Buy Serie A tickets for every Italian League football match Serie A Standing BEFORE the game: Udinese, 10th position with 26 points and a negative goal difference of -10 Inter, 1st position with 46 points and a positive goal difference of +26 🇮🇹   Mission accomplished.  Inter triumphed at the Bluenergy Stadium, defeating Udinese on Saturday, January 17, 2026, during Serie A Week 21 in Udine. These three vital points boost Chivu's team to 49 points, placing them 6 points ahead of Milan, who are set to play tomorrow at San Siro against Lecce, and 9 points ahead of Napoli, who will face Sassuolo at the 'Maradona'. This marks Udinese's second loss of 2026 under Runjaic, leaving them in 10th place with 26 points. Inter achieved a significant victory. The match concluded with a 1-0 score, thanks to Lautaro Martinez's goal at the 20-minute mark, marking his eleventh goal of the season.    

Lautaro Martínez is the Panini Player of the Match

 

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— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) January 17, 2026

 Stats BEFORE the game

Udinese triumphed in the first leg of this season's matchup against Inter, breaking a streak of five straight defeats to the Nerazzurri in Serie A. The Bianconeri haven't managed to secure two victories in both legs against their rivals since the 2012/13 season, when Francesco Guidolin was at the helm. Following a stretch of four home games without finding the net against Inter in Serie A from 2018 to 2021, Udinese has now scored in each of their last four encounters and has yet to achieve five consecutive home games with at least one goal against the Nerazzurri. In their last nine league outings, Udinese (with 3 wins, 2 draws, and 4 losses) has never seen the same result occur twice in succession, with their latest match ending in a draw against Pisa. Additionally, the Bianconeri have netted two goals in their last two games but haven't scored more than once in three straight matches since September-October 2022, when they managed five goals in total. Udinese has drawn their last two home Serie A fixtures (against Lazio and Pisa), after accumulating the same number of draws in the previous ten matches (3 wins, 5 losses). The Bianconeri have not experienced three consecutive home draws in the league since February-March 2024, when they faced Monza, Cagliari, and Salernitana.

Udinese vs Inter Match Officials

Referee Marco Di Bello from the Brindisi section will oversee the match. He will be supported by Filippo Bercigli from Florence and Andrea Zingarelli from Siena. The Fourth Official for the game will be Ermanno Feliciani from Teramo. The VAR will be Paolo Mazzoleni from Bergamo, while the AVAR will be Federico La Penna from Roma 1.

• Di Bello has officiated Udinese 22 times previously, resulting in three wins, five draws, and 14 losses. This season, he managed the match where Juventus defeated Udinese 3-1.  In Serie A, he has refereed Inter 15 times, achieving 12 victories and three draws.  He also previously officiated the match where Udinese lost 0-2 to Inter in the 2019/20 season and the game where Inter won 4-0 against Udinese in 2023/24.

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👉⚪️⚫️ Udinese – Inter ⚫️🔵 Match Officials Serie A Week 21

🗓️ Saturday 17 January 2026 🏟️ Bluenergy Stadium ⏲️ 15:00 🙍‍♂️ Referee: DI BELLO 🚩 Assistants: BERCIGLI – ZINGARELLI 4⃣ Fourth Official: FELICIANI 🥅 VAR: MAZZOLENI AVAR: LA PENNA Click: https://t.co/sMx3lIp0ZI pic.twitter.com/XKbivFG2Bc — Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 17, 2026

Udinese official starting lineup against Inter

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— Udinese Calcio (@Udinese_1896) January 17, 2026

Inter official starting lineup against Udinese

      Credit via x.com/Udinese_1896 2025 – 2026 Italian Serie A Week 21 ⚪️⚫️ Udinese 0 – 1 Inter ⚫️🔵 Saturday 17 January 2026 Bluenergy Stadium Udine, Italy 15:00 Referee: DI BELLO Assistants: BERCIGLI – ZINGARELLI IV: FELICIANI VAR: MAZZOLENI AVAR: LA PENNA ⚽️  Goals:  20' Lautaro Martínez (I) 🟨  Yellow Cards: 70' Carlos Augusto (I)

✅ Official Lineups - Formations - Tabellino:

Lineup Udinese (4-4-2): Okoye; Kristensen, Kabasele (Bertola 74), Solet, Kamara; Zanoli (Ehizibue 74), Piotroswki (Miller 44), Karlstrom (cap.), Ekkelenkamp (Bayo 84); Atta (Gueye 74), Davis. Subs: Nunziante, Sava, Padelli, Goglichidze, Lovric, Zarraga, Camara, Zemura, Modesto. Coach: Runjaic. Lineup Inter (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, Akanji, Carlos Augusto (Acerbi 77); Luis Henrique, Barella (Sucic 88), Zielinski, Mkhitaryan (Frattesi 77), Dimarco; Esposito (Bonny 67), Martinez (cap.) (De Vrij 88). Subs: Calligaris, Taho, Thuram, Diouf, Darmian, Cocchi, Bovo, Bastoni. Coach: Cristian Chivu.

Click the video to watch  Udinese 0 - 1 Inter highlights on Saturday, 17 January 2026

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