29-10-2007 Serie A Betting - Matchday 10 Preview

After the weekend’s Serie A action, which saw AC Milan lose again at the San Siro, it was in fact a referee that hogged the headlines, for all the wrong reasons. Mauro Bergonzi awarded Napoli two hugely debatable spot kicks, which helped them to a 3-1 victory over Juventus. The sinners in the Italy’s big match-fixing scandal certainly seemed sinned against, reigniting the debate for video replays. Juve are in action again on Wednesday as part of a full midweek schedule of Italian fixtures, and bettors can get up to 60% better Serie A betting odds at PinnacleSports.com.

Roma & Lazio Meet for the Derby della Capitale

The two big clubs from Italy’s capital city, Roma and Lazio, meet on Wednesday at the ground they share, the Stadio Olimpico, for arguably the biggest game so far of this season’s Serie A. Meetings of these clubs are always intense, emotionally charged affairs, with violence commonplace, so much so that the quality of football often suffers.

Roma go into the game on the best terms, having inflicted another home defeat on AC Milan on Sunday. Montenegran striker, Mirko Vucinic, deputising for the injured Francesco Totti, scored the vital goal which puts the Giallorossi in excellent heart for this game, particularly with Totti looking likely to return. By contrast Lazio suffered a disappointing home defeat by Udinese, following on from their Champions League loss to Werder Bremen. Delio Rossi has significant injury problems, and is currently employing a 43 year old goalkeeper. Roma failed to score in either of last season’s meetings but PinnacleSports.com price them favourites 2.050 (-0.5 & -1) with Lazio 1.877 (+0.5 & +1).

Milan Looking for Comfort on the Road

As the pressure builds on AC Milan to record their first home win of the season, the Nerraazzurri may feel more comfortable on the road. Carlo Ancelotti’s side beat Lazio 5-1 in their last away trip, and will hope for a similar performance at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris against Sampdoria. Walter Mazzarri’s side are a classic Jekyll & Hyde team. At home they are yet to concede in 360 minutes of league football, winning their last two games by identical 3-0 scores. On the road they haven’t scored for 450 minutes, and on the weekend Antonio Cassano stormed off during the 2-0 defeat by Catania.

There is little chance of another ‘Cassanata’ tantrum here, as the striker is apparently injured, but Sampdoria will need to show a greater team spirit against a Milan side wounded by scathing criticism. So far President, Silvio Berlusconi, and his board are behind the manager and players, but with just two wins from nine games, the pressure is building. Ancelotti bemoaned his side’s inconsistency as they were unable to replicate the form that saw them beat Shaktar Donetsk 4-2 in their recent midweek Champions League fixture. Which team will turn up against the Blucerchiati on Wednesday night? PinnacleSports.com price Sampdoria 2.150 (0/scratch & +0.5) with AC Milan 1.800 (0/scratch & -0.5).

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