UDINE. Inter succeeded in reverse the score against Udinese to win 2-1. It was Udinese to strike first with a goal of Lazar Samardžić at the 40′. Then it was a penalty in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Davide Frattesi gave the win to Inter in the 90′ minute. Inter was vastly better in terms of ball possession (77%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Dacia Arena stadium in Udine on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Marco Piccinini who had the assistance of Mauro Vivenzi and Dario Cecconi. The 4th official was Niccolò Baroni. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 22.46 degrees Celsius or 72.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Inter had a strong ball possession 77% while Udinese was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the match.
Udinese shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Inter shot 23 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Udinese received 1 yellow card (Roberto Pereyra). On the opposite side, Inter received 2 yellow cards (Benjamin Pavard and Lautaro Martínez ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Udinese stays with 28 points like Empoli to remain in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Inter will has 82 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Udinese will host Roma on the 14th of April with a 27-9 head to head record in favor of Roma (3 draws).
Inter will host Cagliari on the 14th of April with a 22-5 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (8 draws).
Udinese – Formation
Udinese
62'
40'
78'
Udinese started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
The manager Gabriele Cioffi decided to play with the following team: Maduka Okoye , Nehuén Pérez , Jaka Bijol , Thomas Kristensen , Kingsley Ehizibue , Lazar Samardžić , Walace , Oier Zarraga , Hassane Kamara , Roberto Pereyra and Florian Thauvin .
The home team had on the bench: Marco Silvestri, Festy Ebosele , Antonio Tikvić, Christian Kabasele, Lautaro Giannetti, Martín Payero , Jordan Zemura , Daniele Padelli, João Ferreira , Sandi Lovric and Isaac Success.
Udinese could not rely on the presence of Festy Ebosele (injured).
Substitutions
Udinese made 5 changes: Oier Zarraga for Martín Payero (70′), Hassane Kamara for Jordan Zemura (70′), Lazar Samardžić for Sandi Lovric (62′), Sandi Lovric for Festy Ebosele (82′) and Kingsley Ehizibue for João Ferreira (62′).
Player of the match: Thomas Kristensen
The player that probably impressed the most for Udinese was Thomas Kristensen.
His rating is with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.
Inter – Formation
Inter
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Simone Inzaghi played with: Yann Sommer , Benjamin Pavard , Francesco Acerbi , Carlos Augusto , Denzel Dumfries , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Lautaro Martínez and Marcus Thuram .
These were the players on the bench: Stefano Sensi, Marko Arnautovic , Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davy Klaassen, Davide Frattesi , Tajon Buchanan , Kristjan Asllani, Yann Bisseck, A. Stanković, Alexis Sánchez , Emil Audero and Matteo Darmian .
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Denzel Dumfries for Matteo Darmian (68′), Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Davide Frattesi (68′), Marcus Thuram for Marko Arnautovic (81′), Federico Dimarco for Tajon Buchanan (81′) and Hakan Çalhanoğlu for Alexis Sánchez (74′).
Player of the match: Hakan Çalhanoğlu
The most impressive player for Inter was Hakan Çalhanoğlu .
His rating is with 1 goal, 86 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
