2021–22 Udinese Calcio season

The 2021–22 season was the 125th season in the existence of Udinese Calcio and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Udinese participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

Udinese
2021–22 season
OwnerGiampaolo Pozzo
PresidentFranco Soldati
ManagerLuca Gotti
(until 7 December)
Gabriele Cioffi
(caretaker, from 7 December)
StadiumStadio Friuli
Serie A12th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gerard Deulofeu (13)

All:
Gerard Deulofeu (13)

Players edit

As of 20 January 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Marco Silvestri
2 DF   ARG Nehuén Pérez (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
4 DF   NED Marvin Zeegelaar
5 MF   GER Tolgay Arslan
6 MF   FRA Jean-Victor Makengo
7 FW   NGA Isaac Success
8 MF   BIH Mato Jajalo
9 FW   POR Beto (on loan from Portimonense)
10 FW   ESP Gerard Deulofeu
11 MF   BRA Walace
13 DF   ITA Destiny Udogie (on loan from Hellas Verona)
16 DF   ARG Nahuel Molina
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   NED Bram Nuytinck (captain)
19 DF   DEN Jens Stryger Larsen
20 GK   ITA Daniele Padelli
22 DF   ESP Pablo Marí (on loan from Arsenal)
23 FW   ARG Ignacio Pussetto (on loan from Watford)
24 MF   GER Lazar Samardžić
28 DF   CRO Filip Benković
29 GK   DOM Antonio Santurro
30 FW   MKD Ilija Nestorovski
37 MF   ARG Roberto Pereyra
50 DF   BRA Rodrigo Becão
93 DF   FRA Brandon Soppy

Other players under contract edit

As of 30 December 2021
Features player not included in main roster.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   CZE Jan Kubala
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SRB Petar Mićin

Out on loan edit

As of 26 January 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ITA Manuel Gasparini (at Legnago Salus until 30 June 2022)
MF   ITA Marco Ballarini (at Foggia until 30 June 2022)
MF   ITA Thomas Battistella (at Carrarese until 30 June 2022)
MF   SEN Mamadou Coulibaly (at Salernitana until 30 June 2022)
MF   NOR Martin Palumbo (at Juventus U23 until 30 June 2022)
FW   BIH Riad Bajić (at Brescia until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ESP Cristo González (at   Valladolid until 30 June 2022)
FW   ITA Kevin Lasagna (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2022)
FW   BRA Ryder Matos (at Perugia until 30 June 2022)
FW   BRA Felipe Vizeu (at   Yokohama FC until 30 June 2022)
DF   IRL James Abankwah (at   St Patrick's Athletic until 30 June 2022)

Transfers edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2021 Friendly Udinese   4–1   Bilje Udine, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Dino Bruseschi
Referee: Baroni Di Firenze
28 July 2021 Friendly Udinese   2–3   Sturm Graz Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jacques Lemans Arena
31 July 2021 Friendly Lens   4–1   Udinese Lens, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Thomas Léonard
7 August 2021 Friendly Watford   Cancelled   Udinese Watford, England
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Vicarage Road
7 August 2021 Friendly Udinese   1–0   Empoli Abano Terme, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio di Monteortone
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
4 September 2021 Friendly Udinese   4–1   Dolomiti Bellunesi Udine, Italy
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Federico Muccignato
13 November 2021 Friendly Udinese   2–2   Koper Udine, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: David Santarossa

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 22 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 12th 38 11 14 13 61 58 +3 028.95
Coppa Italia 13 August 2021 18 January 2022 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 066.67
Total 41 13 14 14 68 60 +8 031.71

Source: Soccerway

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Torino 38 13 11 14 46 41 +5 50[a]
11 Sassuolo 38 13 11 14 64 66 −2 50[a]
12 Udinese 38 11 14 13 61 58 +3 47
13 Bologna 38 12 10 16 44 55 −11 46
14 Empoli 38 10 11 17 50 70 −20 41
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Torino finished ahead of Sassuolo on head-to-head points: Sassuolo 0–1 Torino, Torino 1–1 Sassuolo.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 11 14 13 61 58  +3 47 6 7 6 31 29  +2 5 7 7 30 29  +1

Source: Serie A

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWLLLDDDDLWLDDLDWLWLLDWLDDWDLWWWDLDLW
Position1165810131310141414141514141415141414141515141416141414141313121212121212
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.[2]

