Our prediction for this Coppa Italia match:
Following a goalless draw with Atalanta, Inter will look to return to winning ways when they host Empoli to their Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the Coppa Italia last 16. The Nerazzurri are fully focused on defending Scudetto, meaning that Simone Inzaghi should opt to make changes to the starting XI. All Vidal, Martinez, Dumfries, Correa, and de Vrij should be recalled to the starting XI, while both Cordaz and Satriano are major doubts after the duo was tested positive for coronavirus.
The Azzurri, on the other hand, head into the match following a 1-1 draw with Venezia. Empoli conceded 13 goals in total in the previous four league fixtures, and even though Inter boss Inzaghi should mix the squad, anything but home win would be a major surprise. Viti is back from the Serie A ban, while all Parisi, Haas, Di Francesco, and Baldanzi are likely to miss the game with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Alexis Sanchez):
Alexis Sanchez is a Chilean football player born on 19th of December 1988. Sanchez started playing football for Cobreloa and played for Colo Colo, River Plate, Udinese and FC Barcelona before he started playing for Arsenal in 2014. The Chilean player is active for the national team as well.
Alexis Sanchez is a right winger and is known for his speed, agility and stamina. Alexis Sanchez won several prizes in his career such as the Primera Division, World Cup for club teams, the FA cup and the Copa America. In 413 games in his career Alexis Sanchez made 112 goals.
Alexis Sanchez’ nickname was give by the Colo Colo fans and is El Nino Maravila which literally means The Wonder Kid. In 2014-2015 Alexis Sanchez was placed in the PFA team of the year and got nominated as Player of the year.
Highlighted Team (Empoli):
Empoli FC (Empoli Football Club 1920 SpA) is an Italian football club founded in 1920 and is currently active in the Italian Serie A.
The club is playing in the Serie A since 2014/2015 and hosts its home games in the Stadio Carlo Castellani which holds a capacity of 19 847 seats. The home colors of Empoli FC are blue and white. The Empoli Ultra’s are called Rangers 1976 and are feared in Italy.
Empoli FC didn’t win any major prizes in the clubs history. The clubs biggest achievement in the history was in 2004/2005 where the club finished first in the Serie B (the second highest football division). Because of a matchfixing scandal the title was given away to Genoa CFC. Empoli FC played in the UEFA Cup once in season 2007/2008 but got knocked out in the first round by FC Zurich.
The are several famous players that played for Empoli FC like Birindelli, Bresciano, Di Natale and Luca Toni.