On February 2, the match of the 1/4 finals of the Italian Cup will take place, in which Juventus Turin will play at home with Lazio Rome. The forecast for this match is given by the well-known striker of the Russian national team Roman Pavlyuchenko in the past.Juventus are performing very well after the resumption of the season in early January, but something broke after a crushing away defeat against Napoli.
The broken long series of victories without conceded goals turned into regular missed goals by the "old signora" due to gross mistakes in defense. Last weekend it turned into a home defeat against Monza. The personnel problems experienced by Massimiliano Allegri's team, related to injuries of the main players, also have an impact.At Lazio, everything happens the other way around – Maurizio Sarri's team did not look very convincing at the start of the winter part of the season, but after that it gained good shape, giving out a series of several victories, which allowed the Serie A championship to get to third place in the standings.
If the Romans continue to score points, they have an excellent opportunity to get a ticket to the Champions League for next season. The recent withdrawal of 15 points from Juventus allowed the Eagles to lose one direct competitor in the fight to get into the top 4.Juventus is not in as good shape as Lazio at the moment, but the motivation and ambitions for a successful performance in the Italian Cup increased when at one point they moved from second place in the championship standings to the bottom half of the standings.
Roman Pavlyuchenko expects an equal fight on the field, believing that the main time ended with a draw.