Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Stadio Alberto Braglia will host Friday’s football game between Modena and Parma, the two playoffs-chasing sides. Modena aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Perugia, but this match will be anything but a walk in the park for I Canarini. Andrea Poli misses out with injury, while both Nicholas Bonfanti and Thomas Battistella are major doubts, and the duo will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
The Gli Emiliani, on the other hand, are high on confidence following back-to-back wins over Palermo and Citadella. Parma are eager to stay in top eight, and seeing that they will go for a win as well, both teams to score betting option should be considered. In the first half of the season Modena defeated Parma 2-1. As for the visiting side, legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is a major doubt, while defender Lautaro Valenti misses out with injury.
Highlighted Player (Gianluigi Buffon):
Gianluigi Buffon is a legendary Italian goalkeeper. The 191-cm-tall shoot-stopper was born in Carrara, Italy on 28 January, 1978 and he began his senior career at Parma. After making 169 league appearances for the Gli Emiliani, he joined Juventus in 2001 and he has been playing for the “Old Lady” ever since.
Buffon is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the history of football and he won seven Serie A trophies with Juve. In 2006 he helped Italy clinch the FIFA World Cup trophy as they defeated France on penalties in the title game. He managed to keep no less than five clean sheets at the showpiece tournament in Germany.
Buffon set a number of records and it has to be noted that he is a goalkeeper with most number of clean sheets and penalty kicks saved in the Serie A. His mother Mara Stella was a discus thrower, while his father Adriano was a weightlifter. Gigi’s contract with Juve expires on 30 June, 2018.