Udinese were victorious at home to Lecce 2-1 on Wednesday night, with goals from new loan signing from Juventus, Michele Pazienza, and striker Antonio Di Natale.
Antonio Floro Flores, playing alongside 'Toto' Di Natale in attack, provided the assist for his winning strike, following on from Floro Flores' goal at the weekend against Juventus.
And the 28-year-old now hopes he and his side can continue the good form into the business end...More
Antonio Conte showed his team's tactical flexibility as he switched to a 3-5-2 formation to combat Udinese’s similar shape and did so with great success. A 2-1 victory on the night may be too small a reward for the victors who convincingly beat their opponents at their own shape. With similar formations in a notational sense the tactical battle was shaped by contrasting styles of play.
Juventus' approach
I Bianconeri patiently build...More
For Italians, football is considered to be an art form and one that is worthy of profound thought and intelligent debate. Each detail is studied and discussed meticulously as Coaches revel in the complexities of the sport, hoping to offer a new way of thinking, an altered formation or a progressive thought that would lead their respective club to victory. As such, calcio naturally finds itself in a perpetual state of development with ne...More
Italian football’s Oscar del Calcio awards were held on Monday night as Milan completed a near sweep of the event.
The 15th edition of the awards ceremony to recognise calcio’s best in 2011 Rossoneri endorsed, but Udinese also claimed glory.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic won Best Foreign Player and Best Player, while Thiago Silva won Best Defender and Massimiliano Allegri Best Coach. Stephan El Shaarawy, currently at Milan, was awarded the Best ...More
When Gloria Pitzer, cookery heroine for American housewives wrote, “About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age,” she obviously hadn’t seen Antonio Di Natale in action.
In a strangely lethargic performance yesterday at the Stadio Firuli, Toto’s strike was a rare moment of brilliance, blasting in a volley eight minutes into the second half.
Vincenzo Montella, the Catania coach and former clubmate of Di Natale at ...More
The San Siro, January 9th, 2011. Udinese and Milan put on the game of the season with 31 shots and six second half goals. A match of brilliant drama, exhibiting the Zebrette’s devastating counter-attacks, Milan’s stubborn fortitude and the sort of chaotic defending that would have Gianni Brera typing in his grave. Two goals from Antonio Di Natale and one from Alexis Sanchez had the Bianconeri 3-1 up with 13 minutes to play, before a sup...More
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