Italian Football 
/ Michael Lintorn / 20 March 2012 / Leave a Comment 
Alessandro Del Piero should start in this Coppa Italia semi-final second leg
"Though AC Milan were the better of the pair in their recent league meeting, they have lost their three toughest domestic away games to Juventus, Lazio and Udinese, each by two goals."
Juventus have consistently delivered against top teams this season, and should do so again with a player who does the same, Alessandro Del Piero, given a game...
Juventus v AC Milan, Tuesday 19:45, Betfair Live Video, Match odds: Juventus [2.48], AC Milan [3.15], The Draw [3.5]
One man is on the cover of all the major Italian sports newspapers on the eve of the season's fourth and final riveting encounter between Juventus and AC Milan and for once it is neither Andrea Pirlo nor Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Instead, it is the 37-year-old Alessandro Del Piero attracting all the attention after Antonio Conte confirmed that he will face the Serie A leaders in the second leg of this Coppa Italia semi-final for what might be the last time in his career.
The Bianconeri's all-time leading scorer and appearance-maker has found first-team opportunities limited in what the club confirmed in October would be his last campaign in Turin, and more than likely Italy too, yet has still shone in several of his cameos.
He will be desperate to put on another show in what threatens to be a swansong performance at the top level in his homeland and his chances of doing so are promising as while AC Milan possess all the momentum in Serie A, it is Juventus who are in control in the cup.
Their visitors' only route into a final with Napoli or Siena is to do what no side has done all season - and something that they have failed to achieve on three occasions - by beating the Old Lady, having lost the first leg 2-1 at San Siro.
Though AC Milan were the better of the pair in their recent league meeting there, robbed by the linesman's failure to spot that Sulley Muntari's header has crossed the line to make it 2-0, they have lost their three toughest domestic away games to Juventus, Lazio and Udinese, each by two goals.
Juventus by contrast have saved their best for hosting positional rivals, defeating AC Milan, Udinese and Roma. They also halted a run of four straight draws with a 5-0 away thrashing of Fiorentina on Saturday, finally rediscovering that scoring touch, so are an attractive proposition at [2.48].
This was a feature of the two clashes between Serie A's top two last month and a feature of four of Juventus' last six as hosts, so as AC Milan have netted in nine of their last ten domestic fixtures on the road, a repeat is a strong possibility at [1.77].
Best Bet: Juventus to win @ [2.48]
Other Recommended Bet: Both teams to score @ [1.77]
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