After their two consecutive 2-0 wins over Torino and Cagliari respectively, Udinese faced defeat, losing 0-1 to Cremonese – who are fighting to avoid relegation – at Bluenergy Stadium.
The visitors got off to a better start and took the lead in the 9th minute, when Federico Bonazzoli’s shot in the attacking third was denied by Maduka Okoye, who was, however, unable to save Jamie Vardy’s shot on the rebound.
Udinese then tried to fight back, but the visitors did a great job of defending and left no space for Udinese to make any attempts. Just after the 20-minute mark, Youssef Maleh put Okoye once again to the test with a diagonal shot, in one of the rare attacking forays by Cremonese.
For the rest of the first half, Udinese were mostly in control of the ball, but failed to break through the opponent’s defence. In the 45th minute, Keinan Davis managed to make an attempt with a header from a cross by Hassane Kamara, but failed to get enough angle.
For the rest of the first half, Udinese were mostly in control of the ball, but failed to break through the opponent’s defence. In the 45th minute, Keinan Davis managed to make an attempt with a header from a cross by Hassane Kamara, but failed to get enough angle.
The second half of the game was consistent with the first, with Udinese often in possession and Cremonese defending. Idrissa Gueye and Vakoun Bayo were subbed on and had some chances to score, but failed to find the back of the net. Adam Buksa scored, but his goal was disallowed because of a foul committed by Gueye on the keeper.
As the game was coming to a close, Oumar Solet came very close to scoring with a finish from outside the box, which was tipped away from the top corner by Emil Audero. The Frenchman then made an attempt with a header from a cross by Abdoulaye Camara, but it went high. Those were the final chances of the match, which ended in a win for Cremonese and with Udinese still in 10th place in the table with 50 points.
As the game was coming to a close, Oumar Solet came very close to scoring with a finish from outside the box, which was tipped away from the top corner by Emil Audero. The Frenchman then made an attempt with a header from a cross by Abdoulaye Camara, but it went high. Those were the final chances of the match, which ended in a win for Cremonese and with Udinese still in 10th place in the table with 50 points.
Udinese 0-1 Cremonese (HT: 0-1)
Scorers: Vardy 9
Scorers: Vardy 9
Udinese (3-4-2-1): Okoye; Kristensen, Kabasele (Bertola 46), Solet; Arizala (Zemura 59), Karlstrom (cap.), Atta, Kamara (Camara 83); Buksa, Miller (Gueye 71); Davis (Bayo 71).
Subs not used: Nunziante, Sava, Padelli, Zarraga, Mlacic, Piotrowski.
Coach: Runjaic
Coach: Runjaic
Cremonese (3-5-2): Audero; Terracciano, Bianchetti (cap.), Luperto; Barbieri (Floriani M. 59), Thorsby (Vandeputte 81), Grassi, Maleh (Collocolo 81), Pezzella; Bonazzoli (Okereke 59), Vardy (Djuric 88).
Subs not used: Silvestri, Nava, Cassin, Zerbin, Faye, Payero, Folino, Sanabria. All. Giampaolo
Referee: Manganiello
Assistants: Berti - Vecchi
Fourth official: Ferrieri Caputi
VAR: Marini
AVAR: Cosso
Booked: Bonazzoli 51, Barbieri 55, Kamara 67, Grassi 91
Added time: two minutes in the first half, six minutes in the second half
Match tickets: 9,060 (€76,404)
Season tickets: 14,019 (€149,765)
Attendance: 23,079 (€226,169)
Season tickets: 14,019 (€149,765)
Attendance: 23,079 (€226,169)