Athletic has a good chance here.
AS Roma is coming in poor form. They started the season winless in the first four rounds, which led to the dismissal of head coach De Rossi, who also had issues with some players. Ivan Juric replaced him and began with a solid 3-0 victory over Udinese, where Dybala played a fantastic game and Dovbyk scored for the second game in a row.
Saelemaekers is injured (not important), but two starters like Pellegrini and La Fée are doubtful. New coach Juric has confirmed rotations for this game due to the high number of games, fatigue, and to avoid injuries to key players like Dybala, who tends to get injured when he plays many games without enough rest.
On the other hand, Athletic is in good form, being a very difficult team to beat and clearly improving in the last rounds. They have won 4 of the last 5 games, suffering a defeat only against Atletico Madrid, which was an unlucky one, as they deserved to win and conceded a goal in the 93rd minute in Atletico's only chance.
Their best player, Nico Williams, is back and fully available after resting this weekend against Celta. The only attacker missing is Sancet, along with long-term injuries to Yeray and Unai Simón. Sancet will likely be replaced by Unai Gómez.
Athletic has a lot of ambition in this tournament, as the final will be played in their stadium, and they are among the title contenders. They have a great coach, good players, and tactics, and are fully capable of beating anyone in this competition.
I expect Athletic to play a very intense game, as they always do. They need to be at 200% to stop a strong team like Roma at home, and I’m sure they’ll do it. Physically, they look fine and are coming off solid and complete performances, so I see them being able to sustain 90 minutes at 100% here. Roma isn’t at their best right now, and I think they’ll use a weaker lineup.
竞技在这里有很好的机会。
罗马的状态很糟糕。他们在本赛季的前四轮比赛中没有获胜,这导致主教练德罗西被解雇,他也与一些球员有问题。伊万·尤里奇取代了他,并以3-0击败乌迪内斯,迪巴拉发挥出色,多比克连续两场进球。
塞勒梅克尔斯受伤了(不重要),但是像佩莱格里尼和拉菲萨梅这样的两名首发球员是值得怀疑的。新教练Juric已经确定了本场比赛的轮换阵容,因为比赛次数多,疲劳,以及避免像迪巴拉这样的主力球员受伤,因为迪巴拉在没有足够休息的情况下经常会受伤。
另一方面,竞技状态很好,是一支很难被击败的球队,而且在最后几轮比赛中进步明显。在最近的5场比赛中,他们取得了4场胜利,只输给了马竞,这是一场不幸的比赛,因为他们应该获胜,并在第93分钟失去了马竞唯一的机会。
他们最好的球员,尼科·威廉姆斯,在周末对塞尔塔的比赛中休息后,已经完全复出。唯一缺阵的攻击手是桑切特,还有长期受伤的耶雷和乌奈Simón。Sancet可能会被Unai Gómez取代。
竞技在这次比赛中有很大的野心,因为决赛将在他们的体育场举行,他们是冠军争夺者之一。他们有一个伟大的教练,优秀的球员和战术,完全有能力在这场比赛中击败任何人。
我希望竞技队能打一场激烈的比赛,就像他们一直做的那样。他们需要200%的状态才能在主场阻止像罗马这样的强队,我相信他们会做到的。身体上,他们看起来很好,表现稳定而完整,所以我认为他们能够以100%的状态坚持90分钟。罗马现在不是最佳状态,我认为他们会使用较弱的阵容。