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35% Ball Possession CROTONE and 65% Ball Possession UDINESE
Crotone 1 – 0 Udinese 
18′ Marcus Rohdén
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Crotone, 18th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -24
Udinese, 11th position with 44 points and a negative goal difference of -5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Udinese | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 44:49 | -5 | 44 |
| 18 | Crotone | 35 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 30:54 | -24 | 28 |
Crotone battling for salvation and this home victory is an important step. Bologna despite the victory remains in the 18th position reaching 31 points. The good news is that Crotone is only -1 point below Empoli who are in the 17th position with 32 points. Mathematically speaking, Crotone still with hope to remain in the Serie A if they win their next 2 games and hope for Empoli and Genoa to lose points. Simply put, salvation is still open. The 2016-2017 Serie A ends on Sunday 28 May 2017.
| Rank | Teams | Points | Played | Wins | Draws | Lost | Goals scored | Goals against | GD | |
| 16 |  |
Genoa | 33 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 60 | -26 |
| 17 |  |
Empoli | 32 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 58 | -30 |
| 18 |  |
Crotone | 31 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 54 | -23 |
Crotone opening the score in the 18th minute. It is midfielder Marcus Rohdén to defeat Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Marcello Trotta with a cross.
Photo: facebook.com/F.C.Crotone
Here is CROTONE official starting lineup – formation by coach Davide Nicola:
CROTONE (4-4-2): Cordaz; Rosi, Ceccherini, Ferrari, Sampirisi; Rohdén, Crisetig, Barberis, Nalini; Falcinelli, Trotta.
Here is UDINESE official starting lineup – formation by Luigi Delneri:
UDINESE (4-3-3): Scuffet; Widmer, Danilo, Felipe, Adnan; Badu, Kums, Jankto; De Paul, Zapata, Théréau.
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Click the video to watch the reaction of Crotone coach Davide Nicola and DG Raffaele Vrenna after the match in the mixed zone.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of CROTONE: Diego Falcinelli with 12 goals
Top scorer of UDINESE: Cyril Thereau with 11 goals
| Crotone | Goals | Goals | Udinese |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcinelli, Diego | 12 | 11 | Thereau, Cyril |
| Ferrari, Gianmarco | 3 | 9 | Zapata, Duvan |
| Simy | 3 | 6 | Perica, Stipe |
| Trotta, Marcello | 3 | 5 | Fofana, Seko |
| Stoian, Adrian | 3 | 5 | Jankto, Jakub |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CROTONE: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 07/05/17 | SA | Pescara – Crotone | 0:1 | 35 | |||
| 30/04/17 | SA | Crotone – Milan | 1:1 | 34 | |||
| 23/04/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Crotone | 1:2 | 33 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 07/05/17 | SA | Udinese – Atalanta | 1:1 | 35 | |||
| 30/04/17 | SA | Bologna – Udinese | 4:0 | 34 | |||
| 23/04/17 | SA | Udinese – Cagliari | 2:1 | 33 |
Photo: facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896
Photo: facebook.com/F.C.Crotone
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 36
Crotone 1 – 0 Udinese
Sunday 14 May 2017
Adriatico Stadium
Crotone, Italy
15:00
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – LO CICERO
Fourth Official: ALASSIO
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: MARINI
Goal: 18′ Marcus Rohdén (C)
Official lineups – formations:
CROTONE (4-4-2): Cordaz; Rosi, Ceccherini, Ferrari, Sampirisi; Rohdén, Crisetig, Barberis, Nalini; Falcinelli, Trotta.
Subs: Acosty, Claiton, Cuomo, Dussenne, Festa, Kotnik, Mesbah, Suljić, Tonev, Viscovo.
Coach: Davide Nicola.
UDINESE (4-3-3): Scuffet; Widmer, Danilo, Felipe, Adnan; Badu, Kums, Jankto; De Paul, Zapata, Théréau.
Subs: Balić, Ewandro, Evangelista, Gabriel, Heurtaux, Karnezis, Matos, Perica, Perisan.
Coach: Luigi Delneri.