Our prediction for this Coppa Italia match:
A spot in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals will be at stake when Atalanta and Venezia take on each other at Gewiss Stadium on Wednesday evening. The Orobici aim to build on a thrilling Serie A win (6-2) over Udinese, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. All Ilicic, Pessina, Miranchuk, and Hateboer are pushing for a start, while Switzerland international Remo Freuler is back from the Serie A ban.
Venezia, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 3-0 loss to Milan, and seeing that Atalanta are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we predict that the Orobici are going to book their place in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals without any difficulties. Defender Michael Svoboda is banned for the visitors, which is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on the home side.
Highlighted Player (Duvan Zapata):
Duvan Zapata was born in Cali, Colombia on 1 April, 1991. The 186-cm-tall attacker started his youth career at America de Cali, playing for the club between 2004 and 2008. In 2008 he made his debut for the first team and three years later he scored his first hat-trick for the Colombian outfit, in a 3-2 win over Deportivo Pereira.
In 2011 he signed a loan deal with Estudiantes and he found the net for the Argentine team on his debut against Belgrano. After scoring 11 goals in 37 appearances for Estudiantes, the Colombian striker joined Napoli in 2013, but he failed to establish himself as a first-choice attacker.
On 22 July, 2015 Zapata joined fellow Serie A team Udinese on loan and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 24 league appearances for the Zebrette. Duvan Zapata has 5 caps for Colombia U20 team, but he has yet to make his debut for the senior side.