Fiorentina vs Inter prediction: ITALY: Coppa Italia betting tips on match 2023-05-23 19:00.
The Stadio Olimpico in Rome prepares to welcome Italian sides Fiorentina and Inter Milan for a rather unique Coppa Italia final, as both sides could claim a European and domestic cup double with their respective European finals on the horizon! La Viola enter this clash with nothing but a top-half finish to aim for in Serie A (SA), so winning one of their two upcoming finals is their only route back into Europe.
Fiorentina have lifted the famous Coppa Italia on six prior occasions, although not since the 2000/01 season, and they were arguably fortuitous in drawing two of SA’s bottom three sides on the way to the final this season. Some uninspiring form across the previous 14 H2H encounters with Inter (W1, D5, L8) makes them fairly big outsiders for this clash, although Vincenzo Italiano and his team can take some heart from the fact that the sole victory in that run did come in the most recent clash just last month!
After making the Champions League final at the expense of city rivals AC Milan, defending Coppa Italia champions Inter head into this final on the back of a 3-1 defeat at newly crowned champions Napoli, which left their top-four fate uncertain with just two league games remaining. That result ended Inter’s amazing eight-game winning streak in all competitions, although it’s unlikely to be too much of a psychological blow ahead of this final, a competition Inter have won eight times.
Simone Inzaghi will be hoping his side can retain the trophy with ease, yet the fact that none of their four games en route to the final produced over 2.5 goals in regulation time means this could be another tense affair. Never having met in this final, the overall record between the sides when meeting in this competition is difficult to split too, but Inter lead the way with four wins to Fiorentina’s three, all four of which came across the last four meetings and all by a single-goal margin!
Players to watch: Formerly of AC Milan, Giacomo Bonaventura ended Fiorentina’s six-year wait for a win over Inter with his second-half strike against them last month, which was his fourth consecutive match opener. As for Inter, Lautaro MartĂnez contributed to three of their four goals (G2, A1) in their thrilling 4-3 win over Fiorentina earlier this season, and it was his 88th-minute strike that kept his side in the competition in their eventual 2-1 AET win in the round of 16.
Hot stat: Half of the last eight Coppa Italia finals were level after 90 minutes, yet only one was decided by a penalty shootout.