Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Expect an electrifying atmosphere at legendary Stadio Friuli when Udinese and Juventus lock horns in the Serie A round 11. The Zebrette are eyeing their third consecutive win at home, but they will have a big fish to fry against Juve. As important Udinese midfielder is banned for the match, we are not tempted to put our money on the underdogs. Both Thomas Kristensen and Arthur Atta are out of contention with injuries for the home side.
Juventus, on the other hand, head into the match following a 2-2 draw with Parma. Thiago Motta’s men have been scoring goals for fun of late and they are likely to adopt yet another attack-minded approach against Udinese. As Juve emerged triumphant in each of the previous two meetings with the Zebrette at “Friuli”, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Dusan Vlahovic and Co. Both Kenan Yildiz and fit-again summer signing Teun Koopmeiners are pushing for a start, while all Arkadiusz Milik, Bremer, Nico Gonzalez, and Douglas Luiz remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Weston McKennie):
After starting his youth career at FC Dallas, Weston McKennie moved to Germany in the summer of 2016, signing a contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04. The American footballer made his Bundesliga debut on May 20, 2017, coming as a substitute in the 77th minute of the match.
The talented midfielder scored his first goal in the German elite division on August 6, 2018 in a 2-0 win at Fortuna Dusseldorf. Speaking of his international career, the Schalke footballer made his debut with United States of America on November 14, 2017 in a friendly against Portugal, finding the net on his debut.
Weston McKennie has two caps for the USA U20 team as well. His main position is central midfield, but he used as both defensive and attacking midfielder as well. The USA international was born in Fort Lewis, Washington on August 28, 1998. His preferred foot is right.
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.