Udinese are unbeaten in the league away from home and Tuesday evening’s match against Spezia kept that run going with a third away draw in three for Andrea Sottil’s men. It was the home team that managed to break the deadlock through Arkadiusz Reca on the half-hour mark, but Udinese drew level ten minutes later. Spezia had come close to a second after a barrage of chances, but Sottil’s men broke forward on a blistering counter-attack and Sandi Lovric slotted home an elegant finish. Both teams pressed in the second half, with Walace hitting the crossbar in the dying seconds, but neither side could find the winner and it ended all square in Liguria.
Spezia 1-1 Udinese (HT: 1-1)
Scorers: Reca 33, Lovric 43
Spezia (3-5-2): Zoet; Ampadu, Kiwior (Caldara 57), Nikolaou; Holm, Bourabia (Amian 46), Ekdal (Bastoni 57), Agudelo, Reca (Ellertsson 75); Verde (Maldini 69), Nzola.
Subs not used: Zovko, Sala, Hristov, Beck, Ferrer, Sher, Nguiamba, Strelec, Sanca.
Coach: Gotti.
Udinese (3-5-2): Silvestri; Perez, Bijol, Nuytinck (Samardzic 79); Pereyra, Lovric (Jajalo 60), Walace, Arslan (Ehizibue 46), Ebosse; Success (Nestorovski 85), Deulofeu (Beto 60).
Subs not used: Padelli, Piana, Festy, Abankwah, Buta, Nestorovski.
Coach: Sottil.
Referee: PICCININI
Assistants: SCARPA, CECCON
Fourth official: GUALTIERI
VAR: MARINI
Assistant VAR: MUTO
Added time: 3+4.
Possession: 49.3% - 50.7%.
Corners: 9-1.
Bookings: Arslan 18, Bourabia 36, Kiwior 44, Success 71, Nuytinck 73, Bastoni 84.