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36% Ball Possession UDINESE and 64% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Udinese 1 – 0 AC Milan 
67′ Antonio Di Natale
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 10th position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Udinese, 15th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -10
Udinese defeating AC Milan at the Friuli Stadium to climb the Serie A table. It’s a disaster for AC Milan with coach Clarence Seedorf suffering his second consecutive lost. A blow to the morale of the team ahead of AC Milan facing Atletico de Madrid on Tuesday 11 March for the UEFA Champions
League Round of 16 at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Disciplinary Situation before the game: 1 suspended player for UDINESE: Danilo (1)
No suspended players for AC MILAN
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Milan | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39:37 | 2 | 35 |
| 15 | Udinese | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29:39 | -10 | 28 |
First half ends 34% ball possession Udinese and 66% ball possession AC Milan.
Milan attempt to revamp the midfield by making a substitution in the 57th minute. Midfielder Michael Essien replacing midfielder Valter Birsa
Second substitution for AC Milan in the 63rd minute with forward Mario Balotelli replacing forward Robinho.
It is Udinese to open the score in the 67th minute with Captain Antonio Di Natale giving a joy to the fans. The assist by midfielder Bruno Fernandes towards the center finding Di Natale ready for his right footed shot defeating AC Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati despite his super stretch in the bottom right corner. Di Natale scoring his 9th goal this season and 12 goals against Milan during his career.
The last substitution for AC Milan in the 71st minute with midfielder Adel Taarabt replacing midfielder Sulley Muntari.
Udinese replacing forward Antonio Di Natale with forward Luis Muriel in the 77th minute
Here is UDINESE official starting lineup by coach Francesco Guidolin:
Udinese (4-2-3-1): Scuffet; Bubnjic, Heurtaux, Domizzi, Gabriel Silva; Pinzi, Allan; Widmer, Fernandes, Pereyra; Di Natale.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Clarence Seedorf:
AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Abbiati; De Sciglio, Zapata, Mexes, Emanuelson; Montolivo, Muntari; Honda, Birsa, Robinho; Pazzini.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top Scorer for UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 7 goals
Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Mario Balotelli with 10 goals
| Udinese | Goals | Goals | AC Milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Di Natale, Antonio | 7 | 10 | Balotelli, Mario |
| Muriel, Luis | 4 | 5 | Kaka |
| Heurtaux, Thomas | 3 | 4 | Muntari, Sulley |
| Badu, Emmanuel | 3 | 3 | Robinho |
| Fernandes, Bruno | 3 | 2 | Taarabt, Adel |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 02/03/14 | SA | Cagliari – Udinese |
3:0 | Round 26 |
| 25/02/14 | CFG | Udinese – Gorica |
1:1 | |
| 23/02/14 | SA | Udinese – Atalanta |
1:1 | Round 25 |
Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1 win, 2 lost
| 02/03/14 | SA | Milan – Juventus |
0:2 | Round 26 |
| 23/02/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Milan |
0:2 | Round 25 |
| 19/02/14 | UCLK | Milan – At. Madrid |
0:1 | 1/8 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the match, Udinese vs AC Milan, Saturday 8 March 2014, Friuli Stadium, Udine, Italy, Serie A Week 27
Click the video to watch the commentaries from DIRETTA STADIO by Tiziano Crudelli on Udinese vs AC Milan
Photos Udinese vs AC Milan courtesy of acmilan.com
AC Milan coach Clarence Seedorf giving instructions during the game
Udinese mifielder Allan Loureiro dueling with AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari
Udinese midfielder Giampiero Pinzi blocked by AC Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo
Udinese defender Thomas Herthaux challenging AC Milan forward Mario Balotelli
Italian Serie A Week 27
Udinese 1 – 0 AC Milan
Saturday 8 March 2014
Friuli Stadium
Udine, Italy
18:00
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: BIANCHI – DE PINTO
Fourth Official: IORI
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: CIAMPI
Attendance:
Goals: 67′ Antonio Di Natale
Official formations – lineups:
Udinese (4-2-3-1): Scuffet; Bubnjic, Heurtaux, Domizzi, Gabriel Silva; Pinzi, Allan; Widmer, Fernandes, Pereyra; Di Natale.
Subs: Brkic, Kelava, Naldo, Neuton, Basta, Yebda, Badu, N. Lopez, Zielinski, Maicosuel, Muriel.
Coach: Francesco Guidolin.
AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Abbiati; De Sciglio, Zapata, Mexes, Emanuelson; Montolivo, Muntari; Honda, Birsa, Robinho; Pazzini.
Subs: Amelia, Coppola, Abate, Zaccardo, Silvestre, Constant, Essien, Saponara, Kakà, Taarabt, Balotelli.
Coach: Clarence Seedorf.
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18:00 Referee: RUSSO |
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| Udinese | Match Stats |
AC Milan |
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 14 (3) | Shots (on goal) | 13 (4) |
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 36% | Ball Possession | 64% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?