Torino defender Bruno Peres. (Photo : Getty Images)
Struggling teams Udinese Calcio (10-17-8, 38 points) and Torino FC (11-15-9, 42 points) are set to face each other for a 2015-2016 Serie A season game at the Dacia Arena in Udine on Saturday, April 30th as both teams try to find as many wins as they can late in the season.
Udinese is currently settling at the 16th spot of the league table, precariously six points above the bottom three relegation zone, as they had been winless in four of their last six matches.
Their most recent fixture ended in a crushing 1-3 loss to contending squad Inter Milan at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza last Saturday, as reported by Goal.
Head coach Luigi De Canio's boys actually drew first blood in the match as French striker Cyril Thereau right-footed a shot from center box at the ninth minute mark of the game off an assist from Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu.
However, the rest of the contest was all Internazionale as I Nerazzurri scored the next three goals, courtesy of a brace from Montenegrin forward Stevan Jovetic at the 36th and 75th and an injury time goal from Italian striker Eder.
Meanwhile, Torino is reeling in a two-game losing slide after winning three consecutive games in their last five assignments.
Il Toro is now at the 12th spot of the league table, 10 points above the relegation area but 11 points below the final Europa League qualifying berth currently held by sixth-placed squad AC Milan.
Head coach Giampiero Ventura's side was trounced by seventh-running team US Sassuolo Calcio, 1-3, at the Olimpico di Torino in their most recent Serie A game last Sunday, as per ESPN.
The match was tied 1-1 early as goals from Sassuolo forward Nicola Sansone and Torino defender Bruno Peres were scored at the second and seventh minutes of the game respectively. The deadlock lasted until the halftime break and most of the second half of play.
Two goals from the visitors, coming from Federico Peluso and Marcello Trotta, put the game away for Torino, though, as the hosts succumbed to their third loss in six outings.
The predicted result is a 2-1 win for Torino in a battle of reeling squads.
Udinese starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Karnezis; Wague, Danilo, Felipe; Widmer, Agyemang-Badu, Kuzmanovic, Fernandes, Edenilson; Zapata, Thereau
Torino starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Acquah, Gazzi, Baselli, Silva; Belotti, Martinez
