After an impressive Serie A win in the capital, Inter Milan turn their attention to the Coppa Italia as they welcome Udinese to the San Siro for a round of 16 fixture. The Nerazzurri have been almost untouchable in the last few matches and should get the better of Udinese.
Inter Milan are making their first appearance in this season’s Coppa Italia and join the competition in the round of 16. They will head into Thursday’s clash on a high note after claiming a 6-0 victory away at Lazio in a Monday night Serie A fixture.
The Nerazzurri have been dominant in the last few games, winning both halves in two of their last three matches across all competitions. A solid defence provides the foundation for Simone Inzaghi’s team, who have kept clean sheets in six of their last nine matches.
Udinese are facing a topflight team in the Coppa Italia for the first time this season having gone past lower league sides in the opening two rounds. Kosta Runjaic’s men beat Avellino 4-0 before seeing off Salernitana 3-1 in the previous round.
Beyond those two wins, Udinese have found things difficult lately and are winless in six of their last seven matches across all competitions. They have suffered five defeats in that run and were beaten 3-1 at home by Napoli last weekend.
How the bookies view it: Nerazzurri overwhelming favourites
Inter Milan have been installed as overwhelming favourites and are priced at 3/10 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Udinese is valued at 7/1 by BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 15/4 for a draw.
Recent head to head: Inter on top
Inter Milan often get the better of Udinese and have won seven of the last eight matches. The Nerazzuri claimed a 4-0 victory in the last meeting at San Siro and also picked up a 3-2 Serie A win when both teams met back in September.
Players to watch: Eyes on Nerazzurri’s backline
Inter Milan have been solid at the back, keeping clean sheets in six of their last nine matches across all competitions. With Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni and Yan Bisseck, they have multiple combinations in defence that can lead the team to another clean sheet at evens with BoyleSports.
At the other end of the pitch, Marcus Thuram continues to deliver for Inter Milan, scoring four goals in the last six matches. The striker is priced at odds of 5/4 with BoyleSports to find the net on Thursday.
Probable line-ups
Inter Milan are likely to make lots of changes after playing on Monday. The likes of Carlos Augusto, Matteo Darmian, Piotr Zielinski and Marko Arnautovoc could all be in line to start on Thursday.
Keinan Davis, Maduka, Oier Zarraga and Martin Payero are all sidelined with injury and will miss Thursday’s match. Sandi Lovric also went off injured against Napoli and should be replaced by Arthur Atta while Lorenzo Lucca should continue in attack.
Inter Milan: Sommer, Bisseck, de Vrij, Bastoni, Darmian, Asllani, Zielinski, Mkhitaryan, Augusto, Arnautovic, Thuram
Udinese: Sava, Gianetti, Bijol, Kristensen, Zemura, Ekkelenkamp, Karlstrom, Atta, Ehizibue, Lucca, Thauvin
Anything else catch the eye?
Inter Milan have won to nil in six of their last nine matches across all competitions and a similar outcome is priced at 6/5 with BoyleSports. They have also scored in both halves in three of their last four matches against Udinese and a repeat is valued at evens with BoyleSports.
With Inter Milan expected to score in both halves, they can be backed to win both halves at 6/5 with BoyleSports.
This Coppa Italia match between Inter Milan and Udinese will be played on Dec 19, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Inter Milan vs Udinese prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
