Zebrette crush Nerazzuri to gallop into Europe
Udinese brushed Inter aside to win 5-2 at the San Siro and secure their spot in next season's UEFA Europa League, their third consecutive foray into European competition.
Udinese brushed Inter aside to win 5-2 at the San Siro and secure their spot in next season's UEFA Europa League, their third consecutive foray into European competition.
Udinese may have become known as a 'selling club,' but that doesn't stop them consistently contending for European qualification.
Udinese beat Atalanta 2-1 with a brace from Antonio Di Natale, however some concern for the Zebrette as Di Natale was stretchered off in the final minute of the match.
After an action-packed defeat at home to Udinese, Palermo are on the brink of relegation to Serie B.
A brace from Antonio Di Natale (who else?) gave Udinese a 3-1 victory over Sampdoria, extending their unbeaten run to six matches and really putting them in the mix for European qualification.
If you think that Udinese's 1-0 win over Cagliari on Saturday evening was boring, you clearly don't know the whole story.
Udinese have won three games on the bounce, and have suddenly moved themselves up into European contention. Cagliari will try to stop the Zebrette here.
Antonio Di Natale's solitary strike was enough to give Udinese a 1-0 victory over Lazio at the Stadio Friuli on Saturday evening.
Udinese have sealed an easy 3-0 win away at Parma, with a brace from Luis Muriel making up for the absence of Antonio Di Natale.
Ok, maybe the race for ninth isn't that important, but with Udinese still desperately clinging to faint European hopes, they won't be ready to wind down for the summer yet.
With their victory over Udinese on Saturday, Catania move into seventh place in Serie A, keeping their faint hope of European competition alive. What's more remarkable is the show they put on in Sicily.
On Saturday, Serie A Week 29 kicks off with eighth-placed Catania hosting ninth-placed Udinese. Does either side really have a chance of realizing their European dreams?
| # | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guidolin | Manager | |
| Zeljko Brkic | 1 | Goalkeeper |
| Allan | 3 | Midfielder |
| Gabriele Angella | 4 | Defender |
| Danilo | 5 | Defender |
| Marco Davide Faraoni | 6 | Defender |
| Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu | 7 | Midfielder |
| Dusan Basta | 8 | Defender |
| Barreto | 9 | Forward |
| Antonio Di Natale | 10 | Forward |
| Maurizio Domizzi | 11 | Defender |
| Neuton | 13 | Defender |
| Andrea Coda | 16 | Defender |
| Mehdi Benatia | 17 | Defender |
| Andrea Lazzari | 18 | Midfielder |
| Cristian Battocchio | 18 | Midfielder |
| Rafael Romo | 22 | Goalkeeper |
| Luis Muriel | 24 | Forward |
| Giovanni Pasquale | 26 | Defender |
| Gabriel Silva | 34 | Defender |
| Roberto Pereyra | 37 | Midfielder |
| Jean-Alain Fanchone | 39 | Defender |
| Giampiero Pinzi | 66 | Midfielder |
| Thomas Heurtaux | 75 | Defender |
| Maicosuel | 77 | Midfielder |
| Willians | 88 | Midfielder |
| Wojciech Pawłowski | 93 | Goalkeeper |