Como v Inter

Coppa Italia action and the 1^st leg of the semi-final see two of the teams playing the best football in Italy meet up. Which side will gain the advantage?

Como v Inter – Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia 21:00 CET

Team News:

Lautoro Martinez and Bonny are missing for Inter. They will swap out Sommer in goal to give backup keeper Josep Martinez a start. Alessandro Bastoni is back after suspension.

Baturina and Addai are injured for Como but Diao is available after a long injury layoff.

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Formations:

4-2-3-1 for Como who play a lot of short passes and use attacking positional football. Not afraid to take risks and like to draw the opposition to them to exploit the spaces.

3-5-2 is the laid down formation but it takes different shapes with possession. Overloading the left side they are 4-2-4 or even 3-3-4 with fast breaks on the counter.

Statistics:

Referee: N/A

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Match Preview:

Como are in fifth place in Serie A but a massive nineteen points behind Inter. They remain the neutrals favourite with their exciting brand of football. Recent form for them is ok with two wins, three draws and one loss. Difficult run of matches too with Juventus, Milan, Napoli and Roma all faced in that run.

Inter are runaway leaders of the league and with a ten-point gap over Milan should have the Scudetto assured. Recent form is ok with four wins from the last six matches but two disastrous losses home and away to Norwegian’s Bodo/Glimt in that run saw them exit Champions League in poor style.

Betting Preview:

Como have played Inter three times since gaining promotion and lost all three games without scoring while conceding eight times! Inter face Milan at the weekend in a game that could wrap up the title so will have one eye on that. Como will want to take a lead to the San Siro and they are a good price on draw no bet market.