Betting tips for Real Madrid vs AS Roma 19.09.2018

The European champion begins the defense of his 13th title, receiving in the Bernabéu to AS Roma, semifinalist last year.

Real Madrid is still getting used to life without its star, Cristiano Ronaldo, and without his most successful coach, Zinedine Zidane. It comes from losing in Tallinn, in the final of the European Supercup against Atletico Madrid (4-2).

Julen Lopetegui has been chosen to take the reins of a squad that has won the last three Champions League, something that nobody had achieved, prevailing in 4 of the last 5 editions. Five are the signings made by the Whites for this season: the Belgian goal Thibaut Courtois; forward canterano Mariano; the extreme Brazilian explosive of Flamengo, Vinicius Jr .; the right side of the Real Sociedad, Álvaro Odriozola; and the Ukrainian goalkeeper of Zorya, Andriy Lunin. In addition, there are several players and players who have been on loan in the last season with the first team, like the Norwegian Odegaard, the center Javi Sánchez, the left-back Reguilon, and the Uruguayan midfielder Fede Valverde. In the chapter of losses, the club sold to CR7 to the Juventus by 100 million Euros, and yielded to the right lateral Moroccan Achraf Hakimi to the Borussia Dortmund.

After falling 2-1 to Manchester United in the debut of the International Champions Cup, the team thrashed Juventus 3-1 with a double by Marco Asensio. Against AS Roma, goals from Bale and Asensio gave them a new victory, the third in four matches after a 3-1 triumph against AC Milan. In the debut in league, the team won with comfort to Getafe; he won in Girona 1-4 and defeated Leganés clearly (3-1). The last day, tied to 1 in San Mamés.

 AS Roma have once again relied on coach Eusebio Di Francesco after coming from a great season in which they played the Champions League semi-final, although in Italy they could not fight for the Juventus title. The Giallorossi have strengthened very well, as it could not be otherwise having Monchi as sports director. The team has invested part of the 124 million euros achieved by the sales of goal Alisson to Liverpool and Radja Nainggolan to Inter Milan (among others), spending 109 million on the signings of Javier Pastore, from PSG; from the end Justin Kluivert from Ajax; from Swedish international goalkeeper Robin Olsen; Croatian midfielder Ante Coric, from Dinamo Zagreb; of the French center of Lens William Bianda; and left-back Davide Santon, from Inter Milan.

The Romans played six friendlies in the preseason winning three (including 4-2 against FC Barcelona), drew against Avelino and fell to Tottenham 1-4 and Real Madrid (2-1). Already in official competition, AS Roma debuted winning in Torino Turin by 0-1. Afterwards, the whole team managed to save a draw at 3 in the Olympic against Atalanta that came to command by 1-3, losing the next two home games by 2-1 and tied on Sunday against Chievo.

Real Madrid vs AS Roma  Prediction: 2/1 25.00

Real Madrid vs AS Roma   Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.60

Real Madrid vs AS Roma Score Recommendations: 2-1 10.00