Udinese vs Fiorentina Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Udinese sit firmly in the middle-of-the-table and have been coasting towards the end of the season as they now welcome European chasing Fiorentina to Friuli this weekend.
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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+
Udinese preview: On the beach
Under the management of former Legia Warsaw boss Kosta Runjaic, Udinese come into this one on the back of a continuation of their poor form to end the campaign with their most recent outing being a 2-0 loss to Juventus at the J Stadium in Turin last weekend.
That loss, which saw goals from Serbia international Dusan Vlahovic and Argentina international attackers Nicolas Gonzalez, means that Udinese have now managed just one victory in their last ten matches in Serie A.
Fiorentina preview: UECL hopefuls
If Lazio lose to relegation-battling Lecce on the final day of the season and Fiorentina manage to defeat Udinese at the Bluenergy Stadium in Friuli then Fiorentina will finish sixth and qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League, above Lazio on both tiebreakers.
I Viola have reached the final of the UEFA Europa Conference League in each of the last two seasons before being semi-finalists in the competition this season. It has harmed their domestic form so may well be beneficial to have a year to focus on just Serie A matters.
Udinese team news: Couple of suspensions
Udinese are dealing with a couple of key suspensions ahead of the visit of Fiorentina this weekend as both Thomas Kristensen and Sandi Lovric are both unavailable. Their injury doubts consist of Hassane Kamara and Florian Thauvin, too.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Okoye; Giannetti, Kabasele, Solet; Ehizibue, Oier Zarraga, Karlstrom, Zemura; Sanchez, Ekkelenkamp; Davis
Unavailable: Toure (Injured), Kristensen (Suspended), Lovric (Suspended), Payero (Injured)
Questionable: Bijol (Injured), Kamara (Injured), Thauvin (Injured)
Fiorentina team news: Beltran suspended
Fiorentina will be without attacker Lucas Beltran for this weekend as he is missing through suspension. They also have a couple of key injury doubts such as young Italian duo Patrick Comuzzo and Daniel Cataldi.
Predicted XI (4-5-1): David de Gea; Pongracic, Pablo Mari, Ranieri, Parisi; Dodo, Fagioli, Richardson, Mandragora, Gosens; Kean
Unavailable: Bove (Illness), Beltran (Suspended)
Questionable: Comuzzo (Injured), Cataldi (Injured)
Udinese vs Fiorentina prediction
The Pozzo family turned their attention back to Udinese last summer to ensure that they wouldn’t be dragged into a relegation battle like last season, whereby they only survived on the final day of the campaign. That goal of survival was reached a while ago and they are now safe – and have appeared to head to the beach ever since. They face a Fiorentina side that have been entertaining and strong throughout the campaign with I Viola remaining firm favourites for this one against Udinese in the north east of Italy.
Udinese vs Fiorentina tip: Fiorentina to win
