Sampdoria vs Juventus Match preview

Italian Serie A: Sampdoria vs Juventus

The game will be played on Saturday, a day early to avoid crowd and for security reasons, since Pope Benedict is coming to visit Genoa on Sunday. Since the match bears no significance, the football association agreed that the game is played a day earlier so Samp and Juve will end the season 24 hours earlier than the other Serie A teams. Both sides can be satisfied with the season. After two years of relegation to Serie B, Juventus managed to get back in the elite which was the only aim of this club. Sampdoria will play in UEFA Cup no matter what the result in this match may be. This is their best year in the last decade and it is completely unimportant if they will end up fifth or sixth. The fans are more interested in what will happen with coach Mazzari who did a great job but it is still no sure if he wants to stay at Marassi.

One of the best hosts in the league

Doriani lost only two games in front of their fans, but it was against Milan and recently against Roma. Sampdoria played very good and efficient against weaker teams; they also stopped Inter which shows that the squad has the potential for some higher achievements next season. It is a big question what the team will look like next season because precisely this is Mazzari's condition. Coach wishes to reinforce the squad and next year join in Champions League contention. If Cassano leaves and selling of several other important players is also mentioned, this will be hard to achieve. Mazzari’s’ reasoning is understandable; there is no need for stagnation, because his work in Reggina and Sampdoria in the last few years has opened him the doors of some foreign clubs.

Creating the team for the next season

In the last few weeks, since Juve confirmed their place in Champions League qualifications, the club think more about the transfer window than of the finish. The proofs are losing to Siena and drawing at home with Catania. In the last game in front of their fans this season Juve were weak, but Del Piero made sure that they avoid defeat. His 19th goal in this season saw him level with his club mate Trezeguet and Borriello from Genoa. He has the chance to get the title of the best scorer of the league, which is one of the rare individual achievements he didn't win. In the first part of the season, Juventus failed to win Sampdoria but they missed a lot in that match. Now the match bears no significance result-wise but the visitors certainly won’t calculate. It goes in their favour to score a goal or two and the title of the best scorer ends up in their club. Ranieri will field the strongest line-up.

Betting Verdict

Odds for over 2.5 goals are low and although we think that there will be plenty of goals with 1.60 it will be a needless risk. Sampdoria have the motive to say goodbye to their fans with a good result but it is not easy to beat Juventus. The visitors will definitely lift their play to a higher level than in the last two matches and it is hard to see them lose at Marassi. Anything can happen, but we will exclude the possibility of a Sampdoria win. We will try with Juventus to win on level ball, the odds are tempting.

Team news : Castellazi, Lucchini, Volpi, Bellucci and Kalu are out for Doriani. Grygera, Nocerino and Camoranesi are suspended for Juve, Andrade and Iaquinta are injured.

Our tip: Bet 5 on Away win on level ball
Odds 1.95 at
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