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21:42 Match report
Juventus dropped crucial points in their title race with Inter as Udinese escaped the Allianz Stadium with all three points following a 1-0 win.https://t.co/0qiCGFBUy1 #Juventus #Udinese #JuveUdinese #SerieA #Calcio
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21:40 Juventus 0-1 Udinese: Full time!
Udinese hold on and secure all three points with a tense 1-0 win over Juventus.
21:37 Nicolussi booked
Juventus looking desperate as they try to at least salvage a point from this match. Nicolussi Caviglia booked for a silly foul.
21:29 Another Juve change
Off: Cambiaso
On: Cerri
21:27 Yildiz comes close!
Yildiz makes a great run and almost connects to a whipped ball in the box, but he fails to poke it into the back of the net, letting Udinese off the hook yet again.
21:21 Further changes
Off: Lucca and Thauvin (Udinese), Chiesa and Locatelli (Juventus)
On: Brenner and Success (Udinese), Iling-Junior and Nicolussi Caviglia (Juventus)
21:16 Time running out
Juventus have less than 20 minutes of regular play to turn things around here.
21:10 Udinese make two changes, one for Juventus
Off: Zemura and Ehizibue (Udinese), Weah (Juventus)
On: Ebosele and Ferreira (Udinese), Yildiz (Juventus)
21:08 Frustration building
Juventus are growing increasingly frustrated and impatient with less than 30 minutes of play left.
21:05 No equaliser!
Milik seemingly headed the ball across the line to give Juventus their equaliser, but Chiesa’s cross went over the touchline, ruling out the goal.
21:01 Milik begs for penalty
The Polish striker catches onto the ball on the edge of the six-yard box and tries to play it into goal but a sliding challenge nullifies his attempt, leaving him desperately asking for a penalty.
20:59 Vlahovic what if
It’s easy to wonder what this match would’ve looked like for Juventus had Vlahovic been fit enough to start, considering the quality of chances Milik’s had tonight.
20:55 Juventus pushing
The Bianconeri are looking a little more fluid going forward as they push to find an equaliser.
20:52 Touchline red card
A red card has been shown to someone on the touchline, leaving a cap-wearing member of staff to walk down the tunnel.
20:50 Second half kicks off
We have kick off in the second half!
20:34 Half time
Udinese keep their 1-0 lead going into half time, leaving Juventus furious.
20:29 Another wasted Milik chance
The Polish striker’s close range header goes straight at Okoye, again letting Udinese off the hook.
20:28 Replay: Udinese’s opening goal
Giannetti opens the scoring for Udinese!
Great news for Inter in the Serie A title race 👀
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Alex Sandro will want that one back! 😳
Udinese's Lautaro Giannetti silences the crowd in Turin. pic.twitter.com/TXwF0viUZi
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20:25 Bremer booked
The Juventus defender commits a tactical foul, blocking his man, to stop an Udinese counter, earning the first Bianconeri booking.
20:21 Wasteful hosts
Another Chiesa cross leads to nothing. Juventus continuing to look wasteful, much to Allegri’s frustration.
20:16 Milik shock miss!
Cambiaso does well to blast the ball low into the six-yard box, where a waiting Milik failed to simply poke the ball into the back of the net. A real wasted chance for Juventus.
20:11 Udinese 1-0!
Udinese have taken the lead in the 25th minute! A free kick flew into the box and bounced off of Alex Sandro into the path of Lautaro Giannetti, who managed to beat Szczesny to make it 1-0 to the visitors.
20:09 Milik header attempt
Okoye and Milk come together to challenge for a lofted ball from Chiesa, leaving the Polish striker on the floor. Juventus win the corner, which ultimately leads to nothing.
20:04 Udinese scare
An Udinese corner almost leads to something but the Bianconeri manage to scramble it away, averting the danger.
20:01 Juve first corner
Okoye does well to punch the ball away after a good corner from Chiesa.
19:59 Chiesa cross
Chiesa whips a decent ball in but there’s no-one there to meet it. Juventus starting to apply the pressure now.
19:54 First Juventus chance
Juventus have their first real foray forward, with a Chiesa header causing a brief scare before a simple shot ends the move.
19:51 First five minutes
Both sides letting things start slowly in Turin, settling into the match. Neither have taken any major risks so far.
19:45 Kick-off!
We have kick off in Juventus vs Udinese!
18:58 Juventus vs Udinese: Starting Line-ups
Juventus (3-5-2): Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Alex Sandro; Weah, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Cambiaso; Milik, Chiesa.
Udinese (3-5-2): Okoye; Perez, Giannetti, Kristensen; Ehizibue, Lovric, Walace, Samardzic, Zemura; Thauvin, Lucca.
18:56 Building atmosphere at the Allianz Stadium
Allianz Stadium 📍
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Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from tonight’s Serie A match, as Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus look to keep up the pace when they host a struggling Udinese.
The match kicks off at the Allianz Stadium at 19.45 UK time.
Juventus currently sit seven points behind league leaders Inter heading into the match, putting the pressure on them to try and regain lost ground with a victory over Udinese.
The Friulian outfit are circling dangerously close to the relegation zone, sitting tied on points with 18th place Hellas Verona, so they’ll be desperate for an upset win in Turin.