
Roma host defending champions Juventus on Monday in a match that represents their last chance to get back into the title race. Juventus are currently nine points clear at the top of the table, but a win for Roma would cut that lead to just six points with thirteen games remaining. On the other hand, if Juventus manage to beat second-placed Roma then they would have one hand firmly on the title.
Juventus have lost just one league game so far this season but Roma are doing well lately as their last defeat was all the way back in November. Rudi Garcia's men have failed to convert draws into wins though, they have been held to draws in eight of their last eleven top-flight matches. The main problem seems to be in defence as they kept just one clean sheet in the last seven games. Juventus are full of confidence, especially after recording a 2-1 Champions League against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.
Roma had their own continental triumph on Thursday as they defeated Feyenoord 2-1 to advance to the last 16. In October Juventus beat Roma 3-2 in a crazy match with three penalty kicks and two red cards. The Bianconeri have won 77 of their 161 meetings with Roma. Maicon and Victor Ibarbo will be unavailable for the home side while Juventus will have to do without playmaker Andrea Pirlo who suffered a calf injury during the match against Dortmund. Paul Pogba might miss out as well due to a thigh issue.
Probable line-ups:
Roma: De Sanctis - Torosidis, Manolas, Astori, Holebas - Pjanic, Keita, Nainggolan - Gervinho, Totti, Ljajic
Juventus: Buffon - Caceres, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra - Sturaro, Marchisio, Vidal - Pereyra - Tevez, Morata
My prediction: 1-1 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Roma win - 11/5 Draw - 23/10 Juventus win - 13/10
kruno1414
10 years ago
Sr. Newbie
Another typical Italian derby match was seen at Olimpico . A lot of yellow cards including a red card in the second card for Roma . Juvetus got a lead and a player more , they had a great situation to knockdown Roma , but The players of roma did not surrender they played like real gladiators and got an equalizer by Keita...
Another typical Italian derby match was seen at Olimpico . A lot of yellow cards including a red card in the second card for Roma . Juvetus got a lead and a player more , they had a great situation to knockdown Roma , but The players of roma did not surrender they played like real gladiators and got an equalizer by Keita and there was still time for something amazing to happen , but eventually it didnt .
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vlado.mikic.50 10 years ago Newbie
We saw another score by Carlos Tevez.He is fantastic player.I think he is one of the best attackers at the moment.He both scores and assists.He runs a lot,he is playing very responsible defensively.If he continues to play like this,Juventus can achieve good results at the end of the season.
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vlado.mikic.50 10 years ago Newbie
Yer,Roma really is good at home.They managed to draw against Juventus.It is not fantastic result for them but it certainly is not bad result.They can now continue to fight till the end for the title and hoe that Juventus will make some errors in their campaign this season in Serie A.
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GREGJO
10 years ago
Hero Member
Without Pirlo it can be a very hard match for Juventus. Roma is good at home. In this season they lost only against Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Fiorentina. I checked the odds and I think the home win or draw option could be very good @1,6. Juvetnus has a 9 points lead so I think this derby is not too important for...
Without Pirlo it can be a very hard match for Juventus. Roma is good at home. In this season they lost only against Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Fiorentina. I checked the odds and I think the home win or draw option could be very good @1,6. Juvetnus has a 9 points lead so I think this derby is not too important for them. I hope Totti will score a goal but man of the match will be Ljajic. I think ÃRoma will win to 1:0 or we will see a goalless draw or 1:1.
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sharpe
10 years ago
Super Hero
This one have to be the game of the season so far in Italy and probably will answer if there will have intrigue for the title. If Roma want to stay alive in the battle they should win this one but for Juve even the draw will be a great result. I expect this game to be exiting and maybe a Roma win.
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vlado.mikic.50 10 years ago Newbie
If Pirlo is not playing in Dortmund,Juventus will have big problems to organize their attacks.But to get back to tomorrow's clash,Juventus player are probably still thinking about last match,so it can be a very bad thing for them,AS Roma players should give their best and with a full concentration they should win this derby.
If Pirlo is not playing in Dortmund,Juventus will have big problems to organize their attacks.But to get back to tomorrow's clash,Juventus player are probably still thinking about last match,so it can be a very bad thing for them,AS Roma players should give their best and with a full concentration they should win this derby.
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seculla
10 years ago
Super Hero
Pirlo is out for a three weeks, he will not play against Dortmund too. Also, Vlado, as I said I'm not objective when it comes to predictions about Juventus, but however I believe that Juventus will win, because they have much better players than Roma, and have more constant play. Roma have a good players but they can't...
