"Inter are on a roll, and they have won their last eight home matches. Bologna are a decent side, but they've had some spankings against big clubs on the road."

Back Inter Milan -1.5 on the Asian Handicap at [2.33]

Inter Milan v Bologna
Tuesday January 17, 20:00
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A brutal result in Braga for us last night. I went for HT/FT instead of backing Braga -1.5 on the Asian Handicap against Tondela, and it proved to be the wrong option. Braga won 2-0, but their opener came on 49 minutes, four minutes too late. Insert facepalm GIF here.

We move on, and we'll take in a bit of cup football in Italy. Inter Milan are up against Bologna in the last 16 of the Coppa Italia.

Inter have had a tempestuous campaign, but they are absolutely flying at the moment. They have won their last five Serie A games under new coach Stefano Pioli, and the fractious tenure of Frank De Boer is being gradually forgotten.

Skipper Mauro Icardi has been the driving force, scoring 15 goals in Serie A and setting up seven more. Croatian midfielder Ivan Perisic is in my view one of the most underrated players in Europe, and he has netted three goals in his last two games. Midfield prospect Roberto Gagliardini had an excellent debut against Chievo at the weekend, having arrived for big money from Atalanta.

There is a greater unity about Inter, and they look more compact under Pioli. In all competitions they have won their last eight home games, and five of those victories were by margins of two goals or greater.

Bologna have a decent cushion between themselves and the relegation zone, and Roberto Donadoni is doing a fine job, after being parachuted in following an awful start to the campaign. However, it's worth bearing in mind that the Rossoblu have only won twice on the road, and those wins were at the bottom two, Pescara and Crotone. Bologna have lost 3-0 at Roma, 3-0 at Juventus, 3-1 at Napoli and 5-1 at Torino.

Bologna did draw 1-1 at Inter in September, but the Nerazzurri are a different beast now, and they have a strong enough squad to rotate players without weakening the team too much. I fancy Pioli's men to maintain their winning streak.

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