Juventus take on the visitors AS Roma In the round 3 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Sunday, September 1st at Allianz Stadium (Turin).
In recent years, we've grown accustomed to Juventus being an ultra-pragmatic, boring, and far from the most exciting team. But Allegri is gone, and in his place comes the young and ambitious Thiago Motta, who shone with Bologna in Serie A last season. Even from the first matches, it's clear that the style of play of the Old Lady has changed. This offseason, Juventus was quite active in the transfer market, spending tens of millions of euros (Koopmeiners for €52 million, Douglas Luiz for €50 million, Thuram for €20 million, Cabal for €12 million, Conceição for €7 million). As we can see, these are significant and substantial changes. In Serie A, Juventus has already played two official matches—and, as I mentioned earlier, the team showed its high quality. They have two victories—over Como and Verona, both with a 3-0 scoreline. Compared to other teams, this is very impressive. Now, Juventus faces its first real test, and I have no doubt that they will handle it as well.
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Giallorossi are not plummeting to the bottom of Italian football—but it's clear they have some issues. These problems began at the end of last season. We'll see if De Rossi, for whom this is a significant challenge, can handle them now. The biggest transfer news for Roma is that the management managed to keep Dybala in the squad. The Argentine played exceptionally well and made a difference. Now, he will be supported by the Ukrainian Dovbyk, whom Roma bought from Girona. There were other transfers, but they were minor—in terms of both money and impact on the game. Roma's start to the new season has been far from spectacular: expectations were high, and the opponents were manageable. But the result was just a draw with Cagliari, followed by a loss to Empoli. It seems that the series of unconvincing results will continue: in this match, Roma certainly doesn't look like the favorite.
The matchup itself is, of course, a very high-profile one—two top-tier teams by Italian (and European) football standards will determine who's stronger. It's clear that the sympathies of analysts, bookmakers, and mine personally are on Juventus's side. The team has had an excellent start, has begun playing attacking football, and is in an interesting phase of its own kind of rebuilding. Roma, on the other hand, isn't experiencing any changes: I would even say that Mourinho's approach continues to some extent. Last season, Juventus won the home match and drew away. I think Juventus is in such good form right now that they will easily handle Roma, who are struggling. So, I suggest betting on a straightforward home win.
Prediction for the match: Juventus to win.
