Venezia vs Modena - prediction, team news, lineups

Before returning to Italy's apical formation adjacent week, Venezia volition invited Modena to Stadio Penzo connected Saturday evening, erstwhile the brace clash successful the Coppa Italia.

Both battling to beforehand past the archetypal round, the victor volition past sojourn either Udinese oregon Padova successful circular two.

Match preview

After feeling the acquainted symptom of relegation successful 2025, Venezia earned a speedy instrumentality to Italy's elite past season, pipping Frosinone to apical spot in Serie B.

Immediately demoted aft their past 2 promotions to Serie A, the Lagunari are aiming to debar the aforesaid destiny this term, having made immoderate ambitious moves successful the transportation market. 

Giovanni Stroppa's broadside won their archetypal 3 games successful pre-season - including an awesome 3-0 triumph implicit Galatasaray - but subsequently mislaid 4-3 to Saint Etienne and drew 2-2 with Brest.

Set to commencement their league run astatine location to Lecce adjacent weekend, archetypal they indispensable instrumentality to competitory enactment successful the cup.

Last year, Venezia were the sole Serie B squad near successful the Coppa Italia aft 2 rounds, eliminating Mantova and determination rivals Hellas Verona to scope the past 16. 

However, they were past knocked retired by eventual winners Inter Milan, going down 5-1 to the Nerazzurri astatine San Siro. 

While Venezia's lone cupful triumph dates backmost to 1941, Modena person ne'er lifted the Coppa Italia, having spent astir of their clip successful Italy's little leagues.

With their past 2 attempts, the Emilian nine person exited successful the opening round, being eliminated connected penalties by Napoli earlier losing 1-0 to Torino.

Four years aft they yet returned to Serie B pursuing bankruptcy, the Canarini finished sixth past season, past mislaid narrowly to Juve Stabia successful the playoffs.

Now, caller manager Daniele Galloppa is preparing for adjacent week's league opener astatine Benevento, pursuing 3 wins, 1 gully and 1 decision during pre-season.

First, Modena indispensable caput to Stadio Penzo, wherever they won 2-0 successful February, inflicting a uncommon location decision connected Venezia. 

Venezia pre-season form:

Modena pre-season form:

Team News

Busy rebuilding for a imaginable endurance combat successful Serie A, Venezia person made Nigeria striker Akor Adams their nine grounds signing, portion bringing successful Redouane Halhal, Armel Bella-Kotchap and Matias Moreno to fortify their defence.

All 4 could beryllium progressive this weekend, alongside Switzerland planetary Simon Sohm and Croatian midfielder Toma Basic, the second of whom arrived from Lazio connected a escaped transfer.

Marin Sverko and Andrea Adorante are some sidelined for the location side, portion Modena midfielder Alessandro Sersanti precocious suffered a superior injury.

New brag Galloppa has preferred a dynamic 3-4-2-1 enactment during pre-season, often featuring ex-Venezia wing-back Francesco Zampano and past term's apical scorer Ettore Gliozzi.

Daniel Tonoli and Gady Beyuku scored connected their past travel to Venice earlier this year, and some whitethorn beryllium selected to commencement connected Saturday. 

Venezia imaginable starting lineup:

Stankovic; Schingtienne, Bella-Kotchap, Halhal; Correia, Sohm, Busio, Basic, Haps; Yeboah, Adams

Modena imaginable starting lineup:

Pezzolato; Tonoli, Adorni, Nieling; Beyuku, Bianco, Santoro, Zampano; Bozhanaj, Caso; Gliozzi

We say: Venezia 2-1 Modena

Neither nine has a large grounds successful the cup, but Venezia indispensable beryllium beardown favourites arsenic they person location vantage and a overmuch stronger squad.

Modena whitethorn person been 1 of conscionable 2 visiting teams to triumph astatine the Penzo past term, but their hosts should prevail this clip around.

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