Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Juventus and Roma go head to head at Allianz Stadium in one of the two derbies of the derbies of Matchday 3. The Bianconeri dropped two points in a goalless draw with Sampdoria, but it has to be noted that they missed a couple of clear-cut opportunities to break the deadlock. All Di Maria, Arthur, Pogba, and Chiesa remain in the recovery room, and, in their absences, a man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Dusan Vlahovic.
The Giallorossi, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Salernitana and Cremonese. Jose Mourinho has a number of high-profile players to choose from as the club chiefs reinforced the club in the summer transfer window, and given Juve’s attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Nicolo Zaniolo has joined Georginio Wijnaldum and Ebrima Darboe in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Leonardo Bonucci):
Over the years Leonardo Bonucci has established himself as one of Juve’s key defenders. The 190-cm-tall centre back, who is capable of playing as a right back as well, was born in Viterbo on 1 May, 1987 and he started his senior career at Inter. However, he made no more than one league appearance for the Nerrazzurri between 2005 and 2009.
After ending his loan spells with the likes of Treviso and Pisa, he joined Bari in 2009 and he scored one goal in 38 league games for the club. Juventus signed him in July, 2010 for a fee of €15.5 million. Leonardo Bonucci won his fifth Scudetto with Juve in the 2015/2016 season and he played in the 2014/2015 Champions League final against Barcelona. However, the Bianconeri were beaten by Barca in the title game.
Bonucci made his Italy debut on 3 March, 2010 and two years later he participated in the Euro 2012 final against Spain. The Azzurri were hammered by Vicente del Bosque’s troops 4-0 in the Olympic Stadium clash.
Highlighted Team (AS Roma):
AS Roma is a professional football club based in Rome. Roma were founded by a merger in 1927 and they play in the Italian Serie A. Roma’s fiercest rivals are Lazio and it has to be noted that both capital clubs play their home games at Stadio Olimpico. The two local rivals face each other in the Derby della Capitale, which is considered one of the most exciting derbies in the world of football.
The Giallorossi (The Yellow and Reds) have won three Serie A titles (1941/1942, 1982/1983, 2000/2001), while winning nine Coppa Italia trophies. The colour of Roma’s shirts is imperial purple with a golden yellow trim. A number of top-class footballers were part of Roma in the past, but Francesco Totti is undisputedly the club’s biggest legend.The Prince of Rom made his 601 appearances for Roma on 14 May, 2016 when the Giallorossi recorded a 3-1 win over Milan at Stadio San Siro.