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48% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA and 52% Ball Possession UDINESE
Hellas Verona 0 – 1 Udinese 
. 62′ Antonio Di Natale
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 13th position with 40 points and a negative goal difference of -16
Udinese, 14th position with 38 points and a negative goal difference of-8
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Verona | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 41:57 | -16 | 40 |
| 14 | Udinese | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 37:45 | -8 | 38 |
What a challenge for Udinese and it’s just party time despite stats showing Hellas Verona as favorite. Out of the 12 precedents at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium, Hellas winning 7, and 5 draws.
Udinese rewriting history! It’s the first time that Udinese won at the Bentegodi stadium. It’s the iconic Captain Antonio Di Natale to give this joy to the fans. In the 62nd minue, Di Natale defeating Hellas Verona goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by defender Silvan Widmer. This is the 13th goal by Di Natale this season.
Tough situation for Hellas Verona because they played with 10 players since the 60th minute after Referee gives a red card to defender Jacopo Sala after a foul on Udinese foreward Cyril Théréau.
Just towards the end of the match another red card for Hellas Verona and this time is for defender Rafael Márquez in the 90th minute.
Here is HELLAS VERONA official starting lineup by coach Andrea Mandorlini:
HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3): Benussi; Sala, Moras, Marquez, Pisano; Greco, Tachtsidis, Obbadi, Lopez, Toni, Jankovic.
Here is UDINESE official starting lineup by coach Andrea Stramaccioni:
UDINESE (4-3-1-2): Karnezis; Widmer, Danilo, Bubnjic, Piris; Allan, Guilherme, Pinzi; Kone; Thereau, Perica.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA: Forward Luca Toni with 18 goals
Top scorer of UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 13 goals
| Hellas Verona | Goals | Goals | Udinese |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toni, Luca | 18 | 13 | Di Natale, Antonio |
| Lopez, Nicolas | 5 | 9 | Thereau, Cyril |
| Gomez, Juan | 4 | 2 | Wague, Molla |
| Tachtsidis, Panagiotis | 3 | 2 | Danilo |
| Ionita, Artur | 2 | 2 | Widmer, Silvan |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 29/04/15 | SA | Sampdoria – Verona | 1:1 | Round 33 | |||
| 26/04/15 | SA | Verona – Sassuolo | 3:2 | Round 32 | |||
| 20/04/15 | SA | Fiorentina – Verona | 0:1 | Round 31 |
Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 28/04/15 | SA | Udinese – Inter | 1:2 | Round 33 | |||
| 25/04/15 | SA | Udinese – Milan | 2:1 | Round 32 | |||
| 19/04/15 | SA | Chievo – Udinese | 1:1 | Round 31 |
Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 2 suspended players for HELLAS VERONA: G. Rodriguez (1), Valoti (1)
2 suspended players for UDINESE: Domizzi (1), Badu (2)
Photo: facebook.com/hellasveronafc1903
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 34
Hellas Verona 0 – 1 Udinese
Sunday 3 May 2015
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Verona, Italy
15:00
Referee: CERVELLERA
Assistants: STALLONE – GORI
Fourth Official: GAVA
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
Goals: 62′ Antonio Di Natale (U)
Official formations – lineups:
HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3): Benussi; Sala, Moras, Marquez, Pisano; Greco, Tachtsidis, Obbadi, Lopez, Toni, Jankovic.
Coach: Andrea Mandorlini.
UDINESE (4-3-1-2): Karnezis; Widmer, Danilo, Bubnjic, Piris; Allan, Guilherme, Pinzi; Kone; Thereau, Perica.
Coach: Andrea Stramaccioni.
Match Stats
| 1Hellas Verona | Match Stats | Udinese |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 14(3) | Shots (on goal) | 20 (5) |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 48% | Ball Possession | 52% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
