Genoa vs Sudtirol - prediction, team news, lineups

Vying for a glamour necktie against the Scudetto holders, Genoa and Sudtirol volition clash successful the Coppa Italia connected Tuesday evening.

Set to conscionable astatine Stadio Ferraris, the victor of their second-round duel volition sojourn Inter Milan successful this season's past 16.

Match preview

Still winless aft 4 Serie A matchdays, Genoa yet secured their archetypal constituent connected Saturday, warring backmost to gully astatine location to recently promoted Frosinone.

With his squad trailing astatine the break, skipper Johan Vasquez had a precise eventful 2nd half, scoring a 50th-minute equaliser, past seeing reddish arsenic the last whistle approached.

After conceding 7 goals crossed their archetypal 3 games, the Grifone allowed Frosinone to instrumentality immoderate 26 attempts, causing interest astir their antiaircraft operation nether Daniele De Rossi.

Following specified a dilatory commencement to their league campaign, ex-Roma manager De Rossi volition beryllium nether unit to debar an aboriginal exit successful the cup. 

One-time winners of the Coppa Italia - mode backmost successful 1937 - the Ligurian nine bushed Ascoli 4-1 successful this season's archetypal round, scoring doubly successful each fractional astatine the Ferraris.

While Serie A endurance is the priority, they volition beryllium aiming to interruption beyond the past 16, having exited astatine that signifier successful 9 of the past 11 years - including a 4-0 decision to Atalanta past term.

However, small Sudtirol and Italian champions Inter some basal betwixt them and a uncommon quality successful the second stages.

With a humble past and a location stadium that holds astir 5,000 people, Sudtirol volition beryllium wide minnows successful this contest.

Indeed, the Tyrolean nine are presently punching supra their value successful Italy's 2nd tier, staying enactment for 4 consecutive years aft winning promotion from Serie C.

Appointed this summer, caput manager Davide Possanzini has made a affirmative start, progressing past Catanzaro successful the cup and claiming 8 points from a imaginable 12 successful the league.

An advocator of Roberto De Zerbi-style shot - having worked with the Tottenham Hotspur brag for 7 years - Possanzini saw his broadside denied different triumph astatine the weekend.

Having led astatine location to Modena done Alvin Okoro's first-half strike, they conceded an 88th-minute leveller that efficaciously outgo them apical spot successful Serie B.

Still, Sudtirol should beryllium afloat of assurance connected Tuesday, which is much than tin beryllium said for their ailing hosts.

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Team News

Between league games against apt relegation rivals Frosinone and Parma, De Rossi is expected to rotate his squad for this midweek cupful clash.

Lorenzo Colombo could beryllium rested aft his important punishment miss connected Saturday, portion summertime signings specified arsenic Cody Drameh and Hamed Traore whitethorn beryllium handed their archetypal start.

Elias Havel and Lorenzo Venturino are Genoa's lone confirmed absentees, portion Hamza El Kaouakibi is acceptable to miss retired for Sudtirol.

After scoring the precocious extremity that forced penalties successful circular one, Guadeloupe planetary Kenny Mixtur volition anticipation to unit his mode into Possanzini's starting XI astatine Stadio Ferraris.

Both connected indebtedness from Serie A clubs, Okoro and Rares Burnete are besides vying to pb the visitors' attack; owned by AC Milan, Kevin Zeroli should diagnostic successful midfield. 

Genoa imaginable starting lineup:

Stolz; Otoa, Marcandalli, Vasquez; Drameh, Amorim, Meichtry, Mitaj; Traore, El Shaarawy; Vitinha

Sudtirol imaginable starting lineup:

Plizzari; Stivanello, Giorgini, Veroli; Molina, Rispoli, Tait, Bjarkason; Zeroli, Vasic; Burnete

We say: Genoa 3-2 Sudtirol

Though this necktie has the hallmarks of an upset, Genoa brag De Rossi volition not instrumentality Sudtirol lightly, knowing his occupation whitethorn soon beryllium connected the line.

It could beryllium a existent struggle, but the top-flight broadside volition spell done to look imperious Inter successful the past 16. 

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