Comments and predictions for Juventus vs Udinese: Narrow escape
The match between Juventus vs Udinese in Serie A takes place at 1:45 a.m. on May 19. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Juventus vs Udinese squad information
Juventus have a serious defensive crisis: Lloyd Kelly has just joined Bremer and Juan Cabal (cruciate ligament rupture), while Andrea Cambiaso has a thigh injury.
In addition, Pierre Kalulu is suspended for two matches due to a red card, while Nicolo Savona is also banned. In midfield, Khephren Thuram is also suspended, so captain Manuel Locatelli could be moved to central defense.
Up front, Kenan Yildiz is back, while Dusan Vlahovic is fit and could start in place of Randal Kolo Muani – who is still hoping to keep his place after scoring seven Serie A goals since January (only behind Mateo Retegui – 10).
On the Udinese side, center-back Oumar Solet – who is being watched by many big clubs – is the defender with the most successful dribbles (24) and the second most ball wins in Serie A since the beginning of 2025. He will partner Thomas Kristensen and Jaka Bijol in defense.
However, they will be without two key players in attack: first-choice striker Lorenzo Lucca and midfielder Arthur Atta are both suspended. Florian Thauvin is still recovering from a foot injury, so Keinan Davis could be the lone striker up front.
Latest expected lineup Juventus vs Udinese
Juventus:
Di Gregorio; Gatti, Locatelli, Veiga; Costa, Luiz, McKennie, Weah; Gonzalez, Yildiz; Kolo Muani
Udinese:
Okoye; Kristensen, Bijol, Solet; Modesto, Payero, Karlstrom, Lovric, Kamara; Ekkelenkamp; Davis
Latest football commentary on Juventus vs Udinese
With only two rounds left, the race for the top 4 in Serie A is extremely intense as there are four teams within a gap of just 2 points, and Juventus is currently the team temporarily occupying the fourth position with 64 points - equal to Lazio, while Roma (63 points) and Bologna (62 points) are very close behind.
Juve could have gone three points clear if Lazio hadn’t equalised in injury time last weekend after Pierre Kalulu was sent off. Randal Kolo Muani’s goal had looked set to seal the win at the Olimpico.
That draw made Juventus fans even more regretful, because they had 16 draws this season - just 1 less than the club's historical record (17 matches, 1955-56 season).
However, recent home form has been a big boost for Igor Tudor and his team: they have won seven of their last eight games at the Allianz Stadium after drawing seven of their previous nine home games. Tudor also won all three of his first home games as interim manager.
If he wins this match, Tudor will become the third coach in Juventus history to win his first four consecutive home games – after Max Allegri (2014) and Maurizio Sarri (2019).
The head-to-head stats are in Juventus' favour: they have won 12 of their last 15 Serie A games against Udinese, averaging 2.3 goals per game. In the first leg this season, Juve also beat Udinese 2-0 away from home.
Udinese have scored just one goal in their last six meetings with Juve and lost five. However, they did win 1-0 in their last visit to the Allianz in February 2023.
Under Kosta Runjaic, Udinese secured early relegation, a contrast to last season when they struggled to reach the final round. However, their lack of momentum at the end of the season was evident, as they lost 2-1 to Monza in the previous round despite Lorenzo Lucca scoring to end a long scoreless streak.
That defeat also all but ended their chances of finishing in the top 10, as they trailed Como by four points with just two games remaining. However, Udinese have an interesting record: they have won their last away game in five of the last seven seasons and have scored in each of their last 24 away games.
Latest score prediction Juventus vs Udinese
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Juventus vs Udineseas follows:
- Sportsmole:Juventus 2-1 Udinese
- WhoScore:Juventus 2-0 Udinese
- Our newspaper predicts:Juventus 2-1 Udinese
When and where to watch Juventus vs Udinese live?
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