Home And Away: No Parma drama for unbeatable Juventus

Daily Tipping / Jonno Turner / 15 February 2012 / Leave a Comment

Gianluigi Buffon has been a key component of Serie A's best backline

Jonno Turner is backing Italy's top two to impress this evening, with Juventus reclaiming first place in Serie A at Parma and AC Milan defeating Arsenal...

I hope you all enjoyed Valentine's Day yesterday. I was shattered all day. I had to get up at 6:00 to open all of my cards. Plus I was up until the early hours writing them all out.

My girlfriend called me yesterday and said, "Three of the girls in the office have just received some flowers for Valentine's Day; they are absolutely gorgeous." I said, "That's probably why they've received flowers then."

I thought yesterday's Chesterfield tip was signed, sealed and delivered at around 21:20 but some bad luck saw them concede in the dying moments of their game to draw.

We'll try and make up for that today as we head to Italy, with Juventus travelling to Parma in Serie A looking to extend the cracking form which has taken them to second in the league.

The hosts have a good record at the Stadio Ennio Tardini this season, but have dropped off slightly of late, and have won just once in their last five in front of their fans. And that makes it a mere two wins in ten league games for Roberto Donadoni's side, leaving them 13th with 17 to play.

Juventus are in the midst of one of their best seasons in recent history, and are unbeaten since they kicked off back in September, a total of 24 games in all competitions.

Antonio Conte's side are in pole position to secure the Serie A title, just two points behind leaders AC Milan with two games in hand, so it's integral that they take advantage of the first of those. And the Bianconeri have won their last three on the road, scoring five and conceding only one.

The last time these two sides met, Conte's side ran out 4-1 winners, and I think we'll see them continue their unbeaten run this evening.

Bet 1: Juventus (AWAY) to win @ [1.83]

Staying in Italy, as AC Milan welcome Arsenal to the San Siro in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie.

As mentioned above, Milan are top of Serie A by a small margin and are enjoying a positive season so far, losing just three of their last 25 home outings.

Massimiliano Allegri's side have lost only once in their last seven Champions League games, and will be desperate to secure a positive result tonight to take with them to London for the return leg in a couple of weeks.

Arsenal are enduring a season which, at best, could be described as patchy, and at worst, a disaster. Just one win in four away games leaves the Gunners fourth in the Premier League, ten points behind third place.

And Arsene Wenger's side have won only two of their last seven away games in this competition, which suggests that they may try to keep the score down tonight and go for the win in the return leg.

It's no secret that the Londoners have been struggling defensively all season and I can't see them keeping a clean sheet this evening, so I'm backing the home win here.

Bet 2: AC Milan (HOME) to win @ [2.14]