For the Friuli-Venezia Giulia area, this was a derby for relegation, and Gabriele Cioffi was playing against his old team. The hosts' injury list continues to grow, with players like Jaka Bijol, Domingos Quina, Brenner, Enzo Ebosse, Kingsley Ehizibue, Vivaldo Semedo, and Keinan Davis among those sidelined. Isak Hien, Pawel Dawidowicz, Riccardo Saponara, Giangiacomo Magnani, and Jayden Braaf were all missed by Hellas, although Marco Davide Faraoni made a comeback after a ban.
After just eight minutes, Isaac success hobbled off with an injury, making the situation worse right away. However, Christian Kabasele scored for Udinese when he was unmarked at the back post and slipped onto a free kick from Lazar Samardzic. When Roberto Pereyra's cross from the left found substitute Lorenzo Lucca, who was able to flick in off the outside of the boot and release the offside trap against the immobile Verona defenders, the Friulani increased their advantage.