Serie A

Cremonese vs Udinese: wrapping up Matchday 7

Cremonese host Udinese at the Zini to close the weekend’s action

The home side are aiming to recover from their first defeat of the campaign, away to Inter, and pick up where they left off before the break. Udinese, winless for over a month, drew with Cagliari last time out and now look to climb past their hosts in the standings.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The previous meetings between the two teams at the Zini are 21: 10 Grigiorossi (Cremona) victories, 8 draws, and 3 Bianconeri (Udinese) wins. In the 5 previous meetings in Lombardy in Serie A, Udinese have never won: 4 Friulani draws and a 0-2 defeat in 1984/85.

DID YOU KNOW?

Cremonese are the team that has faced the most shots (107) and attempted the fewest (35) after the first 6 matchdays of the championship.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Between Davide Nicola and Kosta Runjaic, this is their third official meeting: double victory for the Bianconero coach in both Udinese-Cagliari matches in last year's Serie A. Davide Nicola is a former Udinese coach: he managed the Friuliani from November 2018 to March 2019, totaling 15 official matches with a record of 4 victories, 4 draws, and 7 defeats.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: none

REFEREE

FABBRI (BARONE – BIFFI) IV: ZANOTTI, VAR: LA PENNA, AVAR: MARINI

PROSSIMI IMPEGNI IN SERIE A ENILIVE

Cremonese-Atalanta (Saturday 25 October, 20.45 CEST) Udinese-Lecce (Saturday 25 October, 15.00 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)