Our prediction for this Serie A match:
After suffering a 2-0 loss to Juventus in Turin, Verona will be aiming to move closer to the Champions League berth when they take on Udinese at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi. The Mastini continue with their old habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels, and they are surely capable of matching Udinese in the “City of Love”. Cameroon international Hongla is back to contention, as well as important attacker Simeone, who served his one-game ban against Juve.
The Zebrette, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-0 win over Torino. Similar to Verona, Udinese struggle on the travels, and we do not believe that they are capable of grabbing something from the match. Arslan is sidelined through suspension, but he should be the only absentee in the away side. Keep in mind, though, that both Pereyra and Soppy are rated doubtful for the match.
Highlighted Player (Kevin Ruegg):
Kevin Ruegg is a FC Zurich product. Ruegg was born in Uster, Switzerland on August 5, 1998 and he made his senior debut with FC Zurich on February 26 in a 4-1 win over Wohlen. The Swiss footballer made only nine appearances for der Stadtclub in the Challenge League, but he established himself as a first-team regular in the 2017/2018 Super League campaign.
Kevin Ruegg made 31 appearances for FC Zurich in the Swiss top flight, providing three assists for his teammates in the process. His main position is full-back, but he is used as defensive midfielder and central midfielder as well.
The 173-cm tall footballer wears No. 22 jersey at FC Zurich and his preferred foot is right. Kevin Ruegg has four caps for the Switzerland U19 team and he made his debut for the Switzerland U21 team on September 5, 2017 in a 1-1 draw with Romania in the Euro U21 qualifiers.
Highlighted Team (Udinese):
Udinese Calcio was founded in 1986 as a part of the Societa Udinesedi Ginnastica. Until the season 1929 the club from Udine was playing in the regional divisions of Italy. In the year 1929 the club was allowed to participate in the Serie B (second highest Italian football division). In 1950 Udinese managed to reach the Serie A. After 5 years the club got downgraded back to the Serie A. After a hectic period Udinese managed to stay in the Serie A since 1995. The best performance of Udinese was in the season 1954/1955 where the club from Udine managed to end second on the table.
The only prizes that Udinese won are the Serie B title, Serie C title and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Currently Udinese is playing their games in the Stadio Friuli. The most known nicknames for the club are Bianconeri and Zebrette.
Some very known players have ever played for Udinese such as: Bierhoff, Amoroso, Di Natale, Alexis SAnhez and Dino Zoff.