Fear wins between Udinese and Genoa: it ends 0-0

UDINE. Draw without goals between Udinese and Genoa in the lunchmatch of the 14th round of the championship, preceded by the party for the 125th anniversary of the Pozzo family club. Meeting stingy with emotions, with Ekuban and Beto not realizing the clearest opportunities in the first and second half respectively.

A point that allows the bianconeri to keep the gap in the standings over the rossoblùs at five points, in turn stopped in third from last position. Gotti chooses the setup with three defenders and four midfielders. On the two lanes there is space for Udogie on the left and Molina on the right, with Walace and Arslan in the middle.

Deulofeu and Pereyra the task of supporting Beto in the offensive phase. Shevchenko confirms the 3-5-2 after the engagement with Roma.

Without Destro, it’s up to Bianchi and Ekuban to compose the attacking duo. In the first ten minutes it is Genoa who offer themselves more in the other half of the pitch, but Udinese is careful in the coverage phase and allows few spaces.

The bianconeri, forced to make the first change after 15 ‘(outside Pereyra due to a shoulder injury, inside Pussetto) try to shake with Beto and Arslan, but the Brazilian’s filter for Deulofeu is intercepted by Badelj and the shot of the conclusion of the Turkish-German on the corner it ends high.

However, the match continues at a steady pace, with only one shot on goal for each side in the first half hour, respectively by Walace and Rovella.

For the first occasion we have to wait for 43 ‘, when Ekuban devours a goal scored face to face with Silvestri. Gotti tries to run for cover and goes to 4-2-3-1, with the entry of Samardzic on the trocar.

The inertia of the match, however, remains the same: to report the attempts of Pussetto and Walace (Sirigu, called into question for the first time, is not surprised), but the two teams are still struggling to create opportunities.

In the final the teams get longer: Beto, served by Pussetto, hits the post and in full recovery scores offside, on the other side Silvestri deflects the conclusion of Ghiglione launched on the counterattack.

Too little, however, to unlock a game that never really took off from 0-0.