Cioffi has two alternatives: Jajalo or Arslan as director to replace Walace

The coach is studying how to solve the problem of the disqualification against Roma. Udinese could insert the Bosnian or move the Turkish by fetching Makengo

UDINE. A surprise move to remedy the absence of the suspended Walace and to try to hit Roma where they do not expect it. This is what Gabriele Cioffi is meditating on, eager to measure himself also in the field of tactics, and not only on the motivational one, with an expert teacher like José Mourinho.

This was understood during the week and especially yesterday, during the morning tactical session in which the Florentine coach reiterated the essential points of balance that Udinese will have to maintain during a match that the Friulians will have to play without Walace in the median. and, most likely, without Isaac Success in attack, given that the Nigerian is still not in perfect condition after the malaise that excluded him with Sampdoria.

Two not insignificant absences, one for the solidity guaranteed by the Brazilian and the other for the possibility of changing the face of the game in progress, which Cioffi is trying to remedy starting from the prevailing tactical assumption of the week, all aimed at do not go too far to try to take advantage of the spaces that Rome will leave behind.

Because that goal scored by Atalanta last Sunday, on which Roma erected their 1-0 success, Cioffi made the bianconeri watch and watch several times on the video, repeating the importance of not conceding to Zaniolo and Abraham the possibility to duet at will looking Rodrigo Becao, Pablo Marì and Nehuen Perez in the face, or the defensive trio that will be reconfirmed tomorrow at kick-off, set for 6pm.

So far the score, which Udinese will have to interpret without Walace, that is the best in terms of recoveries, among the midfielders, which the official statistics put in 69th place, at 130, the third overall of the Bianconeri behind Becao and that Bram Nuytinck who will sit on the bench tomorrow.

The absence of Walace can therefore be a problem, and not only because Cioffi has never done without him, but also because Udinese took three at Empoli in the only seasonal match in which the Brazilian has not played. Who in place of him? Mato Jajalo is the first alternative, but he was also alternated in practice with Tolgay Arslan.

Should he choose for the Turk, as deputy Walace, then Makengo would be jousting from the left midfielder, moving Pereyra to the right inside. As can be seen, it is a move that would involve two changes in the median instead of just one, because it would move both Arslan’s and Pereyra’s positions, but for Cioffi it would guarantee the surprise effect, bringing the “Tucu” to support Molina on the right chain, thus aiming to force on Ibanez and the young Zalewski, forcing Smalling to go out on Beto, but also thus freeing Deulofeu and Udogie on the left for speed sorties on the game change. Here is the move that is teasing a Cioffi who on the bench for the attack could only have Pussetto and Nestorovski, the last Juventus player to score a goal against Roma in the 0-2 at the Olimpico in July 2020.