Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Udinese and Fiorentina go head to head in a highly-anticipated game at Dacia Arena on day 24 of the current Serie A campaign. The Zebrette showed character in their last league match, with the team coming from two goals behind to share the spoils with Parma, and, as things stand now, they are on the right track to secure the elite division survival. Both Pereyra and Zeegelaar are banned for the match, while Forestieri, Pussetto, and Jajalo are out of contention through injuries.
Deulofeu will be assessed ahead of the kick-off. The Viola, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a 2-1 loss to Sampdoria, with the team rolling over Spezia 3-0 in their last league match. Fiorentina, though, often struggle on the travels, which is probably the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on the Zebrette. Bonaventura is sidelined with injury, while Ribery is rated doubtful for the game.
Highlighted Player (Nicolas Andrade):
Nicolas Andrade is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for Hellas Verona in Serie A. Nicolas was born in Colorado de Oeste on April 12, 1988 and he is a product of Atletico Mineiro youth school. The 190-cm-tall shot-stopper played for the likes of Villa Nova, Tombense and Anapolina in Brazil before joining Italian side Hellas Verona in 2010.
In 2014 he was sent on loan to Virtus Lanciano and he made 35 appearances in the league for the club. At the end of the 2014/2015 season the Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with Trapani, but he eventually returned to the “City of Love”. Nicolas managed to keep no less than 17 clean sheets in 42 appearances for Hellas Verona in the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign.
He has established himself as a first-choice goalkeeper at Verona, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the Brazil national football team. His contract with the Mastini should expire on June 30, 2019.
Highlighted Team (Fiorentina):
AC Fiorentina was founded on 29th of August in 1926 after a fusion between Libertas and CS Firenze. Currently Fiorentina is playing his home games in the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence which can accommodate 47282 supporters. The stadium was build in 1931 by Pier Luigi Nervi. De first prize ever won by Fiorentina was the CoppaItalia in the season of 1939/1940. The first Scudetto (name for the Serie A title) was in 1955/1956. One of the most important players in that season was the Brazilian Juninho. In 1996 he was rewarded as the best player in club history.
One year later Fiorentina lost the semi finals in the European Cup 1 against Real Madrid. During that period of time Fiorentina won the Europan Cup 2 against Glasgow Rangers and the Coppa Italia as well. In total Fiorentina won the league title twice.
Important football players that played for Fiorentina are: Batistuta, Baggio, Effenberg, Laudrup, Mijatovic and Rui Costa.