Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Monday’s football game at Stadio Luigi Ferraris pits together Sampdoria and Juventus, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the 2022/2023 Serie A campaign. Sampdoria failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Atalanta, and it is no surprise the bookies see them as underdogs in the clash with Juve. One of the men to watch in the home team will be summer signing Filip Djuricic, who is eager to impress on his debut at Stadio Luigi Ferraris, while there are no fresh injury worries in Marco Giampaolo’s side.
The Bianconeri, on the other hand, aim to build on a splendid 3-0 win over Sassuolo, and even though their injury list is pretty full, we are tempted to put our money on the title-chasing side. La Samp defenders should have Serbia attacker Dusan Vlahovic at bay as he scored a brace in the season opener, while all Arthur, Di Maria, Pogba, Chiesa, and Rabiot remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Antonio Candreva):
Antonio Candreva is an Italian football player born on 28th of February 1987 in Rome. Candreva played in the youth academy of Udinese where he made his debut in season 2007/2008.
After playing for Livorno, Juventus, Parma, Cesena he transferred to Lazio Roma, which didn’t pay any transfer fee. Cendreva plays for the Italian national team as well where he made his debut in November 2009. Candreva didn’t play for the Italian team during the EURO 2012 but did during the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.
Candreva is a 181cm right-footed midfielder that is known for being multifunctional in the pitch. Because Candreva played for lots of clubs he is known for being very mature and having a great vision in the game. Candreva scored the most amount of goals in his career in the season 2013/2014. The only prize Candreva won was the Coppa Italia in 2012/2013 with Lazio Roma. Candreva’s nickname is Il Timido.
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.