Preview: Udinese vs. Torino - prediction, team news, lineups

Mid-table duo Udinese and Torino volition conscionable connected Sunday afternoon, warring it retired for maximum points from their last Serie A fixture of 2024.

While the hosts person precocious firmed up their spot wrong the apical fractional with 2 wins from three, Toro's drift down the standings continues.

Match preview

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Inflicting a uncommon location decision connected Fiorentina - and ending the Viola's agelong winning tally successful Serie A - Udinese fought backmost from down successful their past outing earlier Christmas, stunning their hosts astatine Stadio Franchi.

Forward brace Lorenzo Lucca and Florian Thauvin some recovered the nett successful Florence, and aft seizing the lead, the Fruilani hung connected for a 2-1 triumph that kept them ninth successful the array - conscionable down AC Milan.

Two wins from 3 league games is arsenic galore arsenic passim the erstwhile 10, successful a play that saw Kosta Runjaic's broadside autumn disconnected the gait pursuing a agleam commencement to his reign.

After winning 4 of his archetypal 5 location games and drafting the other, Runjaic has since overseen 3 consecutive defeats successful Udine - and by an aggregate people of 7-1 - truthful his adjacent task volition beryllium turning the Bianconeri's location signifier around.

While they person won conscionable 1 of their past 7 against Torino successful Serie A, Udinese travel into Sunday's contention with a good grounds successful year-ending fixtures: they person mislaid lone 2 of the past 13, astir precocious beating Bologna 3-0 past December.

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By opposition with their hosts, the past clip Torino won the last league lucifer of a calendar twelvemonth was backmost successful 2016; since then, they person recorded 4 draws and 3 defeats.

The Turin nine besides attack this crippled amid a worrying downturn successful form, arsenic a superior deficiency of goals bites hard connected their chances of challenging for Europe.

In their past 8 top-flight outings, Toro person scored the fewest goals of immoderate Serie A broadside - conscionable 2 - aft netting 15 successful their archetypal 9 nether Paolo Vanoli's management.

Last week, they were beaten 2-0 by Bologna connected location turf, conceding doubly successful the last 20 minutes to endure a frustrating decision that left them sitting 12th with 2 games remaining until the halfway stage.

The Granata volition truthful purpose to get backmost connected way by continuing an awesome grounds against Udinese: they person won 10 of their past 18 league games versus the Friulani, including some of the past 2 successful Udine.

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Team News

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Kosta Runjaic could person cardinal defender Jaka Bijol backmost astatine his disposal this weekend, aft the Slovenian centre-back missed Udinese's triumph implicit Fiorentina with muscular fatigue, portion midfielder Martin Payero has besides returned to grooming aft a period connected the sidelines.

Oier Zarraga, Keinan Davis and Lautaro Giannetti are inactive unavailable, though, successful summation to first-choice goalkeeper Maduka Okoye.

With seasoned striker Alexis Sanchez acceptable to commencement connected the bench, Florian Thauvin and Lorenzo Lucca should proceed up front: aft past week's strike, the second has been straight progressive successful 18 Serie A goals since the commencement of past season.

Torino volition question northbound with a misfiring beforehand line, arsenic Duvan Zapata is absent for the agelong word portion Che Adams and Antonio Sanabria are struggling to nutrient goals; incidentally, Sanabria has yet to people against Udinese successful 8 erstwhile attempts.

Perr Schuurs is alongside Zapata connected the agelong travel backmost from an ACL injury, but Sebastian Walukiewicz whitethorn beryllium passed acceptable contempt being forced disconnected against Bologna by a respiratory problem.

The visitors' defence volition beryllium further bolstered by Saul Coco's return, aft the Equitorial Guinea planetary served a one-match suspension past weekend.

Udinese imaginable starting lineup:
Sava; Kristensen, Bijol, Toure; Ehizibue, Lovric, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp, ​​Zemura; Thauvin, Lucca

We say: Udinese 1-0 Torino

With a greater extremity menace than their visitors, Udinese could proceed their upturn by beating Torino and keeping a uncommon cleanable sheet.

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