Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Juventus will be looking to keep their Scudetto hopes alive when they welcome Genoa at their Allianz Stadium on Matchday 30. The Bianconeri are eager to melt Inter’s advantage in the Serie A standings, and they face yet another must-win game against Genoa. All Bernardeschi, Bonucci, and Demiral have been tested positive for coronavirus, and the trio is unlikely to feature in Sunday’s clash. As always, a man to watch in the home team will be Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw with Torino in the Turin derby.
The Rossoblu, on the other hand, are stuck in the middle of the standings, meaning that they have little to play for in the season finale. Strootman is banned for the visitors, while Pellegrini is out of contention with injury. Anyhow, the hosts want this win more than the visitors, and we predict that Andrea Pirlo’s men will pick up all three points from the match.
Highlighted Player (Matthijs de Ligt):
Matthijs de Ligt is yet another product of famous Ajax football academy. After making 17 appearances for Jong Ajax, Matthijs de Ligt started playing for the senior team in 2016. The talented centre-back, who was born on August 12, 1999 in Leiderdorp (Netherlands) made his debut for the Amsterdammers on September 21, 2016 in a cup game against Willem II. Thanks to this goal Matthijs de Ligt became the second youngest goalscorer ever, behind legendary midfielder Clarence Seedorf.
In March, 2017, the Ajax defender made his debut for the Netherlands national team in a 2-0 loss to Bulgaria in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. In 2018 he received AFC Ajax Talent of the Year award (Marco Van Basten Award). Mathiijs de Ligt’s main position is centre-back and his preferred foot is right. His contract with the Amsterdammers should expire on June 30, 2021.
In the 2016/2017 season Matthijs de Ligt and his teammates made it to the Europa League final, but Ajax were beaten by Manchester United in the title game.
Highlighted Team (Napoli):
SSC Napoli is an Italian football club from the city of Naples which is playing currently in the Serie A. The club was founded officially in 1926 but the history from Napoli reaches back to 1904 with the club Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club that fused with Internazionale Napoli and was called FBC Internaples.
After 4 seasons the club changed its name to SSC Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio).
In the end of the eighties Napoli had the biggest success in the club history with the Argentinian legend Diego Maradona. Diego Maradona was able to win the league title twice, the national cup and the UEFA cup. The moment Maradona left the club Napoli got into big financial trouble.
In 2004 the local club was bankrupt. Despite the help of financial investors the club got regulated to the Serie C. After 6 years of playing in lower divisions Napoli managed to get back in the Serie A in season 2007/2008. Famous players that played for the club from Naples are: Maradona, Zola, Cavani, Blanc, Di Canio, Cannavaro.