The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a thrilling 2-2 draw away to AS Roma in their opening top flight fixture of the season last weekend, while Bianconeri were thrashed 3-0 by Juventus last time out.
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Salernitana will host Udinese in a Serie A fixture at Stadio Arechi on Monday. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a thrilling 2-2 draw away to AS Roma in their opening top flight fixture of the season last weekend, while Bianconeri were thrashed 3-0 by Juventus last time out. Meanwhile, the previous encounter between these two sides was back in May last season and the Garnets came from behind to prevail 3-2. The Little Zebras took a 2-0 lead through first-half efforts from Marvin Zeegelaar and Ilija Nestorovski, but Salernitana fought back to take all three points courtesy of goals from Grigoris Kastanos, Antonio Candreva and William Troost-Ekong.
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Salernitana began their 2023-24 campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over Ternana in the Coppa Italia first round on August 12, before sharing the spoils against Roma in their opening Serie A-fixture of the season at Stadio Olimpico last time out. Paulo Sosa’s side went behind courtesy of Andrea Belotti’s 17th-minute opener before fighting back to take the lead through veteran Andrea Candreva’s brace, but Belotti’s second of the night eight minutes from time, meant that the points were shared. Granata finished 15th in the Italian top flight last term and will be hoping to challenge for a top-half finish this time around.
Udinese, on the other hand, kicked off their new season with a 4-1 win over Catanzaro in their Coppa Italia opener on August 11, but then suffered a demoralising loss against Juventus in the top flight last time out. The Little Zebras conceded three goals and couldn’t reply in front of their own supporters at Friulli on August 20. Massimiliano Allegri’s side scored three times in the first-half through Federico Chiesa, Dusan Vlahovic and Andrien Rabiot. The Black and Whites claimed 12th place in the last two editions of the Serie A, and will be bidding to secure a top-half finish at the end of the current campaign.
Salernitana probable starting lineup: Ochoa, Lovato, Gyomber, Fazio, Mazzocchi, L. Coulibaly, Legowski, Bradaric, Candreva, Kastanos, Dia
Udinese probable starting lineup: Silvestri, Perez, Bijol, Kabasele, Ebosele, Samardzic, Walace, Lovric, Zemura, Thauvin, Beto
Salernitana
| Opponents | Score |
| AS Roma | 2-2 (D) |
| Ternana | 1-0 (W) |
| Augsburg | 2-1 (W) |
| Hatayspor | 1-6 (L) |
| Frosinoe | 1-1 (D) |
Udinese
| Opponents | Score |
| Juventus | 0-3 (L) |
| Catanzaro | 4-1 (W) |
| Al Rayyan | 2-1 (W) |
| Union Berlin | 0-1 (L) |
| RB Leipzig | 1-2 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Salernitana beat Udinese | 3-2 |
| Udinese draw Salernitana | 0-0 |
| Udinese beat Salernitana | 0-4 |
| Salernitana beat Udinese | 0-1 |
| Udinese beat Salernitana | 1-2 |
The Serie A fixture between Salernita and Udinese will take place at Stadio Arechi on Monday at 10:00 pm IST.
| Salernitana vs Udinese | Key Details |
| Date | August 28 |
| Venue | Stadio Arechi |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 6:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:00 pm |
The live telecast of the Serie A matches in India will be available on Sports 18 network. Meanwhile, football fans in Italy can catch the live action via DAZN network and Sky Go Italia.
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