UDINE. Udinese overcomes Torino with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Molina (90′) and a penalty scored by I. Pussetto (90′). Torino lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Dacia Arena stadium in Udine on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Rapuano assisted by Michele Grossi and Orlando Pagnotta. The 4th official was Giacomo Camplone. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Torino was in firm control of the ball 59% while Udinese was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Udinese had a more offensive attitude with 35 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Udinese won the match.
Udinese shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Torino shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Udinese received 3 yellow cards (M. Jajalo, B. Soppy and T. Arslan). On the opposite side, Torino received 4 yellow cards (S. Lukic, R. Mandragora, W. Singo and D. Praet).
Also, Torino didn’t finish the match with 11 players after R. Mandragora (Torino) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Udinese will have 27 points to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Torino will stay with 32 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Udinese will play away with Hellas Verona on the 13th of February with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Udinese (5 draws).
Torino will host Venezia on the 12th of February with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Udinese – Formation
Udinese
81'
66'
90'
Udinese started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Gabriele Cioffi decided to play with the following team: Marco Silvestri , Rodrigo Becão , Pablo Marí , Marvin Zeegelaar , Brandon Soppy , Tolgay Arslan , Mato Jajalo , Jean-Victor Makengo , Iyenoma Udogie , Beto and Isaac Success .
The home team had on the bench: Lazar Samardžić, Nahuel Molina , Manuel Gasparini, Nehuén Pérez, Filip Benković, Ilija Nestorovski, Riccardo Pinzi, Ignacio Pussetto , Bram Nuytinck, Daniele Padelli, Walace and Marco Ballarini.
Udinese could not rely on the presence of I. Pussetto (injured) and N. Molina (injured).
Substitutions
Udinese made 3 changes: I. Success for I. Pussetto (71′), B. Soppy for N. Molina (81′) and T. Arslan for Walace (82′).
Best player: Nahuel Molina
The most impressive player for Udinese was Nahuel Molina.
His rating is with 1 goal, 2 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 81′.
Torino – Formation
Torino
90'
Torino started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Ivan Juric played with: Vanja Milinković-Savić , David Zima , Alessandro Buongiorno , Ricardo Rodríguez , Wilfried Singo , Rolando Mandragora , Saša Lukić , Mergim Vojvoda , Dennis Praet , Josip Brekalo and Antonio Sanabria .
These were the players on the bench: Magnus Warming, Pietro Pellegri , Ola Aina, Etrit Berisha, Armando Izzo, Cristian Ansaldi, Karol Linetty, Demba Seck, Marko Pjaca, Tommaso Pobega , Samuele Ricci and Koffi Djidji.
Substitutions
Torino made 2 changes: A. Buongiorno for T. Pobega (52′) and A. Sanabria for P. Pellegri (71′).
Best player: Alessandro Buongiorno
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Torino was Alessandro Buongiorno.
His rating is with 45 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Atalanta – Cagliari – 1-2
- Bologna – Empoli – 0-0
- Juventus – Hellas Verona – 2-0
- Sampdoria – Sassuolo – 4-0
- Udinese – Torino – 2-0
- Venezia – Napoli – 0-2
