Fiorentina-Udinese is a match of the thirty-fifth day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 3 p.m.: lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
The match with Udinese happens in the midst of the Conference League semifinal with Basel for a Fiorentina that next Thursday will be called to a not easy comeback on Swiss soil. In the first leg match, the Viola had managed to find the go-ahead goal with ex-Cabral, but after a first half in absolute control in the second half they suddenly dropped in intensity and were pounced on by Heiko Vogel’s men on the counterattack.
In Switzerland, therefore, they will start from 2-1 to Basel: only one result available for Vincenzo Italiano’s team, which will most likely reserve every physical and mental energy for the match at St. Jakob-Park. The challenge with the Friulians is destined to fade into the background: in the league, Fiorentina, as well as the Bianconeri, now have little to say as they can no longer reach Europe through a placement. The only chance the Gigliati have of playing in the European cups again next year is to win one of the two cups in which they are still stars. One is the Conference League, the other is the Coppa Italia. On May 24, Biraghi and his teammates will compete for the national trophy with Inter in the final at the Stadio Olimpico. Fiorentina, in any case, is no longer the brilliant team of a month ago, when it managed to collect as many as nine consecutive victories. The latest results show this, with the Viola only able to beat Sampdoria in seven matches.
Udinese haven’t won on the road since March
The violets are in the same “group” as Udinese. Both on 46 points, a quota they share with Monza, Bologna and Torino, other teams participating in the sprint for eighth place
Masina of Udinese
If Fiorentina in the last round was a spectator to Napoli’s Scudetto party (1-0) in a game decided by a penalty kick by Osimhen, Andrea Sottil’s lineup returned to success after two days by liquidating Sampdoria 2-0 and condemning the Blucerchiati to arithmetic relegation. The Friulans’ domestic unbeaten streak continues, as they have not lost in front of their home crowd at the Dacia Arena since January. Away, on the other hand, Udinese has been missing the appointment with the three points since March, when they got the better of Empoli by a narrow margin (0-1) at home. Sottil hopes that breathing the air of Tuscany will do his men good again: against Fiorentina they have won three out of the last four confrontations after they had not had a single success in the previous nine.
Fiorentina-Udinese: the latest lineup news
Italian plans an extensive turnover in order to preserve his best players ahead of the match with Basel. Up front he could give space to the various Jovic, Kouamé and Saponara, while in midfield it will almost certainly be Barak’s turn. In defense also rest Dodo and Biraghi, doubts instead about Milenkovic’s employment. The only unavailable players are Sottil and Sirigu.
In Udinese, in addition to the long-suffering Deulofeu, Ebosse, Ehizibue and Success will be missing from the roll call. As for the attack, Sottil could recover Beto: if the Portuguese does not make it, Nestorovski is ready. In the middle Samardzic is favored over Arslan.
The prediction
Florentin right now has only the return match with Basel on its mind, and against Udinese it will likely keep almost all the starters on the bench. Therefore, a positive result of the Friulians cannot be ruled out, and they should leave the “Franchi” with at least a point in their pockets.Taking into account that the Viola has kept their goal inviolate only twice in the last nine outings, it is very likely that both will go for a goal.
The probable lineups of Fiorentina-Udinese
- FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Terracciano; Venuti, Milenkovic, Igor, Terzic; Duncan, Castrovilli, Barak; Kouamé, Jovic, Saponara.
- UDINESE (3-5-1-1): Silvestri; Becao, Bijol, Perez; Ebosele, Lovric, Walace, Samardzic, Udogie; Pereyra; Beto.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
