Juve to oust Inter from Coppa Italia semis and meet Milan in final

Icardi eyeing Juve inspiration

The hosts have surely had their pride dented by finding themselves toothless up top against the Old Lady, and having somehow slipped 13 Serie A points behind their rivals and effectively out of the Scudetto race, despite a substantial head start.

Inter will be angling to prevent another Coppa catastrophe here, though, and may be best priced at 2/1 to force a draw, rather than overturn Juventus’ streak of six unbeaten at the San Siro.

One lethal card up the Lombardy club’s sleeve, is leading Inter hitman Mauro Icardi. A sensational career stat of six in eight against Juve suggests the Argentine (13/8 in the anytime market) will test Gianluigi Buffon’s net again.

The feisty frontman managed two versus the Old Lady last term and recently capped off a 3-1 sinking of Sampdoria with a superb solo effort, making the marksman the most likely to end Inter’s Juve drought.

While, fellow forward Eder Citadin Martins (23/10) has actually notched one more than Icardi in the Serie A standings, with 12 strikes to his name for former side Samp. Yet, the striker has not found the net in six for his new club, but ending that dry run here would certainly be a statement.

Turin travellers firepower ferocious

With a 3-0 cushion, Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri may be tempted to rest a few stars following a heroic effort to draw away to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Though, the former AC Milan tactician will be wary of missing the chance of facing his old club in the final, as the Rossoneri already have one foot in the showpiece finale following a 1-0 defeat of Piedmont club Alessandria.

Reigning champions Juve are obvious favourites to retain their title, with promising poachers Paulo Dybala (a superb 6/4 to strike anytime) and Alvaro Morata both in fine form.

Spanish sharpshooter Morata (13/2 to nab the opener) has been revived recently, and has struck three in his last two against the Nerazzurri. While, Juve’s own inspirational Argentine, Dybala, has been justly attracting attention with dazzling and deadly displays.

Though, it could well be the midfield battle which wins it for the Old Lady, as Premier League target Paul Pogba and recent super sub Stefano Sturaro (14/1 to fire in last) are hardly goal shy either, making this Juventus visit dauting for the Nerazzurri.

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Coral’s top tip: Juve at 6/4 to win in 90 minutes is a superb price, pounce on it!