Inter Milan vs Juventus

" Two Italian giants, Inter Milan and Juventus will be competing against each other for a Coppa Italia final place on Thursday evening at San Siro Stadium in the second leg of the TIM Cup semi-final. The Turin club are without Italy international Mauro Camoranesi who has a knee problem but Alessandro Del Piero is set to return to partner David Trezeguet up front after missing the 0-4 defeat against Roma last weekend through injury. Juve boss Marcelo Lippi must do without Birindelli and Iuliano who are still injured, however the rest of the team should be made of first team players to try and get a morale boosting win for the Bianconeris. Inter Mlan are favourites to meet Lazio in the final after their first leg 2-2 draw at Turin last week. However, prior to this encounter, Inter coach Alberto Zaccheroni will have to start without several key players. The host will be without Francesco Coco, Matias Jesus Almeyda,Jeremie Brechet and Carlos Alberto Gamarra who are all out injured while Francesco Toldo, Marco Materazzi and Mohammed Kallon are serving their respective suspension periods. Zaccheroni will have to reshuffle Inter's defence with Cordoba, Adani and Cannavaro playing in front of Fontana in between the post while Christian Vieri and Adriano should be leading Inter's attack. Inter Milan see the Coppa Italia as an important objective especially since ther Serie-A title challenge are more or less vanished and they are out of the Champions League after the round robin matches. Zaccheroni will therefore field the deadly duo Vieri-Adriano up-front in an attempt to open up Juve's defence which lately has been incredibly bad. The Coppa Italia was just the third objective for Juventus at the start of the season, but the latest debacle against Roma in Serie A might have pushed the importance of such a trophy for the bianconeri. The Tuscan coach is in fact expected to field first team players to improve his side's chances of qualifying to the next round. Both teams were tied 2-2 last week after the first semi-final match played at Delle Alpi Stadium with Juventus scoring the late equalizer. With that score, "The Old Lady" will need to win or at least finish the match with a 3-3 draw should they intend to play in the final against Lazio. With Vieri scoring two goals against Sampdoria during his return to the Milan club, expect Juventus'defence having a difficult time preventing the Italian international from scoring and Inter Milan to qualify for the finals with a close win."

Betting Recommendations : Bet On Inter Milan To Win (Fixed Odds Betting), Take Inter Milan -1/4 Goal Handicap (Asian Handicap Betting & OVER 2.5 Goals (Total Goals Betting).