Juventus vs Fiorentina - Coppa Italia: TV channel, live stream, team news & prediction

Juve are back in action
Juve are back in action / Jonathan Moscrop/GettyImages
facebooktwitterreddit

Juventus will look to book a spot in the final of the Coppa Italia when they host Fiorentina in the second leg of their semi-final on Wednesday.

A last-minute own goal from Lorenzo Venuti handed Juve a hugely undeserved 1-0 win in the first leg all the way back at the start of March, and Massimiliano Allegri will know that the job is far from done if they are to make it through to the final for a shot at retaining their trophy.

Fiorentina enter this game in better form and are unbeaten in their six games since that cruel defeat, having beaten Napoli and drawn with Inter in recent weeks.

Here's all you need to know about this one.


How to watch Juventus vs Fiorentina on TV/live stream

When is kick off? Wednesday 20 April, 20:00 (BST)
Where is the match being played? Allianz Stadium
TV channel/live stream? Premier Sports 1 (UK), CBS Sports (US)
Referee? Daniele Doveri
VAR? Luca Banti


Juventus team news

Matthijs de Ligt battled a stomach issue last time out against Bologna but should be feeling up to this one. Alongside the centre-back, Arthur could make it back to the bench after missing that game with an ankle problem.

Manuel Locatelli, Federico Chiesa, Kaio Jorge and Weston McKennie are all out.


Fiorentina team news

Lucas Martinez Quarta is free to feature again after suspension kept him out of the first leg, but there are major doubts over the fitness of midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura, who has been dealing with a knee injury for a while now.

Up top, Fiorentina have chopped and changed between Arthur Cabral and Krzysztof Piatek as replacements for new Juve star Dusan Vlahovic, with the latter expected to get the nod here.


Juventus vs Fiorentina score prediction

Juve were absolutely battered in the first leg and they're fortunate to still be in this tie. That performance only added fuel to the anger that fans have been directing towards Allegri, and another similarly poor showing could well be the final nail in the boss' coffin.

The Bianconeri are ahead of Fiorentina in the Serie A standings largely thanks to their big-game experience and nothing else. Regardless of how they've been playing this year, few teams on the planet can match the kind of experience that Juve boast in situations like this.

Allegri will need every trick in his playbook to see off Fiorentina here. It's likely going to be very ugly, but that 1-0 lead from the first leg could be Juve's saving grace.

Prediction: Juventus 1-1 Fiorentina (Juve win 2-1 on aggregate)

Home/Juve