Reigning champions Inter Milan begin the defence of the Coppa Italia with a home clash against Serie B side Parma. While the hosts are likely to make changes to their team, they are still expected to have too much quality for Parma.
As reigning Coppa Italia champions, Inter Milan drew a bye from the earlier rounds and are making their first appearance in the competition. Given their patchy campaign in Serie A and Champions League, this might be their only opportunity for silverware this season.
Inter Milan head into Tuesday’s clash unbeaten in their last nine matches across all competitions, claiming seven wins in that run. However, they were held to a 2-2 draw by newly promoted Monza in a Serie A fixture last Saturday.
Home form has been pivotal for Inter Milan this season and they have won their last seven matches at the San Siro. Simone Inzaghi’s men have also kept six clean sheets in that run and edged out Napoli 1-0 in their previous outing in front of their fans.
Parma have come through two previous rounds of the Coppa Italia to book their place in Tuesday’s clash. First, they eased past Serie A side Salernitana 2-0 before claiming a 1-0 victory over Bari in the round of 32.
Their fine run in the Coppa Italia has served as a distraction from Parma’s generally erratic form in recent times. Fabio Pecchia’s men travel to the San Siro with just one win in their last six matches across all competitions.
While Parma have claimed just one win from their last six away matches, one positive is that they have avoided defeat in the last three in that run. Their last outing was a 2-2 draw at Venezia in Serie B.
How the bookies view it
Inter Milan have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 6/25 to claim the win. An unlikely victory for Parma is valued at 12/1 by William Hill while a draw is set at odds of 6/1 with Paddy Power.
Head to head
Inter Milan have a 23-16 advantage with 14 draws from 53 previous matches with Parma. The Nerazzurri have also won three of the last four fixtures and claimed a 2-0 victory in a friendly back in 2021.
Players to watch
Romeo Lukaku has not started too many games lately and could be given a run-out on Tuesday with Inter Milan expected to ring in the changes. The striker is priced at 4/5 by Paddy Power to get on the score sheet.
Inter Milan have also shown their defensive quality lately with clean sheets in six of their last seven matches. Stefan De Vrij is likely to retain his place in central defence and can lead the team to another clean sheet at evens with bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
Inter Milan have won to nil in six of their last seven home matches and could be set for a repeat at 5/4 with William Hill. They have also claimed a number of one-sided victories in that run and could be backed in the -2 handicap market at 6/4 with Paddy Power.
With the Nerazzurri expected to be comfortable on Tuesday, they could be tipped to win both halves at 7/5 with Unibet.
This Coppa Italia match between Inter Milan and Parma will be played on Jan 10, 2023 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Inter Milan vs Parma prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
