Match don set for Stadio Friuli as Udinese go host Venezia for Coppa Italia round of 32 match on Wednesday 2 September. Kick-off na 12:00, and both teams dey ready to fight for progression for the competition.
Udinese dey come into dis one wit strong form. Dem just finish Monza 3-2 away for Serie A, and dat win make dem get four points from their first two league matches. Kosta Runjaic side show say dem fit score goals, wit Jakub Piotrowski, Hassane Kamara and Jurgen Ekkelenkamp all find net for dat game. Dem also beat Padova 1-0 for di first round of Coppa Italia, so dem know how to win for dis cup.
Venezia side, on di other hand, dey struggle for di league. Dem return to top flight after promotion, but so far dem no get any point for Serie A. Dem lose 2-0 to AC Milan at San Siro, and before dat, Lecce beat dem 2-0 too. But for Coppa Italia, dem show say dem fit score, as dem beat Modena 3-2 for di first round. Giovanni Stroppa don see im team get quality for attack, but dem need to tighten up for defence.
Di history between dese two teams dey interesting. Udinese don win three of di last four meetings, including di most recent one wey be 3-2 home win for Serie A. But Venezia also don beat dem before, so dis one no go be easy. Both sides like to score, and dem meetings often dey produce goals.
For dis match, lineups don already release. Udinese go line up for 3-4-3 formation wit Bartosz Mrozek for goal, Nicolo Bertola, Christian Kabasele and Oumar Solet for defence. Di midfield get Mergim Vojvoda, Jesper Karlstroem, Lennon Miller and Juan Arizala, while Vakoun Issouf Bayo, Unai Gomez and Keinan Davis go lead attack.
Venezia go use 3-5-2 setup, wit Lorenzo Montipo for goal. Ale Gomes, Armel Bella-Kotchap and Redouane Halhal go dey for back three. Di wing-backs na Thierry Correia and Richie Sagrado, and di midfield trio be Simon Sohm, Matteo Dagasso and Thorir Helgason. Upfront, Lion Lauberbach and Albion Rrahmani go dey try to cause problem for Udinese defence.
Odds makers see Udinese as favourite, but Venezia get chance to upset di applecart. Di Asian Handicap market dey show say people fit bet on Venezia plus 0.5, meaning say if dem draw or win, di bet go cash. Dat kind bet dey attractive because e give two results to win for one.
Some analysts dey talk say di correct score fit be 1-1, and Andrea Adorante, wey be Venezia striker, don score four goals for im last six matches. But im no dey for di starting lineup, so im fit come from bench. Keinan Davis na di first goalscorer favourite for Udinese.
Both teams go want to win dis one because Coppa Italia dey give chance to get silverware and maybe Europa League spot. Udinese go want to continue dia good run under Kosta Runjaic, while Venezia go want to forget dia poor league start and make statement for cup.
Di match go dey available for live streaming on Paramount+ for some countries. Fans wey dey travel fit use VPN to watch if di service dey blocked for dia area. But no mind di technical things, di main thing na football.
