Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Lazio
Match Time & Date:
02/12/2021
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Udinese
After suffering a heavy 4-0 loss to Napoli at the weekend, Lazio will look to keep their Champions League hopes alive when they take on Udinese on Thursday evening. The Biancocelesti continue with their habit of producing much better showings at home than on travels, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at Udinese. Since Maurizio Sarri has a full squad to choose from, home win should be considered.
The Zebrette, on the other hand, head into the match following a goalless draw with Genoa. Udinese are on a five-game winless run on the road, and seeing that Lazio have turned Stadio Olimpico into a real fortress, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to the “Eternal City”. In their last meeting in the Serie A Lazio defeated Udinese thanks to Adam Marusic’s goal.
Highlighted Player (Gonzalo Escalante):
Gonzalo Escalante is an Argentine footballer who plays for Eibar in Spanish La Liga. Escalante made his senior debut for Boca Juniors, coming as a substitute in a 6-1 loss to San Martin de San Juan. After playing 11 matches for the Argentine giants, he was sent on loan to Catania on 28 August, 2014 and he scored his first professional goal against Virtus Entella on 28 October.
On 29 January Escalante signed a permanent deal with the Sicilian outfit and he played 26 games for the club in the 2015/2016 campaign. At the end of the season he joined La Liga team Eibar on loan and he made his debut for los Armeros on 24 August against Granada. He managed to find his net on his debut and six months later he signed a permanent deal with the club.
His contract with Eibar expires on 30 June, 2020. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as a defensive midfielder as well.
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.
