Salernitana-Udinese is a Serie A Week 37 match played on Saturday at 15:00: odds, predictions, TV and streaming.
A year ago Salernitana celebrated salvation only on the last day of the championship after an incredible comeback that is destined to remain in history.
This time the granata managed to avoid relegation without any fears, hardly ever being in the so-called red zone. Things seemed to take a turn for the worse last February, when the club decided to relieve Davide Nicola, the architect of the previous year’s feat, with an international coach like Paulo Sousa. Initially, there were some doubts about the Portuguese, who had just come back from unexciting experiences after the one in Florence. Instead, he has surprised everyone: since his arrival, Salernitana has found its own identity, losing only two matches (Lazio and Empoli). For the rest, they have scored many draws but also three victories, including the one obtained a fortnight ago against Atalanta, which has, in fact, secured their stay in the top division. Last Monday, free of any pressure, the Campani gave José Mourinho’s Roma a scare (2-2), forced to recover twice, first through El Shaarawy and finally through Matic. On the scorers’ sheet for Salernitana were Candreva – author of a spectacular goal – and the usual Dia, two great protagonists of the Granata season.
Udinese haven’t won away from home since March
Iervolino, Salernitana’s owner, is not one to be satisfied. And in these last few games he wants to see if the foundations are in place for an even more ambitious season
Sottil
That’s why he demands that his team does not lower the revs once the goal has been reached. In a festive mood, Sousa’s men will try to finish in style against Udinese, in a match that has no value for the league table. Andrea Sottil’s Friulani are theoretically still in the running for eighth place, but their two consecutive defeats against Fiorentina and Lazio, which ended without scoring a single goal, have effectively ousted them from the left side of the table. Udinese, after a brilliant start that had led to the hypothesis of a completely different season full of satisfactions, will end in all probability in an anonymous position, also due to a poor away performance, where they haven’t won since last 11 March.
Salernitana-Udinese: latest line-up news
Sousa against Udinese will have to do without his most prolific striker, Dia, who stopped during the week due to a sprain. It will therefore be up to Piatek to lead the Granata attack, supported by Candreva and Kastanos. In midfield more Vilhena than Bohinen while the defence will be completely revolutionised due to the disqualification of Gyomber and Daniliuc: Lovato, Troost-Ekong and Pirola will make up the defensive trio.
On the other side, Sottil will not recover Success and Ebosele, on the left flank he will have to deal with Udogie’s absence due to disqualification. The place of the future Tottenham outfielder will be taken by Zeegelaar. In the three-quarter Samardzic will try to trigger the Lusitanian Beto.
The Prediction
Udinese struggle the most on the road, but above all they score in droves. The Salernitana seen in recent matches seems to be hungrier than the Friulians, and it cannot be ruled out that they will manage to avoid defeat, with the aim of giving their fans one last joy. The total goals at the Arechi could be less than four.
Salernitana v Udinese matchday squad
- SALERNITANA (3-4-2-1): Ochoa; Lovato, Troost-Ekong, Pirola; Mazzocchi, Vilhena, Coulibaly, Bradaric; Candreva, Kastanos; Piatek.
- UDINESE (3-5-1-1): Silvestri; Becao, Bijol, Perez; Pereyra, Lovric, Walace, Arslan, Zeegelaar; Samardzic; Beto.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-0
