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Date/Time: Jan 28, 2012
2:45pm (US/Eastern)
Competition: Italy Serie A
Live/Repeat: Live
Venue: Juventus Arena (Torino)
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Juventus vs Udinese Match Preview

Gregory Sica, Jan 27th 2012
Juventus will be hoping to continue with their winning ways when they invite direct rivals Udinese to the Juventus Stadium in what has the potential to be an explosive encounter on Saturday.
Juventus will be in for a stiff test against Udinese
Juventus will be in for a stiff test against Udinese
Fresh from a 3-0 thrashing of Roma in the Coppa Italia on Tuesday, the Old Lady know that if they manage to claim maximum points against Udinese they would move six points clear of the visitors, and consolidate their position at the top of the Serie A standings.

Just over a month ago, on December 21 to be precise, the two sides fought out a goalless draw in a round 1 catch up game, further highlighting the fact that we can expect a very evenly balanced encounter at the Juventus stadium on Saturday.

However, Juventus come into the clash as the odds on favourites, not only because of their home-field advantage, but because they continue to remain unbeaten this season, with six wins and three draws from nine home matches.

While Udinese have the best home record of the competition, with nine wins and one draw from ten games, their away record leaves a lot to be desired, as they have only notched up two victories and four draws, with the remaining three matches ending in defeats.

What makes matters worse for Francesco Guidolin's men is the fact that they will be unable to count with the services of Ghanain midfield enforcers Kwadwo Asamoah and Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu who are both representing their national team at the African Cup of Nations. While defender Mehdi Benatia will also miss the clash as he is representing Morocco in the tournament.

Juventus boss Antonio Conte will also be forced to make some modifications to his squad, as midfielders Simone Pepe and Claudio Marchisio are also doubtful for the match after picking up knocks in the victory over Atalanta last week.

However, the league leaders will be boosted by the return of Fabio Quagliarella who has successfully undergone surgery on his fractured cheekbone. Another player who will return to the squad is third-choice goalkeeper Alex Manninger, who has recovered from a twisted ankle.

If Udinese want to return home with a positive result, their chances of achieving this lie on the shoulders of scoring-machine Antonio Di Natale, who has conjured up 14 goals this season to join AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the top of the scoring charts.

It will be the striker's responsibility to break a rock-solid Juventus defence that has only conceded two goals in their last seven league games.

Juventus vs Udinese Match Report

Gregory Sica, Jan 29th 2012
Alessandro Matri scores a superb brace against Udinese to help a triumphant Juventus extend their Serie A lead to four points.
Alessandro Matri scored two goals for Juventus
Alessandro Matri scored two goals for Juventus
Two goals from striker Alessandro Matri were the difference as Juventus withstood the falling snow to edge Udinese 2-1 to move four points clear at the top of the Serie A standings on Saturday.

La Vecchia Signora pushed to the attack immediately from the kick-off and the South American connection of Arturo Vidal and Marcio Estigarribia combined for what almost was their opening goal. Vidal sent Estigarribia through on goal with a penetrating pass, but the Paraguayan international had his fierce shot saved by the foot of Udinese goalkeeper Samir Handanovic.

Moments later Udinese came close to opening the scoring, when a powerful drive from Almen Abdi was only just tipped over the bar by Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

Udinese continued to look dangerous when moving to the attack and would have taken the lead had Buffon not pulled off a magnificent save to deny a venomous Pablo Armero volley from entering the back of the net.

But to the disbelief of the visitors, Matri put Juventus ahead on the stroke of half-time with a simple tap-in after an earlier header from Fabio Quagliarella was parried by Handanovic.

Juventus approached the early moments of the second half with immense confidence as they burst forward on dangerous attacks, but in the 56th minute the visitors caught them on the break with substitute Antonio Floro Flores drawing them level with a fine curling effort.

Though Udinese's joy lasted shortly, as six minutes later Claudio Marchisio and Vidal combined to set up Matri, who turned his marker before firing Juventus back into the lead.

Udinese threw their men forward in an attempt to draw level towards the end of the match, with 14-goal hero Antonio Di Natale coming inches close to achieving just this. But despite their best efforts Antonio Conte's troops stood firm in defence to claim a hard-fought but justified victory.

Juventus vs Udinese Videos

All Goals
1-0 Matri A. 42'
1-1 Floro Flores A. 56'
2-1 Matri A. 62'

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