Serie A Sunday has Juve and Roma starring, plus Inter in Florence

Four of last season’s top five from Serie A face one another on Sunday evening, with reigning champions Juventus strong odds-on 4/5 favourites to retain their title.

The Old Lady host closest challengers Roma (7/4), who are neck-and-neck with them at the top of the table, but both were unable to record victories in Champions League action. Fiorentina (33/1 shots for Scudetto), meanwhile, meet with Inter Milan (25/1) after both sides made easy work of their Europa League assignments in midweek.

Juventus v Roma
Juve and Eternal City outfit Roma have shared honours in the last four meetings across all competitions with two wins apiece. Massimiliano Allegri’s Turin giants are yet to concede a goal in Serie A this term, however, and that is why Coral make them odds-on 19/20 favourites to win.

The Giallorossi have scored just once on their last four visits to the Old Lady, so their status as 11/4 outsiders to upset their hosts is entirely justified. It’s 5/2 on a draw. Juventus will be glad to have fiery Chile box-to-box star Arturo Vidal for this fixture, as he has four goals in as many previous league outings. Back him at a tempting 12/5 in the anytime market.

Argentine attacker Carlos Tevez, meanwhile, has six this season, so odds of 9/2 say he will score first. Allegri saw his perfect defensive record ruined by defeat at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last time out, but Juve have kept a clean sheet in every other outing this season and are 29/20 to do so again. A win to nil for the Old Lady is better at 21/10.

Francesco Totti still has plenty to offer for Roma, and Juve’s three-man defence will have to be wary of him. His beautiful finish against Manchester City in the Champions League draw at the Etihad ensured Rudi Garcia’s men remain unbeaten in all competitions.

At 38, there will be doubts whether Totti can play in two high-profile matches so close together. Whatever part he plays, if at all, odds of 12/5 say the Giallorossi icon will score again anytime. Mattia Destro, who is 15 years Totti’s junior, is more than an able deputy up front, and is the same price in that market.