Torino-Udinese 1-1, Ilic responds to Zarraga

Turin, 23 December 2023 - Turin e Udinese they ended their 2023 season with a draw Serie A. In the last match before Christmas, the Granata avoided defeat at the last minute, in a match that was only broken in the last ten minutes. Zarraga in the 80th minute he had deceived the Friulians, who were then brought back to Earth by the chance goal of ilic, scored in the 88th minute on a failed cross attempt.

The starting lineups

Ivan Juric and Gabriel Cioffi they both line up their teams with a three-man defence. The Turin he presents himself with the 3-4-1-2, which sees Milinkovic Savic defending the goal, assisted by Tameze, Buongiorno and Rodriguez. Soppy and Lazaro are the two full-field wingers, Ricci and Ilic the two central midfielders. Vlasic moves across the midfield, supporting Sanabria and Zapata. On the other side Udinese he lines up Silvestri between the posts, Ferreira, Perez and Kristensen in defence. Ebosele and Kamara run on the flanks, Samardzic, Walace and Lovric work centrally. Pereyra acts behind the lone striker Lucca.

First half

The game begins with Udinese who wins a corner kick, on which he stands taller than anyone else Lucca, which drives her crazy. In the 5th minute, Torino showed itself in a dangerous manner: Vlasic entered the penalty area well and forced Silvestri to make a clearance, on which Zapata was unable to score the winning tap-in, blocked to the ground by the visiting goalkeeper. The match thrives on low and controlled rhythms, in an initial study phase. In the quarter of an hour the Granata have a potential chance with a free kick, which however vlasic he wastes it by kicking very high. Silvestri he was the protagonist of another diving save in the 18th minute, on a long-range shot attempted by Ilic. Now Udinese struggled to play and limited themselves to containing the home team's impetus in their own half. ilic a free kick misses the target in the 23rd minute, while Buongiorno blocks an attempt Lucca after half an hour. The last flash of an uninspiring first half of the game came from the Udinese centre-forward, who acrobatically finished just over the crossbar, almost managing to materialize a bell put into the area by Ferreira. The first forty-five minutes ended with a scoreless score.

Second half

The second half of the game resumes with the teams identical to those that started the challenge. Emotions are lacking: Torino maintains control of the game, Udinese it mostly limits itself to remaining compact and not allowing any openings for opposing initiatives. Zapata's header in the 65th minute awakens the spectators with a header which, however, ends up wide. The match enters the last ten minutes and the result is unlocked: Ferreira runs down the right flank, hits a cross to the near post and Zarraga receives, turning the score into the net to make it 0-1. The Turin manages to equalize in the 88th minute with a bit of luck: Ilic hits badly looking for a cross from the midfield and surprises Silvestri, with the ball ending up in the corner of the far post.

The match scoreboard

Turin (3-4-1-2): Milinkovic Savic; Tameze, Good Morning, Rodriguez; Soppy (59' Vojvoda), Ricci, Ilic, Lazaro (86' Karamoh); Vlasic (75' Radonjic); Sanabria, Zapata. Coach: Juric.

Udinese (3-5-1-1): Silvestri; Ferreira, Perez, Kristensen; Ebosele (78' Success), Samardzic (71' Zarraga), Walace, Lovric, Kamara (71' Ehizibue); Pereyra; Lucca (78' Thauvin). Coach: Cioffi.

Scorers: 81' Zarraga (Udi)

Race director: Michael Fabbri

Yellow cards: Kamara (Udi), Sanabria (Tor), Lucca (Udi), Vojvoda (Tor)

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