Our prediction for this Coppa Italia match:
Inter play host to Parma at their Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the Coppa Italia last 16. The Nerazzurri dropped two points in a 2-2 draw with Monza at the weekend, but they are surely capable of beating the Gli Emiliani on home soil. Lautaro Martinez should keep his place in the starting XI after finding the net in the last league match, while Romelo Lukaku should replace Edin Dzeko up front. Croatia international Marcelo Brozovic remains on the sidelines with injury.
Meanwhile, Parma have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team beating Brescia, losing to Spal, while sharing the spoils with Venezia. Fabio Pecchia’s men, though, are not regarded as good travellers, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Inter’s party in Milano. Forward Valentin Mihaila remains on the sidelines with injury for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Romelu Lukaku):
Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli, born on 13th of ay 1993 is a Belgian player with roots form Congo. Lukaku played for several youth teams before he got picked up by RSC Anderlecht. After playing for only 2 seasons for Anderlecht Chelsea picked him up for around12 million euro.
Lukaku was never able to get a spot in the starting eleven of Chelsea and after playing for WBA he moved to Everton for approximately 35 million euro.Lukaku made his debut in February 2010 by the age of 16 and is one of the youngest players that player for the highest Belgian national team.
The biggest achievement of Lukakui is winning the Eerste klasse in Belgium and the English FA Cup. With his strength and goal scoring abilities Lukaku can be considered as one of the deadliest strikers of the world. Nicknames for Lukaku are Big Rom and the Tank.
Highlighted Team (Parma):
Founded in 1913, Parma is considered one of the most famous Italian clubs. The Gialloblu play home games in white shirts with a dark blue cross and dark blue shorts. Speaking of their away colours, Parma footballers wear yellow-blue kits on the travels. Parma have yet to win the Serie A trophy, but they did well to lift the UEFA Cup trophy on two occasions (1994/1995, 1998/1999).
To make things even better for Parma fans, the Gialloblu won the European Cup Winners’ Cup in the 1992/1993 season, with the team beating Royal Antwerp in the title game 3-1. A number of top-class footballers played for Parma in the past: Hernan Crespo, Roberto Mancini, Juan Veron, Roberto Mancini, Dino Baggio, Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluigi Buffon.
The Gialloblu welcome their rivals at Stadio Ennio Tardini, which was opened in 1923. The venue can hold up to 27,906 spectators. Bologna are considered Parma’s biggest rivals and there have always been fireworks in matches between the two sides.