Siena vs Juventus

Siena are back at the Mps Arena to play host to the impressive Juventus who have been absolutely on fire of late. Siena’s balanced play of late has allowed them to enter the final matches of the season in a safe, middle of the table position while Juventus are winners of 4 straight.

In their last match Siena were able to hold out for a 0-0 draw away to SS Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo. With their points Siena now sit in 13^th place of the Serie A table with 39 points for the year. They are 1 point behind 12^th place SS Lazio and 2 points up on Catania. The draw however, extended Siena’s winless run to 5 matches during which time they have scored only 2 goals. Manager Beretta will not be able to count on Bertotto or the suspended Coppola this week. The good news is that Rossettini returns from suspension and will take over at right fullback in a 4-3-1-2 with Maccarone and Frick in attack.

The bianconeri have been on fire of late with a potent attack that has seen them win 4 games in a row while scoring 15 goals over that stretch. Those 4 wins have Juve in 3^rd place of Serie A with 70 points. They sit 5 points back of 2^nd place AS Roma and sit 10 ahead of 4^th place Fiorentina. In their last match they held serve over Lazio by a score of 5-2 at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino. The side managed by Claudio Ranieri have just 2 injury concerns for this match in Andrade and Iaquinta so look for Nedved, Del Piero and Trezeguet to be able to start. In the case of Trezeguet he is currently tied for 1^st place in Serie A with 19 goals on the year.

It is hard to make a case for Siena in this contest despite the fact that they are the home side. Siena have won just 5 of 17 home matches this season while Juve have won 8 matches away from home. Only Inter Milan and AC Milan have won more games on the road. In addition over the last 4 games Siena have produced a grand total of 2 goals while Juve have amassed 15. Look for Juve to continue to bulldozer over the competition.

Prediction: Juventus (0-2)