Our prediction for this Coppa Italia match:
Inter Milan
Match Time & Date:
31/01/2019
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Lazio Roma
A place in the Coppa Italia semi-finals will be at stake when Lazio and Inter face each other at Stadio Olimpico on Thursday evening. Lazio set up a meeting with Inter by rolling over Novara in front of home fans, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in the football match against the Nerazzurri. The Biancocelesti are tough to beat at home, but seeing that they head into the Copa del Rey clash following a heart-breaking 2-1 loss to Juventus, we are not tempted to put our money on Simone Inzaghi’s charges. Inter, on the other hand, rolled over Benevento 6-2 in the last 16 of the Italian Cup, but beating Lazio in the “Eternal City” is easier said than done. Anyhow, a close encounter is on the cards and we predict that the winner will be decided after extra-time.
Highlighted Player (Ivan Perisic):
Ivan Perisic is a Croatian football player born on 2nd of February 1989 in Split. Perisic started his football career in the youth of Hajduk Split where FC Sochaux discovered him by a very young age. After playing for FC Sochaux, Club Brugge, Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg Inter Milan transferred him for approximately 17 million euro.
Perisic made his debut for the Croatian national team in 2011. Perisic played in all big tournaments so far such as the EURO 2012 and the World Cup 2014. In several EURO 2016 qualification matches Perisic was the captain of the national team.
Perisic is known for being a strong right-footed attacking midfielder. Because of his strength and vision it’s hard to win a duel against Perisic. One of Perisic’ biggest weaknesses is his lack of technique which is required to play for the biggest football clubs. Perisic won several prizes in his career but didn’t always play a big role in them. In season 2010/2011 Perisic was topscorer of the highest Belgian football division scoring 22 goals.
Highlighted Team (Lazio Roma):
Lazio Roma are an Italian football club based in Rome. Lazio were founded in 1900 and they compete in the Serie A. The Biancocelesti (The White and Sky Blues) have won two Serie A trophies (1973/1974, 1999/2000), while lifting six Coppa Italia titles.
The capital club play their home games at Stadio Olimpico and Roma are regarded as Lazio’s main rivals.
The two teams face each other in the Derby della Capitale and it is considered the fiercest inter-city derby in Italy. Lazio won UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1999, with the team beating Mallorca in the title game. The same year they managed to clinch the UEFA Super Cup trophy as they outplayed English giants Manchester United at Stade Louis II, Monaco.
The likes of Pavel Nedved, Giuseppe Favalli, Juan Sebastian Veron, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Roberto Mancini, Giuseppe Signori, Miroslav Klose and Simone Inzaghi are notable footballers who played for Lazio in the past.
