Como vs Udinese Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Cesc Fabregas’ Como are spending big once again this month and their spending for the season has gone through the £60 million mark and results must follow. They now face an Udinese side chasing a top seven or eight finish and potential European qualification.
Kick-off date/time: Monday 20th January, 2025: UK – 7:45pm / US ET – 2:45pm / US PT – 11:45am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Select matches will be televised on CBS Sports so it is worth checking their schedule
How to watch online: UK – OneFootball / US – Paramount+
Como Team News: Change in system
The two big money arrivals of this window have been Assane Diao, who scored against AC Milan the other day, and Maxence Caqueret, who came off the bench in that game.
Cesc Fabregas opted to change system to a 3-4-2-1 formation away from a 4-2-3-1 with Argentina international and key man Nico Paz still an injury doubt for the hosts.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Butez; Goldaniga, Dossena, Kempf; Van Der Brempt, Engelhardt, Da Cunha, Fadera; Diao, Strefezza; Cutrone
Unavailable: Alberto Moreno (Injured), Sergi Roberto (Injured)
Questionable: Nico Paz (Injured)
Udinese Team News: A few injuries
Udinese are dealing with a few injury concerns as they make the trip to Lake Como with first-choice goalkeeper Maduka Okoye sidelined alongside former Watford striker Keinan Davis.
As well as those two being out injured, they also have a couple of other key doubts such as Lautaro Giannetti, Kingsley Ehizibue and midfielder Oier Zarraga.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Sava; Kristensen, Bijol, Oumar Solet; Ebosse, Lovric, Karlstrom, Payero, Kamara; Thauvin, Sanchez
Unavailable: Okoye (Injured), Gerard Deulofeu (Injured), Davis (Injured)
Questionable: Giannetti (Injured), Ehizibue (Injured), Oier Zarraga (Injured)
Como vs Udinese Prediction
Cesc Fabregas’ Como come into this one on the back of a 2-1 defeat at home to AC Milan the other day in a game in which they took a 60th minute lead via the aforementioned Diao before the Rossoneri turned the game on its head with goals from Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao. They have been entertaining to watch in Serie A with their 20 matches consisting of 55 goals. They now face an Udinese side that have shared three successive draws ahead of this one with the last two being goalless against Atalanta and Hellas Verona. Como’s scoring has slowed down of late, hence the shift in system, and up against an Udinese side with key absentees in attack and lacking goals themselves recently, a low-scoring affair would seem a good bet for this one at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
Como vs Udinese Tip: Under 2.5 goals
