Serie A: Udinese defeats Torino 2-0 on Sunday
UDINE. Udinese tops Torino with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Molina (90') and a penalty scored by I. Pussetto (90').
UDINE. Udinese beats Torino with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Molina (90′) and a penalty scored by I. Pussetto (90′). Torino lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Dacia Arena stadium in Udine on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Rapuano who had the assistance of Michele Grossi and Orlando Pagnotta. The 4th official was Giacomo Camplone. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold around 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.36 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Torino was in firm control of the ball 59% while Udinese was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Udinese was more aggressive with 35 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Udinese won the match.
Udinese shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Torino shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Udinese received 3 yellow cards (M. Jajalo, B. Soppy and T. Arslan). On the other side, Torino received 4 yellow cards (S. Lukic, R. Mandragora, W. Singo and D. Praet).
Also, Torino didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after R. Mandragora (Torino) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
After this contest, Udinese will have 24 points to stay in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Torino will stay with 32 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
S. Lukic
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52'52'
T. Pobega
A. Buongiorno
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65'65'
R. Mandragora
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65'65'
Rolando Mandragora
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66'66'
Brandon Soppy
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67'67'
Tolgay Arslan
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67'67'
Stephane Singo
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71'71'
P. Pellegri
A. Sanabria
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71'71'
Ignacio Pussetto
Isaac Success
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72'72'
Dennis Praet
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81'81'
Nahuel Molina
Brandon Soppy
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82'82'
Walace
Tolgay Arslan
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90'90'
Rolando Mandragora
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90'90'
Nahuel Molina
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90'90'
Ignacio Pussetto (Penalty)
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Udinese will play away against Hellas Verona on the 13th of February with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Udinese (5 draws).
Torino will host Venezia on the 12th of February with a 0-0 head to head record.
Udinese: Formation and Lineups
Udinese started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Gabriele Cioffi chose to play with the following team: Marco Silvestri , Rodrigo Becão , Pablo Marí , Marvin Zeegelaar , Brandon Soppy , Tolgay Arslan , Mato Jajalo , Jean-Victor Makengo , Iyenoma Udogie , Beto and Isaac Success .
Substitutes
Udinese made 3 changes: I. Success for I. Pussetto (71′), B. Soppy for N. Molina (81′) and T. Arslan for Walace (82′).
Top player: Tolgay Arslan
The player who no doubt impressed Udinese the most was Tolgay Arslan even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 23 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.
Torino: Formation and Lineups
Torino started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Ivan Juric played with: Vanja Milinković-Savić , David Zima , Alessandro Buongiorno , Ricardo Rodríguez , Wilfried Singo , Rolando Mandragora , Saša Lukić , Mergim Vojvoda , Dennis Praet , Josip Brekalo and Antonio Sanabria .
Substitutes
Torino made 2 changes: A. Buongiorno for T. Pobega (52′) and A. Sanabria for P. Pellegri (71′).
Top player: Alessandro Buongiorno
The player who no doubt impressed Torino the most was Alessandro Buongiorno.
His rating is with 45 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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