Crotone
Serie A
Regular Season
Sat , Apr 17 , 2021 15:00
1 - 2
Udinese
Crotone
Udinese
1 - 2
Crotone is practically doomed and Udinese are 11 points clear of the relegation zone, but both teams are coming off a run of defeats and there's pride at stake. Read our reasons for Crotone vs Udinese prediction and betting tips.
Serse Cosmi’s Squali isn’t going down without a fight, making for some very entertaining and goal-packed games in recent weeks. That also means they are incapable of holding onto a lead, going from 2-1 against Spezia at the 88th minute to losing 3-2. Cosmi maintained ‘even a draw would’ve been very harsh’ on Crotone, so losing 3-2 to Spezia in stoppages was ‘shocking. There are no excuses.’ The Squali were 1-0 up in Spezia, then leading 2-1 at the 88th minute, but managed to throw it all away for a 3-2 result. “Unfortunately, this is becoming something of a trend. It’s a pity, that’s the word that comes to me, a pity to waste all that hard work both during the week and the game,” Cosmi told the media. “The performance was more than positive, we are scoring goals regularly. There are, in my view, no excuses. We effectively gifted the result. With all due respect for the opposition, but I do feel today even a draw would’ve been very harsh on us. A defeat is simply shocking. We did not deserve this. We were beating Bologna 2-0 and conceded three. We had closed on Napoli to 3-3, then lost there too. Despite conceding the equalizer today, we pushed forward, went 2-1 up, and in the following minutes came so close to 3-1. When it seemed as If we just had to hang on for three minutes, there was this series of errors and we can only take responsibility for it. This team plays some very nice football and you wouldn’t think they deserve to bottom of the table. I can only imagine what they’ll write in the papers tomorrow to analyze this defeat, but quite simply we didn’t deserve it.”
In all six of Cosmi’s games on the Crotone bench, they have at some stage either been leading or managed to get an equalizer, before throwing it away. “Conceding that goal at the 89th minute is shocking. I don’t even know what to say about the third goal… Since returning to Serie A, I’ve heard all these debates about playing out from the back, pressing high, etc, but we did everything right until conceding some truly ridiculous goals. I am sorry for the people of Crotone, as, on the one hand, we are honoring the league, while on the other these performances just increase the regrets.”
Crotone (3-5-2): Cordaz; Djidji, Golemic, Luperto; Pereira, N Molina, Messias, Petriccione, Reca; Simy, Ounas
Suspended: None
Injured: Benali
The Friulani are practically safe despite a dismal run of results, losing three on the bounce, but coach Luca Gotti needs to prove himself in the role. Udinese coach couldn’t believe Udinese lost 1-0 to Torino after missing several sitters. ‘We can’t even score in front of an open goal.’ The Friulani suffered their third consecutive Serie A defeat and the club is putting the team into a training retreat from Tuesday to prepare for the next match with Crotone. An Andrea Belotti penalty proved the difference this evening, although Gotti was irritated by his men wasting so many opportunities. “What we have to take the blame for is that we can’t seem to score goals at the moment, even in front of an open goal,” the coach told the media. He was referring to Nahuel Molina firing off target when pouncing on a misunderstanding between Alessandro Buongiorno and Vanja Milinkovic-Savic. “We were inside the penalty area, without the goalkeeper, and still didn’t score. Yet we concede and lose a game with our goalkeeper Juan Musso never making a single save. It always hurts to lose, but even more so in these circumstances when the team had otherwise done so well.”
There was a curious incident when the referee awarded a free-kick to Udinese on the edge of the box. VAR confirmed the contact was inside, but when the official viewed the incident again, he decided there had been no foul. “I didn’t see it, but it is right that the referee has all the technological support he needs to make the right decision.”
Udinese (3-5-1-1): Musso; Becao, Nuytinck, Samir; S Molina, De Paul, Arslan, Pereyra, Stryger-Larsen; Forestieri; Llorente
Suspended: None
Injured: Jajalo, Deulofeu, Pussetto
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Nwankwo Simy has scored in each of his last six Serie A games. The last African striker to have a longer streak in Europe’s top five leagues was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s 10 with Borussia Dortmund in 2015. BettingKick’s Crotone vs Udinese prediction is: Away team win.
