Final result: Udinese-Genoa 0-2
UDINESE
Okoye 6 – Watching out for Pinamonti’s powerful free kick, he sees it at the last moment but manages to push it out. He can’t do anything about the taken networks.
Ehizibue 4.5 – He takes Genoa’s lead culpably late, then sends Thorsby through on goal with a back pass that is incomprehensible to most. From 46′ Ebosse 5 – Disappointing on the doubling: the ease with which he was stripped by Zanoli was embarrassing.
Giannetti 5 – In a defense that is leaking from all sides, he avoids collapse by saving on the goal line. But then he goes haywire too.
Toure 4 – The fastest red card in the championship, a record which, however, was not felt necessary: it transformed the match into a psychodrama.
Zemura 5 – Very rough readings from full back, not much better with incursions: crosses never reach their destination.
Lovric 5.5 – An applause control, some interceptions. Not enough to reach sufficiency. He runs a lot, often empty. From 66′ Atta 5.5 – It’s hard to emerge.
Karlstrom 5.5 – The ready-to-use emergency solution, plays for a time as a central defender without deserving. Complicated afternoon.
Ekkelenkamp 5 – Penalized by the progress of the match, he struggled to find spaces to make an impact: his return as a starter was certainly not unforgettable.
Thauvin 5.5 – Attacking midfielder only on paper, because things immediately go bad: forced to move back his range of action, he loses a lot. It doesn’t turn on. From 75′ Iker Bravo saves
Davis 5.5 – A sacrificial performance, at times touching in his rugby attempt to carry the team forward with his excessive physical power. Since ’88 Rui Modesto sv
Lucca 5 – Runjaic doesn’t take it away despite having one man less, but he gets little or nothing in return. Trust lasts for a while. From 46′ Kristensen 5.5 – With his entry we return to old habits, but the department continues to creak.
Kosta Runjaic 5 – Within a couple of minutes the match plan becomes waste paper, he gives a signal of courage to the team by leaving the two strikers but at the beginning of the second half he redesigns the tactics with poor results. Bijol’s absence exposed the defensive limits, the fourth defeat in the last five matches opens the crisis.
GENOA
Loyal 6 – Quiet Sunday as a tourist in Friuli, a couple of weak shots tickled him. He dedicates himself to ordinary administration.
Sabelli 6 – More cautious than Martin, an attitude perhaps too prudent but effective in reducing any potential risk.
Bani 6 – Clean in his interventions, he defends almost as a substitute: the double center forward is not a source of concern. Ditto in the second half. From 80′ Vogliacco sv
Vasquez 6 – He resumes his place at the heart of the rearguard, on an afternoon that turns out to be less demanding than expected.
Martin 6.5 – Among the first in Serie A in terms of number of chances created, he confirms that he is on the ball: he finds a reliable support in Miretti.
Thorsby 6.5 – Innate vocation for insertion, ferocity in every single vacant ball regained. And even some technical finesse.
Badelj 6.5 – Bignami with experience, who you just can’t do without in the middle of the pitch. Vieira saves him some effort in the final. From 69′ Masini 6 – Aggressive, he immerses himself in the context.
Frendrup 6.5 – Engine always running, he leaves it idle only in the changing rooms: he recovers one ball after another, with the same intensity.
Zanoli 7.5 – Devastating in one-on-one situations, he downshifts, creating space behind him. It leads Touré into errors and causes an own goal. MVP. From 76′ Balotelli sv
Pinamonti 7 – Optimizing center forward. Maximum result, with minimum effort: he sends the first playable ball behind Okoye. From 69′ Vitinha 6 – Puts minutes into your legs.
6.5 sights – Tactically valuable in the attacking trident, he is centralized to leave room for Martin’s overlaps. He takes a lot of initiatives. From 69′ Messias 6 – Condition not yet the best after the long stop due to injury, but in the meantime he makes some accelerations of his own.
Patrick Vieira 7 – He almost can’t believe his eyes when he finds himself with the extra man, that is, in the best conditions to develop the game he prefers. The first victory of his management is never in question, in general the team seems to have acquired greater confidence.