Juventus Advances to Italian cup Quarterfinals with 2-0 Victory Over Udinese
TURIN - Juventus defeated Udinese 2-0 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin to advance to the quarterfinals of the Italian cup. The match saw an own goal from Udinese’s Palma adn a second goal from Juventus’ David, though both were initially disallowed before being confirmed.
The first half ended with Juventus leading 1-0, courtesy of an own goal by Palma in the 23rd minute.McKennie escaped to the right and crossed the ball, and Palma, attempting to anticipate David, deflected it past Sava.
Udinese thought they had equalized in the 30th minute with a lob from Ehzibuè past Di Gregorio, but the goal was ruled out for offside. juventus then had a goal disallowed in the 33rd minute; David scored from an improbable position after a move involving Miretti, but the offside flag was raised.
lineups:
Juventus (4-4-2): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Cats, Kelly, Cabal; McKennie, Koopmeiners, Miretti, Cambiaso; Yildiz, David. all. Gatti
Udinese (3-5-2): Sava; Palma, Sun, Bertola; Ehidibue, Lovric, Zarraga, Atta, Zemura; Zaniolo, Buksa.All. Runjaic.
The match was played at the Allianz Stadium, with Juventus entering the game following a Serie A win against Cagliari and Udinese having previously defeated Parma. key players were absent for Juventus, including Bremer, Rugani, Vlahovic, and Milik.
Historically,Juventus has dominated the head-to-head record in the italian Cup against Udinese,with two wins and two draws in their last four encounters,scoring 9 goals and conceding only 2. In their last six matches across all competitions, Juventus has won five times, with Udinese winning only once.
Juventus entered the match as clear favorites, with predictions favoring a 2-0 or 3-0 victory. The win propels juventus forward in the competition, while Udinese’s campaign concludes at this stage.
