Sports Betting Features AS Roma and Inter Milan in Italian Cup. The Italian Cup final is set for May 5th in Rome and it will match up AS Roma against Inter Milan in sports betting. It will be the fifth time in the past six years the two teams will be playing in the final. If recent history is any indication, this should be a great sportsbetting final since each team has won twice.
Sports betting odds are likely to favor AS Roma in the final since they will be playing at home. AS Roma advanced to the final as they defeated Udinese on aggregate. They lost the second leg 1-0 but advanced thanks to a 2-0 win in leg one. Alexis Sanchez scored in the 81st minute to give Udinese a chance in the second leg match. Just minutes later Roma defender Marco Cassetti picked up his second yellow so Roma had to finish with 10 men. Roma held on though and advanced to the final. “In the final minutes we were a little worried,” manager Claudio Ranieri said, “It was better that our good run ended today, let’s hope our form in the championship lasts.”
AS Roma and Inter Milan are in a battle for the Serie A title as well with Roma holding a one-point lead with four matches remaining. Roma has a chance to pull off their first double by winning the league and the cup. In the second leg sportsbetting loss to Udinese, star player Francesco Totti was rested and it nearly cost Roma. Ranieri got away with resting his star player though and now it may help Roma.
Roma will now face Inter Milan in the Italian Cup final on May 5th. Inter made the final by defeating Fiorentina. Roma will be looking for a record-setting 10th cup, while Inter has won five. Inter advanced thanks to a 1-0 win over Fiorentina. Samuel Eto’o scored the winner in the 57th minute. Inter advanced 2-0 on aggregate. “We did what we had to do,” Inter assistant coach Daniele Bernazzani said. Inter is looking to become the first Italian club to win three titles in a season. They have to get past AS Roma in the league and in the cup. They are looking good in the Champions League in sports betting as they routed Barcelona 3-1 in the first leg of the championship. “Everything is on the line this month,” Bernazzani said.