Chievo striker Roberto Inglese. (Photo : Getty Images)
Middling teams AC Chievo Verona (8-10-4, 28 points) and Udinese Calcio (8-10-4, 28 points) are scheduled to clash in a 2016-2017 Serie A season encounter on Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Chievo has been reeling at the moment with four losses in their last six outings. As a result, the team dropped to the 11th spot of the Italian top flight table, 12 points below the final Europa League qualifying berth for next season currently held by Lazio.
The Gialloblu is coming off a stunning 1-0 upset win over Lazio on the road at the Stadio Olimpico last Saturday, as per Eurosport.
The game looked headed to a scoreless draw as both sides were not able to find any goals until Italian striker Roberto Inglese was able to break the deadlock right at the stroke of full-time with a right-footed shot off an assist by Massimo Gobbi.
It proved to be the winning goal for head coach Rolando Maran's squad as the team had prevented the capital city club from scoring the equalizer in injury time. The win snapped Mussi Volanti's four-game losing slide.
Meanwhile, Udinese is also struggling lately with four winless performance in their last five games. The team has an identical record with Chievo but has a higher goal differential to settle in the 10th place in the overall standings.
The Zebrette pulled off a stunning 2-1 upset victory over reeling contenders AC Milan at their home ground of Dacia Arena last Sunday, ESPN reported.
Milan midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura scored the first goal of the contest in the eighth minute to give the visitors an early lead.
However, Bianconeri Friuliani was able to equalize in the 31st minute with a left-footed shot by French striker Cyril Thereau from the left side of the six-yard box off a pass by Icelandic midfielder Emil Hallfredsson.
Argentine midfielder Rodrigo De Paul then netted the winning goal for head coach Luigi Delneri's side in the 73rd minute to snap a three-game losing skid.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a tough 2-1 victory by Chievo.
Chievo starting lineup (4-3-2-1 formation): Sorrentino; Cacciatore, Spolli, Gamberini, Gobbi; Bastien, Radovanovic, Hetemaj; de Guzman, Birsa; Inglese
Udinese starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Karnezis; Faraoni, Danilo, Felipe, Samir; Fofana, Hallfredsson, Jankto; De Paul, Zapata, Thereau
