Both side’s last competitive action was on November 12, with the hosts suffering a narrow 3-2 defeat to Napoli, while Empoli got the better of Cremonese 2-0.
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Udinese will host Empoli in a Serie A fixture at Friuli on Wednesday night. Both side’s last competitive action was on November 12, with the hosts suffering a narrow 3-2 defeat to Napoli, while Empoli got the better of Cremonese 2-0. The victory helped the visitors to move to 12th spot in the Italian top flight standings, having collected 17 points from 15 games. Udinese, meanwhile, are sitting at the eighth position, with 24 points to their name. The last meeting between these two sides ended 4-1 in favour of Udinese, courtesy of Ismaji’s own goal and one goal each from Deulofeu, Pussetto and Lazar Samardzic.
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Udinese will consider themselves unlucky not to get anything from their trip to Naples, despite coming up with a stunning second half performance, having found the back of the net twice through Ilija Netrovski and Samadzic. Five draws and two defeats from their last seven Serie A games saw Andrea Sottil’s side drop to eighth in the points table. Empoli, on the other hand, have won three of their last six league games. The Blues netted twice against Cremonese without reply, in their last outing. Nicolo Cambiaghi broke the deadlock, one minute into the second half, before Fabiano Parisi doubled the lead, two minutes from time to secure a fourth Serie A-win of the campaign for Empoli.
Udinese full-back Adam Masina is sidelined with an ACL injury, while forward Gerard Deulofeu is doubtful for Wednesday’s game because of a foot injury. As for Empoli, striker Mattia Destro is occupying the treatment room with a calf issue. Lammers and Satriano could form the attacking-duo, with Grassi and Bajrami occupying the flanks.
Udinese possible line-up: Silvestri, Perez, Bijol, Ebosse, Ehizibue, Lovric, Wallace, Arslan, Pereyra, Beto, Success
Empoli possible line-up: Vicario, Ebuehi, Ismajli, Walukiewicz, Parisi, Grassi, Akpa-Akpro, Bandinelli, Bajrami, Satriano, Lammers
Udinese
| Opponents | Score |
| Cremonese | 1-3 (W) |
| Lecce | 2-0 (W) |
| Athletic Bilbao | 0-1 (L) |
| West Ham United | 1-3 (L) |
| Napoli | 3-2 (L) |
Empoli
| Opponents | Score |
| Sassuolo | 2-1 (W) |
| Monaco | 0-1 (L) |
| Wolves | 1-1 (D) |
| Sturm Graz | 1-2 (W) |
| Cremonese | 2-0 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Udinese beat Empoli | 4-1 |
| Empoli beat Udinese | 3-1 |
| Udinese beat Empoli | 1-0 |
| Udinese beat Empoli | 3-2 |
| Empoli beat Udinese | 2-1 |
The Serie A match between Udinese and Empoli will take place at Friuli on Thursday at 1:15 am IST.
| Udinese vs Empoli | Score |
| Date | January 4 (Italy) |
| Venue | Friuli |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 8:45 pm (Wednesday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:15 am (Thursday) |
The live telecast of the Serie A matches in India is available on the Sports 18 network. Fans will also be able to watch the live streaming on Voot Select. Besides, the match between Udinese and Empoli can also be seen on Sky Go Italia and DAZN in Italy.
