Juventus and Como will drop the curtain on the opening Matchday of the 2024/25 Serie A season on Monday evening at Allianz Stadium in Turin.
The hosts enter the tie as massive favourites to claim the spoils but their pre-season form does not suggest an easy job against the newcomers.
The Bianconeri lost two and drew one of the last three outings in the pre-season. They offered a horrendous performance in a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Atletico Madrid eight days ago.
The fact that Juventus allowed nine shots on target while registering a single of their own speaks volumes.
Como were not successful in their last weekend’s match either as they fell to Sampdoria on penalties in the first round of Coppa Italia. The regular time ended in a 1-1 stalemate.
Copmo returned to the elite class of Italian football for the first time in more than two decades. They are looking at a famous fixture right at the start. Can Cesc Fabregas’ men pull off an upset in Turin?
Juventus vs Como Prediction
Juventus did not look great in pre-season and we don’t see any value in backing them to win at the 1.33 odds here.
We expect Como to give the Bianconeri a game on Monday. Como have an interesting attacking line with the likes of Gabriel Strefezza, Patrick Cutrone, and Andrea Belotti. The former duo combined for the team’s only goal in a 1-1 draw at Sampdoria last weekend.
Juventus are still big favourites. They had a strong home record in the previous term of Serie A. We will thus back draw at the half time and Juve’s win at the end at the 3.75 odds as the main betting option.
You can alternatively chase the Over 2.5 goals FT pick at the 1.80 odds. Both Thiago Motta and Cesc Fabregas fancy attacking-minded football.
