In this week 1 match, on Saturday Aug 13th, Udinese will travel to Milano to battle Milan in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which is great football weather. Milan has not played yet this season, while in their last match, 20th placed Udinese, recorded a 2-1 win against FeralpiSalò. Gerard Deulofeu struck first for Udinese in the 12th minute on a penalty shot, then Isaac Success added another in the 64th minute. Udinese is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Udinese’s most prolific scorer has been Isaac Success. The Nigerian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. For Milan, their top scorers are Sandro Tonali and Olivier Giroud, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.