Goal and highlights: Udinese 1-1 Lazio in Serie A

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The match ends! Udinese 1-1 Lazio.

Molina's powerful shot crashes against the crossbar. Lazio are saved.

The referee adds three minutes to the match.

LAZIO IS SAVED! Strakosha's pass is deflected to the center, but on the counter-attack, the ball is too long for Beto and Strakosha deflects again.

Makengo tries from outside, but Strakosha clears in two time

Last ten minutes of the match and both teams are guarding their areas.

Lazio: André Anderson replaces Basic.

Udinese: Deloufeu is out, Pereyra is in.

Yellow card for Zaccagni

Deloufeu's shot was looking for the right angle, but the ball went wide.

Udinese: Soppy and Arslan are out; Scucces Zeegelaar is in.

Half an hour to play and the visitors are closer to the second goal than the home side.

Yellow card for Makengo.

Once again Lazio crossed into the box looking for Zaccagni, who was unable to get a header on target.

First warning in the second half. A cross into the area by Anderson where Cabral gets in a first-time shot, but the ball goes over the goal.

The second half starts!

The first half ends! Udinese 1-1 Lazio.

The referee adds two minutes to the first half.

GOAL LAZIO! Felipe Anderson ties the match.

Yellow card for Perez.

The medical assistants come in to attend to Soppy.

UDINESE IS SAVED! A cross into the box and a great save by Marí, who deflects the ball and almost scores an own goal.

A cross into the area where Beto gets the ball long and can't finish. Strakosha keeps the ball.

We passed the first half hour of the match. Udinese had the most dangerous chances, but were unable to increase the score.

Yellow card for Arslan.

A pass into the box looking for Walace, who falls inside, but the referee does not award a penalty.

Lazio: Pedro is out injured and Jovane Cabral is in.

Cataldi's shot from outside the area is well saved by the goalkeeper.

BETO! A great miss by the Udinese striker after a cross into the six-yard box, where Beto's first-time shot goes over the crossbar.

First fifteen minutes of the match and after the goal, Udinese had no more chances in the box. Lazio slightly better.

First corner kick for the visitors with only one left outside the box to look for the rebound.

The visitors went forward in search of an equalizer, but lacked the strength to get close to the box.

GOAL UDINESE! Scored by Deoulofeu.

The match has started!

The dressing room is ready with the outfits of both teams. Lazio will wear its alternate uniform in dark blue while the home team will wear its traditional uniform in white with black.

 

Strakosha; Hysaj, Luiz Felipe, Patric, Marusic; Milinkovic-Savic, Cataldi, Basic; Pedro, Felipe Anderson, Zaccagni.

Silvestri, Becao, Pablo Mari, Perez, Soppy, Arslan, Walace, Makengo, Molina, Deoulofeu, Beto.

Both Udinese and Lazio are already on the pitch of the Stadio Friuli doing warm-up exercises ahead of the match that is minutes away.

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— S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) February 20, 2022

Udinese have lost only three of eleven Serie A home games this season.

Lazio have won three and drawn one of their last four league games and, as a result, are back in contention for the European places. They are currently just four points behind Juventus in fourth place.

The protagonists of the match arrived with the respective hygiene measures at the Stadio Friuli for the clash between Udinese and Lazio that is about to begin.

The most recent head-to-head history between these two teams favors Lazio, who have the advantage with 5 wins over Udinese, who have won just once.

The last meeting between the two took place last month, with Lazio winning 1-0.

The venue for the match between Udinese and Lazio will be the Friuli Stadium, also known as Dacia Arena. Udinese, which has owned the stadium since 2013, plays its home matches there. The Friuli stadium has a capacity of 25 thousand spectators.

The match between Udinese and Lazio is just under an hour away at the Stadio Friuli. The locals want the win to keep moving away from the relegation zone while the visitors will be looking for the same to get closer to the European competition zone. Will one of them get the win? Find out in our VAVEL USA coverage.

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Beto | This 24-year-old Portuguese striker is Udinese's current top scorer with 8 goals for the season. Despite Udinese's drought up front, Beto is a very fast player who brings a lot with his verticality.

Ciro Immobile | The team's goal scorer and so far Serie A's leading scorer with 19 goals, will see action for this game and could be a factor in today's victory. He comes from scoring last matchday against Bologna.

Daniele Padelli, Bram Nuytinck, Marvin Zeegelaar, Nehuén Pérez, Jean-Victor Makengo, Tolgay Arslan, Walace, Iyenoma Destiny Udogie, Brandon Soppy, Gerard Deulofeu, Beto.

Strakosha; Hysaj, Luiz Felipe, Radu, Marusic; Milinkovic-Savic, Leiva, Luis Alberto; Pedro, Felipe Anderson, Zaccagni.

The central referee for this Udinese vs Lazio will be Luca Massimi; Matteo Marcenaro, first line; Valerio Vecchi second line; Dario Cecconi fourth assistant.

On the other hand, the Roman squad led by Maurizio Sarri will now have to concentrate on Serie A after a midweek defeat in the Europa League against Porto. Despite the setback, the Celeste are coming off a 3-0 home league win over Bologna. Lazio is in sixth position and is looking to continue climbing up the table to enter European competitions. They have accumulated 42 points from 12 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats.

The Italian squad coached by Gabriele Cioffi is still not finding its way in Serie A, however, it has collected enough points to momentarily move away from the relegation zone. The Friulani are three points ahead of Venezia, who are in the relegation zone, and must continue to take advantage of their home advantage. Udinese are coming from a heavy 4-0 defeat against Hellas Verona. They are currently in 15th place with 24 points from 5 wins, 9 draws and 9 defeats.

 

 

This afternoon, Sunday's activity corresponding to the 26th matchday will end with a very attractive game. The Friuli Stadium will host a match where two teams want to go for the three points. On the one hand, Udinese will need to take advantage of their home ground to move away from the relegation zone against a Lazio team that wants to reach the European competition places.

The Udinese vs Lazio match will be played at the Friuli Stadium, in Udine, Italy. The kick-off is scheduled at 2:45 pm ET.

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