Udinese vs Juventus Prediction & Betting Tips (20 August)

Comfortably settled in the soft underbelly of the standings, Udinese finished 12th in Serie A. The Friuli-based outfit made a superb start to the league but then seriously fell back into line. Little concerned by the end of the season, Roberto Pereyra's teammates ended up coasting, as evidenced by the 2 successes acquired during the last 11 days.

After a successful preparation 4 wins and 1 loss, Udinese dominated, at home, Catanzaro in the Italian Cup 4-1.

The Udinese coach is still recording the withdrawal of the important long-time absent striker Deulofeu. Also taking place in the infirmary are defender Ehizibue and rookie Brenner. A real keeper, the Brazilian Rodrigo Becao has signed up for Fenerbahce while his sidekick in defense has joined Trabzonspor. Added to this is the departure of Argentine attacking midfielder Roberto Pereyra. Rookie Brenner will either compete with or partner Portugal's Beto (10 SA goals). The club has also recruited midfielders Camara (Huddersfield), Zarraga (Bilbao) and Quina (Watford), defenders Kabasele (Watford), Joao Ferreira (Watford) and Zemura (Bournemouth) as well as forwards Lucca (Pisa) and Aké ( Juventus). Last weekend, strikers Beto, Lucca and Thauvin all found their way to the net against Catanzaro. The offseason was rather quiet for Juventus.

Announced on departure, striker Vlahovic is currently still at the club. However, this is no longer the case for the experienced Cuadrado (Inter) and Di Maria (Benfica) while the mileixu Arthur Melo (Fiorentina) and Rovella (Lazio) have been loaned. In the direction of arrivals, Kean, Locatelli and Milik have been definitely recruited. Otherwise, former Lille Weah and defender Gonzalez (Valencia) have also signed. Juve's best player last year, Adrien Rabiot has extended his lease with the Old Lady. The attacking duo could consist of Chiesa and Vlahovic.