Interesting game this Sunday in Italy. Reggina - AC Milan
Get these odds (WSEX):
Reggina -415
Draw +460
AC Milan +650
After winning the Champions League on Wednesday, AC Milan is expected to take it easy in this one. Meanwhile, Reggina is involved in a battle for the final relegation spot with Siena, which is hosting Lazio Roma.
Link to the table before the final game of the season:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables?...=ita.1&cc=5739
Here is where it gets interesting. In the game-fixing scandal (that sent Juventus back to the Serie-B), the four teams mentioned above - AC Milan, Reggina, Siena, and Lazio - all were punished with handicaps at the start of the season. Milan started the competition -8 pts, Reggina -11 pts, Lazio -3 pts, and Siena -1 pt. So the question becomes:
in the wake of this scandal, does AC Milan really want to be accused of giving away this game, even if it means nothing to them and they've been celebrating, and thereby allow Reggina to stay in the Serie A? The same, of course, goes for number three Lazio. If their reputations mean anything to them neither Lazio or Milan can afford not to show up for their final game against relegation candidates. (for the record, the only other team involved in the scandal was Fiorentina).
Reggina has shared the points in four of its last five games. Milan has done the same in half of its 18 road games. Will Milan do enough to split the points? At a payoff of +460 I'm definitely willing to think so. Milan will be resting some starters, so not a big wager.
Thoughts?
Italy Serie-A
Less need to protect starters in this upcoming match, but uncertain who will play. Still, many bench players like to grasp the opportunity to show what they can do. Like Europe's other powerhouses Milan is extremely deep. In spite of fielding their second stringers against Udinese the game was very even:
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