Our prediction for this Coppa Italia match:
Genoa
Match Time & Date:
18/10/2022
18:00
Prediction: 2-0
SPAL
A spot in the Coppa Italia last 16 will be at stake when Genoa and Spal face each other at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Tuesday evening. The Rossoblu aim to build on a 2-1 win over Cosenza which helped them climb to 5th place in the standings, and the bookies see them as favourites to the midweek clash as well. Defender Mattia Bani is banned for the match, but he should be the only absentee in the home team.
The Gli Spalini, on the other hand, have been struggling in front of goal of late, with the team failing to find the net in the previous three Serie B fixtures, and seeing that Genoa do not suit them, we are tempted to put our money on the home side. Defender Marco Variner is sidelined with a strain injury, but he should be the only absentee in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Kevin Strootman):
After starting his senior career at Sparta Rotterdam, Kevin Strootman joined fellow Dutch side Utrecht in 2011. The defensive midfielder, who was born on February 13, 1990 in Ridderkerk, Netherlands, then moved to PSV where he established himself as a first-team regular. Strootman was then spotted by AS Roma scouts and in 2013 he decided to take a step forward in his career by joining the Giallorossi.
On March 9, 2014, the Dutch footballer sustained a serious knee injury that made him miss the remainder of the 2013/2014 Serie A season. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup as well, but he returned to contention on November 9, 2014. Kevin Strootman played for Roma until August 28 when he signed a five-year contract with Olympique Marseille.
Speaking of his international career, Strootman made his Netherlands debut against Austria in 2011 and he scored his first ever goal for the Dutch national team in Euro 2012 qualifier against Finland. Kevin Strootman’s preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (SPAL):
SPAL impressed in the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign, with the team finishing the season in top position in the standings, four points clear of second-placed Hellas Verona.
The Biancazzurri returned to the Italian elite division following a 49-year absence and it has to be noted that they finished the 2016/2017 Serie A campaign in 14th place in the table. As a result, they were relegated to the Italian second tier at the end of the season.
The club was founded in 1907 as Circolo Ars et Labor and six years later was renamed as Societa Polisportiva Ars et Labor. After a bankruptcy the club was re-founded in 2005 and they have been competing as SPAl 1907 ever since.
SPAL welcome their rivals at Stadio Paolo Mazza, the venue which was opened in 1928. You should know that the capacity of the stadium is 12.438 Rovigo are regarded as Spal’s fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in the Derby of Polesine.
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