Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Udinese
Match Time & Date:
31/08/2022
18:30
Prediction: 1-1
Fiorentina
Dacia Arena will host Wednesday’s Serie A game between Udinese and Fiorentina, the two teams who are almost level on points in the standings. The Zebrette aim to build on a 2-1 win over Monza, but this game will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side. Portugal forward Beto, who found the net in the triumph over the Biancorossi, will be the man to watch in the home team, while defender Leonardo Buta misses out with injury.
The Viola, on the other hand, head into the midweek game following back-to-back draws with Empoli and Napoli. Fiorentina have been impressive at the back of late, and seeing that Udinese are tough to beat at home, we are tempted to put our money on under 2.5 goals. Midfielder Gaetano Castrovilli continues to miss out with injury, but there are no suspended players in the away side.
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.
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