At 12.30, Udinese and Monza face each other at the Dacia Arena Stadium for the match valid for the 29th day of the championship. In Serie A the two teams have faced each other only once, on August 26, with a 1-2 victory of the Friulians. While in the Italian Cup on October 19 the red and white overcame the Bianconeri for 2-3. Ten instead the direct races in Serie B, with a balance of perfect parity: four draws and three victories on each side.

Here Udinese

Udinese, who face the challenge against Monza without Argentine midfielder Roberto Pereyra, suspended for one round, comes from a defeat, 3-0 in Bologna, two wins, 3-1 against Milan and 0-1 at Empoli, and a draw, 0-0 with Atalanta. The Friulians, eleventh with 38 points, are still in the running for the European cups: Juventus, seventh, has only six points more and Atalanta, sixth, ten more. Just against the Old Lady, Andrea Sottil's team will play the last day on June 4th. If the gap between the two teams were to narrow (but it is still too early to say), it could turn into a real play-off for Europe.

Here Monza

Monza comes from a defeat, 0-2 against Lazio, two draws, both 1-1 against Cremonese and Verona, and a victory, 2-1 with Empoli. In the standings the red and white are 13th with 34 points, ten less than Juventus in seventh place and 15 more than Verona, in third last. The Brianza take the field without the striker Gianluca Caprari, disqualified for one round. On the field there should instead be Michele Di Gregorio, the goalkeeper who last Sunday celebrated 100 official matches played with the Bagai shirt. The extreme defender in recent days was awarded by the CEO, Adriano Galliani, at the Luigi Berlusconi-Monzello sports center. A milestone reached 915 days after his debut in Monza-Triestina of the Italian Cup on 29 September 2020, when the team had recently been promoted to Serie B.

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