Salernitana vs Spezia Prediction 12.08.2024 | Coppa Italia

• Competition: Coppa Italia
• Date: 12.08.2024
• Kickoff: 14:00 UK / 15:00 CEST
• Venue: Stadio Arechi (Salerno)

The league part of football in Italy hasn't started yet, but that doesn't stop the teams from fulfilling their obligations in the national cup. The start of next week is reserved for the Coppa Italia. In truth, all clubs will compete in the 1/32 finals, except for those from Serie A, who will join in the next round.

Potentially, a very tense match could be played in Salerno, where yesterday's first division Salernitana will host Spezia. Salernitana finished last season as the last team in the Serie A standings, so after 3 seasons they are returning to the Serie B. The goal of this club is an express return to the elite, but also to proceed as far as possible in the cup. We will see how realistic and possible it is, given that they were left without several very important and talented players in the transfer window. For the sum of 10 million euros, right winger Loum Tchaouna moved to Lazio, center-back Lorenzo Pirola is a new member of Olympiacos, and Emil Bohinen, Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi, Federico Bonazzoli, Jerome Boateng also left the club...

On the other hand, Spezia had a very turbulent last season in which, despite a lot of trouble, they barely managed to survive in Serie B with a series of excellent results at the end of the season. They won 10 points in the last 4 matches of the season, which lifted them just above the danger zone. with only one point ahead of Ternan. In preparation for the new season, Spezia played 4 friendly matches with varying results, and in the warm-up they defeated lower league team Fezzanese with a score of 5:2. Two players stood out in particular in that match. Striker Daniele Verde scored a hat-trick, followed by Salvatore Esposito with two goals. These are the players in whom the supporters and the professional staff of this club have the highest hopes.

Salernitana vs Spezia pick: DOUBLE CHANCE, DRAW OR SPEZIA WIN

Quite a difficult match to predict. We have yet to see what the scope of these clubs is in the upcoming season. The first impression is that these are teams of approximately similar quality, as the odds for this match confirm. Salernitana changed most of the team in the transfer window, so they may need some time to get used to the season. Spezia also changed, but a lot less, so they should be ready.

This game has no high standar regarding attractivness and a large number of goal chances. Only one match will be played and it is very possible that the momentary inspiration of an individual will decide the match, and it is not excluded that we get the winner after the penalty series.