Juventus take on the visitors Atalanta in the round 19 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Sunday, January 22nd at Allianz Stadium (Turin).
Even despite the failed match against Napoli, it is Juventus that look like a favorite in this meeting. Everyone criticizes Juventus, but look at how insecure Atalanta has been this season, even though the team plays quietly once a week and does not waste energy on European competitions. Juventus have a number of injuries, but Allegri squeezes the maximum out of what he has, ignoring critics. The start of the season did not work out, but gradually he began to collect clean sheets and wins, where they scored a goal and held the advantage. Juventus formation in recent matches is 3-5-1-1, where Di Maria is a freelance artist, and Milik or Keane play in the center. Chiesa is gradually getting in shape and with each match he shows more and more activity. A good center of the field, which knows how to destroy with high quality, and a plus for the team that the current Atalanta is not the fastest and they simply have nothing to surprise Juventus with.
Atalanta has a very average line-up now, there is no longer that charm that it used to be, and the fact that the coach plays defensively already shows that he simply cannot do otherwise, but even this does not work out well for him. Both teams have a lot of problems, but the fact is that Juventus, in limited circumstances, are excellent at playing for results even with a very weak game, while Atalanta is not. The passion, motivation and desire to fight for every ball is faded away in Atalanta. The current team from Bergamo does not have all this and there is no result. It’s just that they are gradually turning into an ordinary average team and will soon be like Fiorentina or in the middle of the table. Players are constantly being sold, but the selection department has already stopped acquiring inexpensive and promising players of such high quality. The team plays 3-4-1-2, but the problem is that there are no players who would progress now and everyone plays worse than their expectations and capabilities. The team stopped growing and if earlier they could do something in Turin, now Juve will lure the opponent into their football, put them to sleep and make the result with not the best game.
Juventus are the favorites of the match for 2.07, but the victory of the club from Bergamo in the match for a coefficient of 3.45 can be taken. Our pick for the match, namely the handicap for Juventus zero goes for the odds of 1.53. Juventus, before meeting with Napoli, had a series of eight wins in a row with a clean sheet and everyone praises the other teams, but Allegri's team slowly continue to go very high. As for Atalanta, the team themselves seem to not know how and what kind of football they want to play.
Prediction for the match: Juventus to win with 0.0 handicap.
