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60% Ball Possession UDINESE and 40% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA
Udinese 1 – 2 Hellas Verona 
31′ Antonio Di Natale 45′ Luca Toni
. 46′ Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Udinese 8th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Hellas Verona, 15th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -9
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Udinese | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17:18 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 | Verona | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16:25 | -9 | 14 |
Udinese failing to win the home game and avenge the defeat from last season when Hellas Verona defeated Udinese at the Friuli Stadium with a 3-1 with the two goals by Luca Toni and Iturbe while Udine’s goal was by Pereyra.
It is Udinese to open the score in the 31st minute with forward Antonio Di Natale defeating Hellas Verona goalkeeper Francesco Benussi with a headed shot in the top left corner. It’s the 8th goal in this season by Di Natale and scoring his 201 goals in Serie A.
Hellas Verona equalizing in the 45th minute with forward Luca Toni defeating Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis with a left footed shot in the top left corner. The assist is by midfielder Lazaros Christodoulopoulos. It’s the 5th goal in this season by Luca and his 300th professional goal.
First half ending 52% ball possession Udinese and 48% ball possession Hellas Verona.
Hellas Verona taking the lead in the 46th minute with midfielder Christodoulopoulos defeating Udinese goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist by midfielder Panagiotis Tachtsidis.
Photo: facebook.com/hellasveronafc1903
There are 12 precedents at the Friuli with Udinese winning 6, Hellas Verona 2 wins, and 4 draws. Out of the 44 goals, Udinese scoring 26 and Hellas Verona scoring 18.
Here are UDINESE official starting lineup by coach Andrea Stramaccioni:
UDINESE (3-5-1-1): Karnezis; Domizzi, Heurtaux, Danilo; Pasquale, Guilherme, Allan, Badu, Widmer; Bruno Fernandes; Di Natale.
Here are HELLAS VERONA official starting lineup by coach Andrea Mandorlini:
HELLAS VERONA (3-5-2): Benussi; Rodríguez, Moras, Marques; Agostini, Christodoulopoulos, Tachtsidis, Hallfreðsson, Martic; Toni, López.
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Stas AFTER the game. Top scorer for UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 8 goals
Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA: Forward Luca Toni with 5 goals
| Udinese | Goals | Goals | Hellas Verona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Di Natale, Antonio | 8 | 4 | Lopez, Nicolas |
| Thereau, Cyril | 5 | 5 | Toni, Luca |
| Fernandes, Bruno | 2 | 2 | Ionita, Artur |
| Heurtaux, Thomas | 1 | 2 | Tachtsidis, Panagiotis |
| Danilo | 1 | 1 | Gomez, Juan |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 07/12/14 | SA | Inter – Udinese | 1:2 | Round 14 | |||
| 03/12/14 | CI | Udinese – Cesena | 4:2 (OT) | Round 4 | |||
| 30/11/14 | SA | Milan – Udinese | 2:0 | Round 13 |
Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 08/12/14 | SA | Verona – Sampdoria | 1:3 | Round 14 | |||
| 02/12/14 | CI | Verona – Perugia | 1:0 | Round 4 | |||
| 29/11/14 | SA | Sassuolo – Verona | 2:1 | Round 13 |
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 15
Udinese 1 – 2 Hellas Verona
Sunday 14 December 2014
Friuli Stadium
Udine, Italy
15:00
Referee: PERUZZO
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – CITRO
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: FABBRI
Goals: 31′ Antonio Di Natale (U), 45′ Luca Toni (V), 46′ Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (V)
Official formations – lineups:
UDINESE (3-5-1-1): Karnezis; Domizzi, Heurtaux, Danilo; Pasquale, Guilherme, Allan, Badu, Widmer; Bruno Fernandes; Di Natale.
Subs: Brkić, Scuffet, Wague, Belmonte, Bubnjić, Gabriel Silva, Hallberg, Kone, Pinzi, Théréau, Geijo, L. Evangelista.
Coach. Andrea Stramaccioni.
HELLAS VERONA (3-5-2): Benussi; Rodríguez, Moras, Marques; Agostini, Christodoulopoulos, Tachtsidis, Hallfreðsson, Martic; Toni, López.
Subs: Ferrari, Gollini, Brivio, González, Valoti, Campanharo, Checchin, Saviola, Fares, Nené.
Coach. Andrea Mandorlini.
Match Stats
| Udinese | Match Stats | Hellas Verona |
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 13(6) | Shots (on goal) | 9 (4) |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 60% | Ballf Possession | 40% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |