Stats on Inter v Bologna in the Coppa Italia
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— Jan 16th 2017Palacio has scored in the last four campaigns, while Brozovic was the club's top scorer in the cup last season. Pioli welcomes his former employers
MILAN – Inter meet Bologna on Tuesday evening in the 20th Coppa Italia clash between these two clubs.
In collaboration with Opta, here are all the key facts and figures on the last-16 tie.
The Nerazzurri have been drawn against Bologna three times at this stage of the competition and have gone through on each occasion. The last encounter overall was a 3-2 Inter win in the quarter finals in 2012/13.
Inter are featuring in the Coppa Italia Round of 16 for the 41st time in the club's history, failing to advance to the next stage in the tournament just once.
Marcelo Brozovic bagged himself three goals in three games in the Coppa Italia last season, while Rodrigo Palacio has hit the back of the net in the last four domestic cup campaigns, registering seven goals in total.
Mauro Icardi (one) and Ivan Perisic (two) have also got their names on the scoresheet for Inter in this competition.
There are three former Nerazzurri players currently at Bologna – Mattia Destro, Ibrahima Mbaye and Saphir Taider – while Stefano Pioli was in charge at the Emilian club from 2011 to 2014, reaching the Coppa Italia quarter finals one year where his side was beaten by Inter.