If we told you that Inter Milan is the highest-scoring side in Italy so far, you’d probably argue. Well, despite their unpredictable form, Antonio Conte’s men boast the best offense in the league.
Having lose just one of their last 12 games, they have opened a bid to dethroned AC Milan at the top of the table. Now three points behind their cross-town rivals, every game is one to win for the Nerazzurri, including the next one against Juventus.
After Lazio’s win against AS Roma in the Derby della Capitale, another derby is upon us in Italy. The Derby of Italy will feature Inter Milan and Juventus go head-to-head in the biggest game of the round.
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Inter Milan have only kept a clean sheet once in their last eight league games. This will be music to the ears of Juventus players who are also looking to close the gap between themselves and the summit of the table.
The Old Lady, after a faltering start to the season, have picked up the pace. Having lost just one of their last 10 games – in all competitions, they enter the Derby of Italy riding high on confidence.
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Now on a four-game unbeaten run (that includes a win over AC Milan), Juventus are in red hot form. For perspective sake,
- Juventus have scored 13 goals in their last four games
- Each of Juventus’ last six games have seen at least three goals scored
- Juventus have only kept a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games
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All the numbers mentioned in the paragraphs above point in one direction: A goal fest awaits on Sunday.
But the history of the Derby of Italy has not featured a lot of goals in recent times.
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Only three of the last 10 meetings between both sides in the Serie A have seen at least three goals scored. The same run of games featured two games that ended in a goalless draw.
If it’s anything to go by, Juventus enter this one with a lot of confidence, based on how well they’ve performed in this derby in the past. They have won 10 of the last 18 editions of this derby, dominating by some distance.
The first edition of the Derby d’Italia this year will feature a game between two of Italy’s resurgent teams.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 15 goals this season. Romelu Lukaku has scored 12 goals on this current campaign. Antonio Conte and Andrea Pirlo, former players themselves, will be looking to get maximum points from this game.
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