Our prediction for this Coppa Italia match:
Napoli
Match Time & Date:
17/06/2020
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Juventus
There will be fireworks when Napoli and Juventus face each other at Stadio Olimpico in the Coppa Italia final. Thanks to a 1-1 draw with Inter in the return leg, Napoli set up a meeting with Juve in the title game, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Wednesday’s showdown. The good news for the hosts is that key defender Kalidou Koulibaly returned from injury against the Nerazzurri.
The Bianconeri, on the other hand, eliminated Milan in the semis on away goals rule, but it has to be noted that they failed to turn their dominance into goals in the return leg. Despite failing to convert a penalty in the goalless draw with the Rossoneri, Cristiano Ronaldo will be the man to watch in the away team. Gonzalo Higuain is rated doubtful for the clash, but regardless of which players will be deployed in the starting XI, a close encounter is on the cards in the “Eternal City”.
Highlighted Player (Dries Mertens):
Dries Mertens is a Belgian football player born on the 6th of May 1987 in Leuven. Mertens started his football career in the youth of RSC Anderlecht and AA Gent. In season 2005/2006 he made his debut for the first team of AA Gent.
After playing for AGOVV, FC Utrecht and PSV Mertens got transferred to Napoli for approximately 9.5 million euro. Mertens made his debut for the Belgian national team in October 2010 and played over 40 games for the national team already. Mertens played during World Cup 2014 and EURO 2016 for Belgium.
Mertens is a right attacking midfielder, which can play as a forward as well. Mertens is known for being a very small fast player, which has the ability to get past several defenders and deliver a cross to his team mates. In his career Mertens didn’t win any big prizes yet. The biggest achievements of Mertens are winning the Dutch national cup with PSV in 2011/2012, the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa in 2014 with Napoli.
Highlighted Team (Juventus):
Juventus are considered one of the greatest European football clubs. The Bianconeri (The White and Blacks) have won two Champions League trophies (1985, 1996) and they did well to clinch three UEFA Cup titles (1977, 1990, 1993). The Italian giants have won 32 Serie A trophies and it is well known that a number of star players were part of Juve in the past.
The likes of Alessandro Del Piero, Zinedine Zidane, Michel Platini, Lilian Thuram, Filippo Inzaghi, Pavel Nedved and David Trezeguet all played for Juventus, whilst legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has yet to retire. Juve were stripped two domestic trophies during the “Calciopoli” scandal, but despite being relegated to Serie B, the club quickly brought glory days back to Turin. The Bianconeri used to play their home games at Stadio delle Alpi, but nowadays they welcome their rivals at Juventus Stadium.
The capacity of the stadium is 41,475. La Vechhia Signora (The Old Lady) is yet another nickname of the club. Juve’s biggest rivals are Torino and the two local rivals take on each other in the Turin derby.
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