Pirlo is out for a three weeks, he will not play against Dortmund too. Also, Vlado, as I said I'm not objective when it comes to predictions about Juventus, but however I believe that Juventus will win, because they have much better players than Roma, and have more constant play. Roma have a good players but they can't find the right form, and the best prove of that are that four draws in a row in Serie A. It will be good match, anyway. :D
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vlado.mikic.50 10 years ago Newbie
I didnt know that Pirlo will miss this clash.It is very interesting information.He is by far most important player of Juventus.His creativity is fantastic.With his abscence I can see AS Roma dominating the match ffor all 90 minutes,and winning easily by two goal difference.
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Tomas.White 10 years ago Newbie
Roma is very interesting team. Although Juventus has much better team, my favorite is Roma. Pirlo is not playing for Juventus due to injury that he has picked up in match of Championship League with Borussia Dortmund. Roma is qualified for next round of Europa League and wants to beat Juventus more than anything.
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kruno1414
10 years ago
Sr. Newbie
A tough one indeed , Italian derbies are preety boring nowdays , i hope this one is not going to be . Roma is playing very nice football but Juvetus is kind of team that really dont care about the nice football , the result is only in their minds.Roma must start strong cause winning in this match is a must for them if...
A tough one indeed , Italian derbies are preety boring nowdays , i hope this one is not going to be . Roma is playing very nice football but Juvetus is kind of team that really dont care about the nice football , the result is only in their minds.Roma must start strong cause winning in this match is a must for them if they plan of winning a scudeto .
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vlado.mikic.50 10 years ago Newbie
I think man of the match could be Ljajic.He is a very quality player.He is very creative and he can score from a long range.He is playing in very goood from at the moment.Juventus must be aware of him.He is much faster than Bonucci and other his teammates.It will be interesting to see how they will stop him.
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h34dhunt3r
10 years ago
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This is what AC Roma has been waiting for. Last chance for them to get back into championship run, and final step for Juventurs towards championship title. I'll give a lil bit of edge to Roma, since they have nothing to loose and should be playing all in. Juventus on the other hand had shacky mid-week, winning 2:1 versus...
This is what AC Roma has been waiting for. Last chance for them to get back into championship run, and final step for Juventurs towards championship title. I'll give a lil bit of edge to Roma, since they have nothing to loose and should be playing all in. Juventus on the other hand had shacky mid-week, winning 2:1 versus Borusia Dortmund. Roma may get 3 points, but that doesnt secure anything for them, only 6 points deficin towards Seria A curent champions. Prediction: 2:1 for Roma Man of the match: Bojan Krkric.
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vlado.mikic.50 10 years ago Newbie
Seculla you are Juve fan,but you are not objective when you predict that they will beat Roma at Olimpico.Roma is playing very good as a home team and you cannot forget the fact that Juventus players are tired from last match.Also,I suppose they are a little bit disappointed by a result against Dortmund.Yeah,they won,but...
Seculla you are Juve fan,but you are not objective when you predict that they will beat Roma at Olimpico.Roma is playing very good as a home team and you cannot forget the fact that Juventus players are tired from last match.Also,I suppose they are a little bit disappointed by a result against Dortmund.Yeah,they won,but should have won with bigger difference.
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seculla
10 years ago
Super Hero
This is the match that AS Roma are waiting after they loose on Juventus Sdadium. As Vlado said, this is chance for Roma to cut the Juventus lead, but Juve are 9 points ahead of them, and this match will not be the "deciding" match for the champions, as it was expected because Roma had several surprising draws. As a big...
This is the match that AS Roma are waiting after they loose on Juventus Sdadium. As Vlado said, this is chance for Roma to cut the Juventus lead, but Juve are 9 points ahead of them, and this match will not be the "deciding" match for the champions, as it was expected because Roma had several surprising draws. As a big Juve fan, I'll be objective in predicting this match, and I'll bet it on Juve's win and also I think that it will be good match and we will see goals from both sides. FORZA JUVE! FINO ALLA FINE!
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vlado.mikic.50 10 years ago Newbie
This is a chance for AS Roma to decrease the difference on the table.Totti is in a good form.but they will have to play very good as a team if they want to beat Juventus.This is also good chance for Alegri to give a chance to the players that were on the bench against Germans.
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vlado.mikic.50 10 years ago Newbie
This would be very interesting match.Juventus are better team in my opinion,but they are not such a favourites in this clash because they had tough match against Borussia Dortmund few days ago in Champions League.I predict a draw or a win by AS Roma by one goal difference.
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