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January 6, 2013 2:30 PM EAT
Stadio Communale Friuli — Udine
Referee:‬ A. Giannoccaro‎
Attendance:‬ 17000‎
 
 
75′ Muriel
 
 

Udinese - Inter Preview: Nerazzurri look to reap Friuli fruits

After an inconsistent end to 2012, Andrea Stramaccioni's side will hope to return refreshed from their two-week winter break and start the new year in impressive fashion

By Alec Fenn

Andrea Stramaccioni - Inter
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UDINESE

Juventus
Brkic
Angella, Danilo, Domizzi
Basta, Merkel, Allan, Lazzari, Pasquale
Pereyra
Di Natale
INTER


 Handanovic
Samuel
, Chivu, Juan Jesus
Zanetti, Guarin, Gargano, C'biasso, Pereira
Milito, Cassano

For all the exchanging of gifts over the festive period, the only present of concern to Andrea Stramaccioni on Sunday will be three morale-boosting points.

The Nerazzurri ended 2012 in disappointing fashion; defeat to Lazio was remedied with a 2-0 win over Verona in the Coppa Italia, but a 1-1 draw at home to Genoa was a far from ideal way to head into the two-week break.

The impending departure of midfielder Wesley Sneijder has dominated much of the fortnight ceasefire and though his absence at the weekend will be entirely down to off the field issues, injuries to Dejan Stankovic, Joel Obi, Luca Castellazzi, Yuto Nagatomo, Coutinho and Ricky Alvarez, amounts to a lengthy injury list.

Udinese sit in 10th position heading into the encounter - 11 points adrift of their visitors - and will be without Willian, Paulo Barreto, Mehdi Benatia and Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • It has been a case of win or bust for Inter on the road so far this season. Of their nine away trips, six have ended in victory while the other three have resulted in defeat.
  • Argentina international Diego Milito hit the back of the net eight times prior to the winter break and will be hoping to continue that goalscoring form on Sunday.
  • Andrea Stramaccioni's men have 30 goals to their name in Serie A so far this season - the sixth best total in the division.
  • Developing a ruthless streak at home may well have been Udinese's number one New Year's resolution - four of their eight games have ended in draws.
  • He may be 35 years old but there are still few defences capable of stopping Antonio Di Natale. He has 10 Serie A goals already.
  • The Zebrette finished in an impressive third place last season and will hope their current occupation of 10th spot is a temporary stay.


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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ May 19, 2013 Inter 2 - Udinese 5
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Jan 6, 2013 Udinese 3 - Inter 0
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Apr 25, 2012 Udinese 1 - Inter 3
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Dec 3, 2011 Inter 0 - Udinese 1
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Jan 23, 2011 Udinese 3 - Inter 1
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Last Five Matches
Udinese
May 19, 2013Inter 2 - Udinese 5ITA1
May 12, 2013Udinese 2 - Atalanta 1ITA1
May 8, 2013Palermo 2 - Udinese 3ITA1
May 5, 2013Udinese 3 - Sampdoria 1ITA1
Apr 27, 2013Cagliari 0 - Udinese 1ITA1
Inter
May 19, 2013Inter 2 - Udinese 5ITA1
May 12, 2013Genoa 0 - Inter 0ITA1
May 8, 2013Inter 1 - Lazio 3ITA1
May 5, 2013Napoli 3 - Inter 1ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Palermo 1 - Inter 0ITA1
Odds
Team News
Available Squads
1Zeljko BrkicGoalkeeper
5DaniloDefender
8Dušan BastaDefender
11Maurizio DomizziDefender
26Giovanni PasqualeDefender
75Thomas HeurtauxDefender
3AllanMidfielder
21Andrea LazzariMidfielder
37Roberto PereyraMidfielder
10Antonio Di NataleStriker
24MurielStriker
-Daniele PadelliGoalkeeper
93Wojciech PawlowskiGoalkeeper
4Gabriele AngellaDefender
-Andrea CodaDefender
34Gabriel SilvaDefender
6Marco FaraoniDefender
77MaicosuelMidfielder
-WilliansMidfielder
94Piotr ZielinskiMidfielder
-Alexander MerkelMidfielder
-BarretoStriker
13Mathias RanégieStriker
1Samir HandanoviçGoalkeeper
4Javier Adelmar ZanettiDefender
25Walter Adrian SamuelDefender
11Alvaro PereiraMidfielder
40JuanDefender
42JonathanDefender
14Fredy GuarínMidfielder
19Esteban Matias CambiassoMidfielder
5Walter GarganoMidfielder
8Rodrigo PalacioStriker
99Antonio CassanoStriker
27Vid BelecGoalkeeper
91Raffaele Di GennaroGoalkeeper
6Matías SilvestreDefender
33Ibrahima MbayeDefender
17M. MarigaMidfielder
24Marco BenassiMidfielder
-A. DuncanMidfielder
-Daniel BessaMidfielder
9Tommaso RocchiStriker
-Marko LivajaStriker
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Edinson  Cavani Edinson Cavani
Striker
Napoli
29 7
Antonio Di Natale Antonio Di Natale
Striker
Udinese
23 4
Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Pablo Daniel Osvaldo
Striker
Roma
16 2
Stephan El Shaarawy Stephan El Shaarawy
Striker
Milan
16 0
Germán Denis Germán Denis
Striker
Atalanta
15 5