On February 26, one of the matches of the 24th round of the championship of Italy was held. Udinese (Italy) and La Spezia (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, round 24
Udinese (Italy) - La Spezia (Italy) - 2:2 (1:1)
Goals: Beto (22), R. Pereira (55) - M'Bala Nzola (6), M'Bala Nzola (72)
Warnings: Kingsley Eizibue (58), Rodrigo Bekao (62), Nicolaou (76)
A tense match between Udinese and La Spezia at the Dacia Arena ended in a 2-2 draw. The match was played at a fast pace and provided an entertaining game in front of a passionate home crowd. The excitement began in the 6th minute when La Spezia opened the scoring with an accurate strike from M. Nzola. However, that lead was quickly cancelled out 22 minutes later when Beto equalized in favor of Udinese. Another goal was scored in the 55th minute when R. Pereira put his club ahead. There were a lot of yellow cards in the match. C. Ehizibue and Rodrigo Bekao were cautioned by the referee for inappropriate behavior in the 58th and 62nd minutes respectively. In addition, D. Nicolaou was yellow carded at the 76th minute and E. Shomurodov - at the 90th minute.
Throughout the match, both teams made substitutions. On 62 minutes, D. Verde and E. Shomurodov took to the pitch for La Spezia. Shomurodov. On the same minute I. Success and F. Tauvin were replaced by Udinese. On 66 minutes, R. Pereira and L. Samardzic came on the pitch for Udinese. After about 10 minutes, La Spezia made another substitution as C. Agudelo and D. Maldini came on the pitch. The dramatic denouement of the match came on 72 minutes, when M. Nzola headed the ball past the goalkeeper for the second time, ensuring a draw for his team. Substitutions continued: T. Arslan and S. Lovric got the chance to show their skills in the 83rd minute, while M. Bourabia, V. Kovalenko, M. Caldara, Valache and I. Nestorovskyi came on in the 89th and 90th minutes. Thus, the match ended in an exciting 2-2 draw.
In the next round, the opponents will face Atalanta - Udinese and La Spezia - Verona.
| Udinese | Spetsia | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Goals on goal | 2 |
| 15 | Strokes | 9 |
| 4 | Blocked kicks | 4 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty box | 6 |
| 7 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 10 | Violations | 15 |
| 5 | Corner | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 49% | Ball possession | 51% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves by goalkeeper | 4 |
| 396 | Total assists | 428 |
| 328 | Accurate passes | 354 |
| 83% | Accuracy of transmissions | 83% |