Udinese-Como is a match from the third day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 8:45pm: stats, news, likely lineups, prediction, live TV, streaming.
We can safely count Udinese among the surprises of the first two days, especially after the fine win against Lazio at the Bluenergy Stadium (2-1), which allowed the Friulians to climb to 4 points in the standings and thus do better than the likes of Milan, Roma and Atalanta.
Will the Bianconeri have the strength and especially the consistency to stay close to the European zones? It is impossible to say after only two days, but for sure the team coached by German Kosta Runjaic has made a good impression, also considering the caliber of the opponents they have faced so far (on their debut Udinese had drawn 1-1 in Bologna). The former Legia Warsaw coach seems to have touched the right chords, and among the most regenerated by his care are Thauvin and Lucca, both of whom scored against Lazio. The Friulians also surprised in terms of personality, managing to hold out for almost half an hour with a man down due to Kamara’s expulsion in the challenge with the biancocelesti. The newly-promoted Como thus represents another important test for Runjaic’s lineup: the Larians, in fact, appeared to be on the rise in their second consecutive away trip – they will return to play in their stadium only after the break – coming close to victory in Cagliari (1-1) and finding their first league goal (Cutrone). Cesc Fabregas received very good responses from some of the new signings, among them former Barcelona man Sergi Roberto and Real Madrid jewel Nico Paz.
Udinese-Como: the latest lineup news
Runjaic won’t have Sanchez and Kamara available: the former is still injured and won’t return until the second half of September, while the latter has to serve a disqualification. In midfield the ballot is between Karlstrom and Lovric, with the Swede expected to get the better of the Slovenian again after his good showing against Lazio. In front Lucca, supported by Brenner and Thauvin.
At the other end Fabregas ponders deploying Sergi Roberto from the 1′: the experienced former Barça midfielder will set up in the middle alongside Mazzitelli, with Strefezza and Da Cunha on the flanks. In defense Kempf is favored over Barba, while in attack the pair formed by Cutrone and Belotti will be confirmed.
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The Prediction
We expect great balance. Udinese got off to a good start, but Como also seems to have found an identity and the new signings have brought that wealth of experience that was missing. Without getting unbalanced on the final result, we assume a hard-fought match in which both should score.
The probable lineups of Udinese-Como
UDINESE (3-4-2-1): Okoye; Kabasele, Bijol, Giannetti; Ehizibue, Payero, Karlstrom, Zemura; Thauvin, Brenner; Lucca.
COMO (4-4-2): Reina; Iovine, Kempf, Dossena, Moreno; Strefezza, Sergi Roberto, Mazzitelli, Da Cunha; Cutrone, Belotti.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
