Our prediction for this Serie A match:
After failing to spoil Napoli’s party at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Fiorentina will look to get back on course when they take on fellow top-table side Udinese on Sunday. The Viola have been having their ups and downs of late and seeing that they will be with one eye on the Conference League clash with Basel, home win should not be considered. Both Castrovilli and Mandragora are pushing for a start, while defender Lucas Martinez Quarta is back from suspension.
The Zebrette, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-0 win over Sampdoria, but beating Fiorentina on the road is easier said than done. The two teams seem to be evenly matched at the moment and, taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. All Isaac Success, Enzo Ebosse, and Kingsley Ehizibue remain on the sidelines with injuries, while Gerard Deulofeu is a major doubt.
Highlighted Player (Christian Kouame):
Christian Kouame is an Ivory Coast international who has been playing for Serie A side Genoa since 2018. Kouame started his youth career at Prato and after ending his loan spells with the likes of Sassuolo and Inter, he returned to Stadio Lungobisenzio.
The 185-cm-tall forward made his professional debut with Prato on September 6, 2015 in a 2-1 loss to Pisa. Christian Kouame started the match, but he was replaced by Alberto Aladje after 66 minutes. The Genoa attacker, though, has yet to earn a call-up for the Ivory Coast national team. He has two caps for the Ivory Coast U23 team, but he is still eyeing his senior team debut.
His main position is centre-forward, but he is used as both left and right winger as well. The Genoa footballer was born in Abijan on December 6, 1997 and he has a contract with the Rossoblu until June 30, 2023.
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.