Serie A matchday 35 don bring Udinese and Torino together for BluEnergy Stadium, two teams wey dey fight for top-half finish. Udinese dey lead Torino by two points, but both sides don show strong character for recent matches.
Udinese come from dramatic 3-3 draw with Lazio for Rome, where Kingsley Ehizibue score rocket before Arthur Atta bin score two goals. But Lazio strike back for stoppage time to share points. Since March, Udinese don draw with Atalanta and Como, plus beat Genoa and Fiorentina. Under coach Kosta Runjaic, dem don improve well well.
Torino, under Roberto D'Aversa wey join two months ago, don collect 14 points from eight games. Dem rank fifth for form table since D’Aversa arrival. Dem bin stun Inter Milan with 2-2 draw last week, as Giovanni Simeone continue hot streak and Nikola Vlasic equalize from penalty.
Udinese go miss top scorer Keinan Davis wey dey doubt, plus Jurgen Ekkelenkamp wey get ankle knock. Jordan Zemura, Nicolo Bertola and Alessandro Zanoli still injured. But captain Jesper Karlstrom don return from ban. Arthur Atta don score three goals for last three matches, after only two for previous 52 games.
Torino get Giovanni Simeone wey don reach double figures for five different Serie A clubs. Che Adams dey out with thigh problem, so Alieu Njie and Sandro Kulenovic fit partner Simeone. Ex-Udinese striker Duvan Zapata, Tino Anjorin, Ardian Ismajli and Zakaria Aboukhlal all dey sideline.
Both teams don show strong desire to entertain, even without serious pressure. Udinese fit keep top-half position with home draw against Torino wey dey seek third straight away clean sheet.
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