22 August 2021 1 Udinese 2–2 Juventus Udine
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 9,660
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
27 August 2021 2 Udinese 3–0 Venezia Udine
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 8,274
Referee: Livio Marinelli
12 September 2021 3 Spezia 0–1 Udinese La Spezia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 5,162
Referee: Marco Guida
20 September 2021 4 Udinese 0–4 Napoli Udine
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 11,484
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
23 September 2021 5 Roma 1–0 Udinese Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 29,593
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
26 September 2021 6 Udinese 0–1 Fiorentina Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 7,208
Referee: Davide Ghersini
3 October 2021 7 Sampdoria 3–3 Udinese Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 4,292
Referee: Daniele Orsato
17 October 2021 8 Udinese 1–1 Bologna Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 10,627
Referee: Rosario Abisso
24 October 2021 9 Atalanta 1–1 Udinese Bergamo
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 9,951
Referee: Livio Marinelli
27 October 2021 10 Udinese 1–1 Hellas Verona Udine
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 8,751
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
31 October 2021 11 Internazionale 2–0 Udinese Milan
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 48,076
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
7 November 2021 12 Udinese 3–2 Sassuolo Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 8,322
Referee: Federico Dionisi
22 November 2021 13 Torino 2–1 Udinese Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 7,034
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
28 November 2021 14 Udinese 0–0 Genoa Udine
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 11,537
Referee: Francesco Meraviglia
2 December 2021 15 Lazio 4–4 Udinese Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Marco Piccinini
6 December 2021 16 Empoli 3–1 Udinese Empoli
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 4,808
Referee: Daniele Paterna
11 December 2021 17 Udinese 1–1 Milan Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 16,835
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
18 December 2021 18 Cagliari 0–4 Udinese Cagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 7,864
Referee: Fabio Maresca
9 January 2022 21 Udinese 2–6 Atalanta Udine
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 8,679
Referee: Michael Fabbri
15 January 2022 22 Juventus 2–0 Udinese Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Antonio Giua
22 January 2022 23 Genoa 0–0 Udinese Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Daniele Doveri
6 February 2022 24 Udinese 2–0 Torino Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 9,837
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
13 February 2022 25 Hellas Verona 4–0 Udinese Verona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 11,713
Referee: Andrea Colombo
20 February 2022 26 Udinese 1–1 Lazio Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 10,799
Referee: Luca Massimi
25 February 2022 27 Milan 1–1 Udinese Milan
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 44,588
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
5 March 2022 28 Udinese 2–1 Sampdoria Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 12,405
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
13 March 2022 29 Udinese 1–1 Roma Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 15,114
Referee: Marco Di Bello
19 March 2022 30 Napoli 2–1 Udinese Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 37,363
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
3 April 2022 31 Udinese 5–1 Cagliari Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 12,215
Referee: Rosario Abisso
10 April 2022 32 Venezia 1–2 Udinese Venice
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 10,459
Referee: Marco Guida
16 April 2022 33 Udinese 4–1 Empoli Udine
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 15,226
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
20 April 2022 19 Udinese 0–1 Salernitana Udine
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 12,362
Referee: Simone Sozza
Note: Udinese were awarded a 3–0 win and Salernitana were docked an additional point after Salernitana players failed to show up for the match.[3] Salernitana appealed the decision and the Italian Football Association court overturned it after the government approved a new sports protocol in January with clearer guidelines on when a match should be postponed for COVID-19 related reasons.[4]
24 April 2022 34 Bologna 2–2 Udinese Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 15,922
Referee: Alberto Santoro
27 April 2022 20 Fiorentina 0–4 Udinese Florence
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 22,067
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 January 2022, but was postponed to 27 April 2022 due to COVID-19 outbreaks within the squads.[5]
1 May 2022 35 Udinese 1–2 Internazionale Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,910
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
7 May 2022 36 Sassuolo 1–1 Udinese Reggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 7,460
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
14 May 2022 37 Udinese 2–3 Spezia Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,950
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
22 May 2022 38 Salernitana 0–4 Udinese Salerno
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 29,739
Referee: Daniele Orsato

Coppa Italia edit

13 August 2021 First round Udinese 3–1 Ascoli Udine
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Dacia Arena
Attendance: 2,604
Referee: Matteo Gariglio
14 December 2021 Second round Udinese 4–0 Crotone Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 1,291
Referee: Matteo Gualtieri
18 January 2022 Round of 16 Lazio 1–0 (a.e.t.) Udinese Rome
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Daniele Minelli

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ITA Marco Silvestri 37 0 35 0 2 0
28 GK   ITA Daniele Padelli 4 0 3 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF   ARG Nehuén Pérez 22 0 19+1 0 2 0
4 DF   NED Marvin Zeegelaar 16 0 6+8 0 2 0
13 DF   ITA Destiny Udogie 37 5 29+6 5 2 0
16 DF   ARG Nahuel Molina 37 8 31+4 7 1+1 1
17 DF   NED Bram Nuytinck 29 1 23+4 1 1+1 0
19 DF   DEN Jens Stryger Larsen 12 0 8+3 0 1 0
22 DF   ESP Pablo Marí 15 2 15 2 0 0
28 DF   CRO Filip Benković 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
50 DF   BRA Rodrigo Becão 36 2 35 2 1 0
93 DF   FRA Brandon Soppy 30 0 7+21 0 2 0
Midfielders
5 MF   GER Tolgay Arslan 33 1 22+8 1 0+3 0
6 MF   FRA Jean-Victor Makengo 36 1 26+7 1 2+1 0
8 MF   BIH Mato Jajalo 24 0 6+16 0 2 0
11 MF   BRA Walace 38 1 33+3 1 2 0
24 MF   GER Lazar Samardzic 24 2 1+21 2 2 0
37 MF   ARG Roberto Pereyra 25 5 22+2 3 1 2
75 MF   ITA Riccardo Pinzi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
80 MF   ITA Simone Pafundi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   NGA Isaac Success 24 2 11+11 2 2 0
9 FW   POR Beto 29 11 24+4 11 0+1 0
10 FW   ESP Gerard Deulofeu 35 13 31+3 13 0+1 0
14 FW   NGA Isaac Success 9 2 4+4 1 1 1
23 FW   ARG Ignacio Pussetto 31 6 11+17 4 3 2
30 FW   MKD Ilija Nestorovski 9 1 1+6 1 0+2 0
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF   BRA Samir 19 0 17 0 2 0
87 DF   FRA Sebastien De Maio 4 1 2 0 1+1 1
45 MF   ARG Fernando Forestieri 6 2 0+4 2 0+2 0
9 FW   ESP Cristo González 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 FW   ITA Stefano Okaka 3 1 0+2 0 0+1 1

Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Competitions

References edit

  1. ^ "Prima squadra < Squadre < Udinese". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Serie A TIM fixtures 2021/2022 announced". Lega Serie A. 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Salernitana docked point, Udinese given 3-0 win after quarantine row". Football Italia. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Italy's FA cancels Salernitana's default loss to Udinese". Mediacorp. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Serie A postponed games rescheduled, including Bologna-Inter". Football Italia. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.