hold a one-point edge over Juve in the title race and also have a game in hand. Meanwhile, grabbing all the points would significantly boost Juventus’ chances of ending a four-year title drought, so we should be in for a great spectacle on Sunday.
Both Vlahovic and Martinez have heated up again ahead of Sunday’s action. After scoring just once in 10 league outings, Vlahovic finds himself on a run of seven goals in six games, and Martinez is looking to score in a sixth consecutive league appearance. He has also just netted a memorable winning goal in the Italian Super Cup final against Napoli.
Vlahovic has gone seven straight games without a goal at the San Siro against both Milan sides, while Martinez has previously scored only four times in 17 meetings with Juventus. They will have a lot to prove on Sunday, and a prolific performance from either player could become a decisive factor in the race for the 2024 Scudetto.
