Udinese-Empoli is a match of the thirty-seventh day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.: odds, predictions, live TV, streaming.
The other “tiebreaker” of the day is between Fabio Cannavaro’s Udinese, which is back to breathing thanks to its success in Lecce, and Davide Nicola’s Empoli, which would currently be relegated. The Friulians are out of the relegation zone but have only one point more than the Azzurri and are part of that small group of teams – from Verona down to Sassuolo – that continue to take big risks.
It was oxygen, we were saying, the 2-0 victory in Salento, in which Samardzic and his teammates took advantage of the fact that the Salentini were already on vacation, having achieved mathematical salvation 48 hours earlier. A real liberation for an Udinese that had not won since last March 11. And which since then had barely scraped together two draws (Bologna and Napoli). It was also the first joy for Cannavaro, who took over from Cioffi not even a month ago: one loss, two draws and one win for the Campania coach, in his first experience in the top flight. Empoli, on the other hand, appeared to be in decline again, defeated quite decisively by Lazio at the Olimpico (2-0) and plunged to third-last place in the standings, tied on points with Frosinone. Nicola’s team just can’t get unstuck from the point of view of scoring – the worst attack in the tournament – and even against the capitolini they remained dry of goals: in the last five days they scored only one.
Udinese-Empoli: the latest lineup news
Cannavaro should be able to count again on Pereyra, now recovered, positioning him behind center forward Lucca, back from an excellent performance in Lecce. Samardzic will drop back to midfield, with Success starting from the bench instead. Ballot on the right between Ehizibue and Ebosele.
All available instead for coach Nicola, who in Udine will have to do without only Ebuehi. There are numerous, in any case, doubts for the Azzurri coach: in attack Caputo seems to be ahead of Niang, in midfield the duel is between Grassi and Bastoni. In defense Bereszyński favored over Walukiewicz.
The Prediction
High tension direct match between two teams still entangled in the fight not to relegate. We do not expect a prolific match, since both will try to avoid defeat at all costs. Empoli’s lackluster performance away from home, however – the Tuscans have lost their last five matches away from home, without scoring a single goal – suggests giving confidence to the hosts, who will almost certainly manage to get a positive result.
The probable formations of Udinese-Empoli
UDINESE (3-5-1-1): Okoye; Perez, Bijol, Kristensen; Ehizibue, Samardzic, Walace, Payero, Kamara; Pereyra; Lucca.
EMPOLI (3-5-2): Caprile; Bereszyński, Ismajli, Luperto; Gyasi, Maleh, Marin, Bastoni, Pezzella; Cambiaghi, Caputo.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-0