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11.09.2021. | Crotone | VS | Reggina | 1-1 |
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02.09.2021. | Cotronei | VS | Crotone | 0-7 |
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29.08.2021. | Cittadella | VS | Crotone | 4-2 |
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22.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Como | 2-2 |
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16.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Brescia | 2-2 |
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06.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Vibonese | 1-1 |
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02.10.2021. | Crotone | VS | Ascoli | 2-2 |
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21.09.2021. | Crotone | VS | Lecce | 0-3 |
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11.09.2021. | Crotone | VS | Reggina | 1-1 |
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22.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Como | 2-2 |
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16.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Brescia | 2-2 |
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06.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Vibonese | 1-1 |
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01.08.2021. | Crotone | VS | Giana Erminio | 1-0 |
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23.07.2021. | Crotone | VS | Cotronei | 18-0 |
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13.07.2021. | Crotone | VS | Real Fondo Gesu | 18-1 |
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23.05.2021. | Crotone | VS | Fiorentina | 0-0 |
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25.09.2021. | Cosenza | VS | Crotone | 1-0 |
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17.09.2021. | Brescia | VS | Crotone | 2-2 |
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02.09.2021. | Cotronei | VS | Crotone | 0-7 |
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29.08.2021. | Cittadella | VS | Crotone | 4-2 |
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28.07.2021. | Inter | VS | Crotone | 6-0 |
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16.05.2021. | Benevento | VS | Crotone | 1-1 |
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09.05.2021. | Roma | VS | Crotone | 5-0 |
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24.04.2021. | Parma | VS | Crotone | 3-4 |
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10.04.2021. | Spezia | VS | Crotone | 3-2 |
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03.04.2021. | Napoli | VS | Crotone | 4-3 |
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19.12.2024. | Inter | VS | Udinese | 2-0 |
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14.12.2024. | Udinese | VS | Napoli | 1-3 |
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09.12.2024. | Monza | VS | Udinese | 1-2 |
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01.12.2024. | Udinese | VS | Genoa | 0-2 |
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25.11.2024. | Empoli | VS | Udinese | 1-1 |
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10.11.2024. | Atalanta | VS | Udinese | 2-1 |
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02.11.2024. | Udinese | VS | Juventus | 0-2 |
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30.10.2024. | Venezia | VS | Udinese | 3-2 |
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25.10.2024. | Udinese | VS | Cagliari | 2-0 |
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19.10.2024. | Milan | VS | Udinese | 1-0 |
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14.12.2024. | Udinese | VS | Napoli | 1-3 |
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01.12.2024. | Udinese | VS | Genoa | 0-2 |
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02.11.2024. | Udinese | VS | Juventus | 0-2 |
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25.10.2024. | Udinese | VS | Cagliari | 2-0 |
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05.10.2024. | Udinese | VS | Lecce | 1-0 |
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28.09.2024. | Udinese | VS | Inter | 2-3 |
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25.09.2024. | Udinese | VS | Salernitana | 3-1 |
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01.09.2024. | Udinese | VS | Como | 1-0 |
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24.08.2024. | Udinese | VS | Lazio | 2-1 |
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09.08.2024. | Udinese | VS | Avellino | 4-0 |
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19.12.2024. | Inter | VS | Udinese | 2-0 |
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09.12.2024. | Monza | VS | Udinese | 1-2 |
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25.11.2024. | Empoli | VS | Udinese | 1-1 |
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10.11.2024. | Atalanta | VS | Udinese | 2-1 |
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30.10.2024. | Venezia | VS | Udinese | 3-2 |
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19.10.2024. | Milan | VS | Udinese | 1-0 |
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22.09.2024. | Roma | VS | Udinese | 3-0 |
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16.09.2024. | Parma | VS | Udinese | 2-3 |
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18.08.2024. | Bologna | VS | Udinese | 1-1 |
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03.08.2024. | Al Hilal | VS | Udinese | 1-0 |
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Daniel Garcia is originally from Basque Country, and as a kid who grew up just a few streets from Mendizorrotza Stadium, the choice of Deportivo Alavés as his favourite club is more than obvious. Because of his studies, he moved to Madrid where he graduated in Sports Journalism. Daniel plays football on the weekends, but that does not stop him from watching all La Liga matches. He believes that the outcome of a match can be predicted if all the parameters are analyzed well, including form of the players and weather conditions. Currently he is living in Belgrade, and is in love with a Serbian girl who works as a journalist at one of the famous Sport Channels in Serbia.