Our prediction for this Coppa Italia match:
Milan
Match Time & Date:
15/01/2020
12:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
SPAL
A spot in the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup will be at stake when Milan and SPAL face each other at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Wednesday evening. The Rossoneri aim to build on a 2-0 win over Cagliari where they put an end to their three-game winless run in the Italian top flight. Milan are high on spirits ahead of the Coppa Italia game, and we are positive that they will fight tooth and nail against SPAL.
Since the Rossoneri have slim chances of winning Scudetto, they surely want to go all the way in the Italian Cup. In their last meeting in Milano Suso's goal helped the Rossoneri pick up all three points from the match. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who found the net in the 2-0 win over Cagliari, will be the man to watch in the home team. In each of their previous five meetings Milan defeated SPAL.
Highlighted Player (Rade Krunic):
Rade Krunic is a product of Sutjeska Foca youth football school. The Bosnia international was born in Foca on October 7, 1993 and 19 years later he made his senior debut with his hometown club Sutjeska.
After scoring three goals in 15 appearances for the Bosnian club, the Bosnian midfielder moved to Serbian side Donji Srem in 2013. In 2014 he signed a contract with Italian side Hellas Verona, but he was immediately loaned back to Donji Srem. In 2015 Rade Krunic made 13 appearances for Serbian side Borac Cacak before joining yet another Italian team Empoli.
He has been playing for the Azzurri ever since and it has to be noted that he scored his first goal for the Serie A side in a 2-0 win over Genoa in October, 2015. Speaking of his international career, Krunic made his Bosnia and Herzegovina debut in a friendly against Denmark on June 3, 2016. He has 8 caps for Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 team as well.
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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