UDINE. Sin. Especially for what we saw in the second half, for that final assault like a real team that does not want to give up to defeat, Udinese would have deserved a draw.
And we do not believe these are the usual words of circumstance after a defeat with a stronger team, which only three days earlier had played (badly) the eighth final of the Champions League with Bayern Munich.
And to write that it was a painless defeat in terms of the standings is not even correct, because Udinese played a lot, substantially after so many years a real place in the sun. Why then did Udinese lose?
First: Lazio are a strong team. Champions aside, he has the game and, above all, with the trio Leiva, Luis Alberto and Milinkovic-Savic one of the strongest counterfields in the league. Technique and physicality of fear, stuff for adults.
Perhaps this is why Gotti threw Makengo into the fray, focusing on the physicality of the young Juventus player. It did not go very well, it is clear, because in the first half Lazio dominated in the center creating the conditions for the advantage.
Nothing exceptional, but a fact: nine corners taken towards Musso’s goal, evident pressure against a well-organized defense. An inattention to Musso’s right was enough to catch a goal, but at the end of the first half Reina denied the goal to Stryger-Larsen.
What was Udinese missing in the first half? A magic word that had made the difference in the splendid first leg match. Remember the “dwarves” who tore apart Inzaghi’s rearguard, which cannot be punctured if attacked at speed? Speed.
But Pussetto is in the pits, Forestieri was until Saturday, Deulofeu still is and therefore the moves up front were obligatory. It was enough, however, for Gotti to balance the reaction of talent in the middle by pulling back Pereyra to change things.
In addition to Stryger-Larsen’s shot in the second half they arrived in order: Depaul’s post, Nestorovski’s two chances, Okaka’s.
In short, Udinese created its clear opportunities. Losing with Lazio is there, it is a great pity, but there is not a handful of flies in hand, but the certainty of a real team. Improved, God forbid, but true. –
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