Juventus vs Fiorentina: The Bianconeri to bounce back from two straight Serie A defeats

Max Allegri’s plan worked as Juve, locked in a training camp for a few days, confidently defeated Zenit at home to ensure their place in the Champions League play-offs. Will the Bianconeri be able to consolidate their success in the league match against Fiorentina? There are several options for betting at once.

The Bianconeri started the match against Zenit as if everything depended on it. Massimiliano Allegri’s team surged ahead in the first half as they kept the Russian champions at bay and deservedly took the lead. However, it was not possible to score more than one, and Leo Bonucci put the ball wonderfully into Szczesny’s net with the back of his head. 1-1 in the first half, however, did not deter Juve. The team continued to play their own game, and in the second half, they demolished their opponents, scoring three times. Zenit responded only once. 4-2 - Juventus are officially in the Champions League play-offs at the end of eight rounds.

After the game, contrary to the original plan, Allegri gave his players the weekend off. The team did not reconvene at the base until Thursday. Let’s see if the new plan works. Juve have lost two matches in a row in Serie A and have no more margin for error if they are to fight for the league title already this season, after all.

And the opponents in these matches were not the most formidable. Venezia, who thrashed the Violets 1-0 to claim their first Serie A win, and Lazio, who had a tough encounter in the Europa League against Marseille three days before the match with Fiorentina. The Florentines could have hoped for a draw but lost again with the same score of 0-1.

Vincenzo Italiano’s team is failing to score in matches where it is difficult, but not impossible, to do so. This does not yet allow the team to count on very high places. At least the Violets have been collecting points, which is a success compared to last season’s disappointing performance. Thus, last time round, Fiorentina clinched a 3-0 win over La Spezia at home. Dusan Vlahovic scored a hat-trick with eight goals and is just one goal behind Ciro Immobile in the goal-scoring race.

The match against Zenit showed just how powerful Juventus could be when they have the right attitude and confidence in their abilities. If Allegri’s side maintains this momentum going into the upcoming fixture, Fiorentina will be woefully short of the mark. Although they have been very good in some games, the Violets have not yet shown anything that would allow them to change their status from solid runners-up to, at the very least, average European team. The encounter with Juventus will certainly confirm that once again.

• Asian handicap 1 (-0.75) for 1.85;
• Both teams to score and W1 for 3.25;
• Correct score 3-1 for 11.00.