An unexpected surge by Udinese to the top positions of the league has raised quite a few doubts, which were confirmed in their match against AS Roma (0:3). At home against the reigning champions, the team might once again falter defensively – the difference in class is too significant to ignore.
Even after the setback against AS Roma, Udinese remain in the top three of Serie A, although they have the worst xGA (10.10). At the Stadio Olimpico, they conceded 1.98 expected goals with a shot differential of 9:16 (2:8 on target). Perhaps with Alexis Sánchez and Gerard Deulofeu back to full fitness, Udinese will be more vigorous and productive in attack, but the duo of Lorenzo Lucca and Florian Thauvin cannot alone compensate for all the defensive lapses with their brilliance up front.
Since the international break, Inter Milan have failed to win in three consecutive games, although their last two opponents were top-level. While they nearly snatched a victory at Etihad Stadium against Manchester City (0:0), they underestimated AC Milan in the derby (1:2). It is evident that the defeat to their neighbours will anger the team, who have much to prove, even though Inter Milan are already in the top three of Serie A in terms of xG (9.53).
Under the current coaching staff, Inter Milan have defeated Udinese in five out of six head-to-head matches (4:0 and 2:1 last season). They will secure three points on Saturday, while Udinese will return to a more familiar standings.
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Kosta Runjaic
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Maduka Okoye
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gk. | 5 | -7 |
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Daniele Padelli
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Edoardo Piana
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Razvan Sava
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Jaka Bijol
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Kingsley Ehizibue
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Christian Kabasele
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Hasan Kamara
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Lautaro Giannetti
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df. | 4 | 1 |
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Jordan Zemura
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Thomas Kristensen
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Isaak Touré
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Axel Guessand
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Enzo Ebosse
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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James Bright Adusei Abankwah
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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João Ferreira
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Jesper Karlstrom
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Sandi Lovric
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Martín Payero
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Oier Zarraga
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Arthur Atta
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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David Pejičić
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Rui Modesto
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Brenner
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fw. | 5 | 1 |
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Florian Thauvin
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fw. | 5 | 3 |
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Keinan Davis
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Lorenzo Lucca
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fw. | 5 | 2 |
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Iker Bravo
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Alexis Sánchez
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Damian Pizarro
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Gerard Deulofeu
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Simone Inzaghi
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Yann Sommer
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gk. | 5 | -5 |
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Andrei Radu
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Josep Martínez
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Raffaele Di Gennaro
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Federico Dimarco
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df. | 5 | 1 |
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Matteo Darmian
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df. | 5 | 1 |
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Alessandro Bastoni
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Benjamin Pavard
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Francesco Acerbi
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Stefan de Vrij
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Yann Aurel Ludger Bisseck
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Tomás Palacios
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Carlos Augusto
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Davide Frattesi
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Kristjan Asllani
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Denzel Dumfries
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mf. | 4 | 1 |
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Hakan Çalhanoğlu
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mf. | 4 | 1 |
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Nicolò Barella
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mf. | 4 | 1 |
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Piotr Zieliński
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Tajon Buchanan
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Marcus Thuram
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fw. | 5 | 4 |
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Lautaro Martínez
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Mehdi Taremi
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Marko Arnautovic
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Joaquín Correa
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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