Predictions Serie A - Bologna vs Juventus on 21 May 2024

Serie A - Bologna vs Juventus
Match Time: 21-05-2024 02:45 Tuesday (GMT+8)
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Bologna

Amid reports that a three-year contract from the Bianconeri is on the table, much-coveted Bologna head coach Motta seeks to get one over his prospective future employers, even if the overriding goal has already been achieved for his remarkable Rossoblu unit.

Indeed, the 2024-25 season will see Bologna dine at the Champions League table for the very first time in their history, as a 2-0 success over deposed champions Napoli - courtesy of early efforts from Dan Ndoye and Stefan Posch - ensured the Rossoblu's place among the European elite.

Thanks to Italy's supreme UEFA coefficient, Motta's men could drop to fifth place and still be present in next year's premier continental tournament, and there is still some work for the third-placed Rossoblu to do if they are to maintain their podium ranking.

Indeed, defeat to Juventus will bump Bologna down to fourth, while fifth-placed Atalanta BC are only four points adrift with a game in hand, but the events of Monday's match and their closing battle with Genoa on May 25 will pale into insignificance with the ultimate prize now assured.

An eight-game unbeaten run has seen Bologna pride themselves on defensive solidarity, as Motta's troops have kept six clean sheets while conceding just two goals across their last 720 minutes of football, and only runaway champions Inter Milan (45) can boast a superior home points total than Bologna's 40.

Juventus

From a potential future Juventus manager to a recently sacked former one, the fiery Allegri was booted out of the Turin offices on Friday evening, just two days after overseeing a gritty 1-0 triumph over Atalanta BC in the final of this year's Coppa Italia.

While his players revelled in unbridled joy, the red-carded Allegri sensationally lost his rag and allegedly went as far as to threaten to rip a journalist's ears off and hit him in the face - claims that his legal team denied - but Juventus understandably still saw fit to sack him owing to his "certain behaviours" in midweek.

As the Bianconeri board scramble to reach an agreement with Motta, youth team coach Paolo Montero is set to take control of the reins for Juve's closing battles with Bologna and Monza, which do not have an awful lot riding on them thanks to the fourth-placed visitors' qualification for next year's Champions League.

However, Allegri not only left on the back of an explosive outburst, but also a miserable streak of top-flight form, which saw Juventus draw each of his last five Serie A games in charge and win just two of their final 15, both of which were one-goal home successes over Fiorentina and Frosinone.

None of the Old Lady's last seven Serie A away games have seen Juve emerge triumphant, but a 1-1 draw versus Bologna in August stretched their marvellous unbeaten streak against the Rossoblu to 25 games, and not since 1998 have they come up short at Dall'Ara.

Prediction:  Bologna 1-0 Juventus