Juventus vs Fiorentina Prediction & Betting Tips (29 December)

Relegated to having to fight for the top 4 after having dominated Italian football head and shoulders during the 2010s, Juventus is now only in 6th place in this championship, 3 units from the top 4 qualifiers. for the Champions League. A competition where the Old Lady is on track to qualify for the play-offs since she is in 14th place after her great victory against City 2-0 on the last day. In Serie A, the Bianconeri had 4 draws in a row, the last of which were against Bologna 2-2 and Venice 2-2 before returning to winning ways against Monza 1-2 last weekend. In the meantime, Thiago Motta's players were also able to validate their ticket for the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup against Cagliari 4-0.

Fiorentina, for its part, is one of the great satisfactions of this first part seasonal in Italy. Just stuck at the gates of the top 4 before hosting Udinese on Monday evening, the Viola are only 3 points behind 4th place despite being 2 games behind and their last defeat suffered against Bologna 1-1. The Tuscans were also very successful in the Conference League where they finished on the 3rd step of the podium after their draw obtained at Vitoria Guimaraes 1-1 last week.

The Old Lady still deplores a lot of absences for this meeting. Indeed, the holders Bremer and Cambiaso, the replacements Rouhi, Cabal and Milik and the Brazilians Douglas Luiz and Danilo have still not recovered. Son Weah (4 goals in SA) completes the infirmary this weekend. Long hampered by injuries, winger Nico Gonzalez has recovered well and he even scored on the final day. The middle Koopmeiners (1 goal and 3 assists in SA), winger Concaiçao (1 goal and 3 passes in SA) and striker Vlahovic (7 goals in SA) are also candidates to start in the same capacity as French midfielder Khephren Thuram.

If we put aside the unfortunate Edoardo Bove, who had suffered an illness in the middle of the match against Inter, the only player from this Florentine team to have to give up is the replacement defender Pongracic. Conversely, the important lateral right Dodo should indeed return to the group after being suspended. The former Parisian Kean (9 goals in SA) should retain the confidence of his coach with undoubtedly at his side the wingers Beltran (2 goals and 4 assists in SA) and Gudmundsson (3 goals in 6 SA matches). David De Gea should take his place in the cages.