

The Rossoblu, who were without Dan Ndoye, Adama Soumaoro,and Jesper Karlsson, needed to win to maintain their fourth-place standings. Following consecutive draws with Torino and Sassuolo, Kingsley Ehizibue, Gerard Deulofeu, Jaka Bijol, Enzo Ebosse, Jordan Zemura, Simone Pafundi, Vivaldo Semedo, and Brenner were among the several injuries on the Friulani roster. Maduka Okoye, a Nigerian international making his Serie A debut, replaced Marco Silvestri. Early on, Lukasz Skorupski had a hard collision with teammate Lewis Ferguson that left him with a bleeding nose.
However, the custodian was helpless to save Roberto Pereyra's rebound after Festy Ebosele and Hassane Kamara's follow-up shot, and Martin Payero's spectacular goal from the next corner. At the start of the second half, Udinese extended their advantage thanks to a wickedly dipping shot from Payero that was sent long-range and tested Skorupski.