Udinese vs. Juventus match preview: Time, TV schedule, and how to watch the Serie A
For the first time, Juventus had a superb weekend in Serie A a couple of days in the past. Not simply because they gained their first league fixture since the first day of February, but additionally as a result of they gained and bought a bit of little bit of assist from an unlikely supply when issues have been trying like they have been going to stay establishment after the first weekend of March.
And now as we work our method to mid-March and the first worldwide break of 2026, Juventus has the likelihood to get much more assist — and that’s as a result of these two groups immediately in entrance of them will probably be lining up in opposition to each other rather less than 24 hours after the Bianconeri take the discipline in Udine.
Juventus are at present in sixth place getting into the weekend. The catch is that they’re only a level off Roma in fourth place. And Roma is simply forward of fifth-place Como solely due to objective differential. That means with a Juventus win in opposition to Udinese on Saturday evening a draw between Roma and Como all of 24 hours later and Luciano Spalletti’s squad is again in the driver’s seat with lower than 10 league video games to go in the 2025-26 season. It’s straightforward to write all of it down on paper and think about how good issues can occur, however Juventus are in one other place to win and then get some extra assist from some “friends” in a while in the weekend.
That is that if they handle their very own enterprise, after all.
Juventus claimed their first Serie A win in 5 weeks final weekend in opposition to Pisa. They did as you hoped they might do in opposition to a workforce that may seemingly be relegated to Serie B in a few months — though it did take a bit of greater than 45 minutes for Juve to truly get a objective and take the lead. It was the form of half that you simply hoped can be the factor that kicks them into gear realizing that they want wins and assist to recover from the hump and into the high 4 once more.
That assist may arrive this weekend. But to achieve this in opposition to a Udinese workforce that they’ve already crushed twice this season. You know what they are saying about attempting to beat the similar workforce 3 times in a single season…
Ah, we can’t all right into a bunch of clichés right here, however these two video games have been each in Turin. This one, as you possibly can most likely work out, will probably be at the Friuli — a spot the place Udinese has simply 5 wins in 14 video games to this point this season. But as Roma can let you know, simply since you see Udinese may be very a lot mid-table each when enjoying on their dwelling discipline and on the complete this season, that does not imply it is a easy three factors to take again dwelling.
And guess who has simply as many wins in Serie A since the begin of February?
Yeah, that is the workforce that Juventus will probably be lining up in opposition to on Saturday evening.
That’s extra to do with how Juve’s performed over these previous few weeks quite than Udinese being some form of power domestically since the final time these two groups met in the opening rounds of the Spalletti period in Turin. They are comfortably mid-table and have been there for some time now. They are, although, coming off a 2-2 draw with Atalanta that was solely a precursor to a lot, far more miserable form of outcome as the lone Italian workforce left remaining in the Champions League.
(We will not focus on that any additional.)
Udinese has the potential to be a lure sport no matter Juventus having a complete week to relaxation up, get healthy-ish and put together for one opponent quite than having the UCL Round of 16 dominating their ideas. (If solely, proper?) Juve have dominated this matchup in recent times. They’ve gained their final two visits to Udine by a mixed rating of 5-0. It’s the form of sport that may both be one other step in what all of us hope is the proper course heading into late March. Or it may be Juventus irritating the hell out of us but once more since the starting of February.
If Juventus can win in Udine and make it back-to-back victories for the first time in practically two months, then they’ll hopefully get to take pleasure in their Sunday and watch Roma and Como sq. off. Put the stress on these in entrance of you — that is all we will ask proper now. And you try this by profitable.
- Even although Spalletti did not maintain a pre-match press convention on Friday, the huge workforce information to come out of Continassa forward of the workforce leaving for Udine is that Dusan Vlahovic won’t be known as up as he works his method again from adductor surgical procedure.
- There is an effective likelihood, as of this writing, that there’s a striker making a return from damage and being included in the touring squad. That’s proper — it is Arek Milik, who may very effectively be a part of the squad for Saturday evening’s sport.
- The matchday squad has not been formally introduced simply but, so we do not know for certain about Milik’s standing and if he’s for certain known as up to face Udinese. Vlahovic, nevertheless, is certainly out, in accordance to just about everybody in Italy.
- The solely different participant out injured for Saturday evening’s sport is fullback Emil Holm.
- Mattia Perin is predicted to maintain his beginning spot in objective for Juventus rather than Michele Di Gregorio. Perin has began the final three video games in all competitions, with Spalletti suggesting final week that he nonetheless has religion in each of his keepers no matter all the outdoors noise which may be happening.
- Weston McKennie is as soon as once more a yellow card away from having to serve a one-game suspension. (Considering the huge video games which can be awaiting Juventus after the worldwide break, perhaps he may get it out of the method now? Just an thought, not a suggestion. Or perhaps it’s.)
Not simply because we may try this actually each single time I sit down to write considered one of these items. But as a result of Spalletti has given the Italian loads of causes to speculate when it comes to the setup he would possibly go together with thanks to his strikes throughout the second half of final weekend’s win over Pisa.
So, we ask the query lots of people are most likely asking (and one they could not ask Lucio himself contemplating he did not have a pre-match press convention): Will Kenan Yildiz play as a false 9 or his normal spot on the left wing?
At this level, it is most likely anyone’s guess. Some predicted lineup say Yildiz will probably be beginning in his normal spot on the left wing. Other predicted lineups say that Yildiz will take the spot of Jonathan David up entrance and play as a false 9 in opposition to Udinese. So, principally, there isn’t a overwhelming feeling about the place Spalletti will play Yildiz.
See the place issues could be a bit of complicated?
But the actual fact that no one is aware of for certain the place Yildiz is enjoying most likely means the door is a minimum of considerably open to Spalletti enjoying Yildiz as a false 9 from the begin. We bear in mind the final time that occurred a couple of months again and issues did not precisely go all that effectively. (Even if Yildiz did rating in that sport to a minimum of give his workforce an opportunity at selecting up some factors in opposition to the reigning Serie A champions.)
So, for now, we are going to simply have to sit right here and speculate a bit of bit. Because there’s nothing fallacious with that. It’s nearly required to be a fan as of late. A little hypothesis right here, a bit of hypothesis there — it is by no means damage anyone… most of the time.
The factor is, what Yildiz was in a position to do enjoying in a free-roaming form of position like he did final weekend is a minimum of an fascinating factor for Spalletti to contemplate. It seemingly will get him nearer to objective though he may very effectively discover much less house to function in opposition to a compact protection like Udinese may very effectively be. There’s some good in that, however there’s additionally some not-so-good as effectively. It’s actually what Spalletti has to contemplate when deciding the place to play Yildiz on Saturday evening.
There’s additionally this to contemplate: Are Juventus a greater workforce with Yildiz up entrance as a false 9 or sticking with David in the beginning lineup in his normal spot? These days, it is laborious to actually know — and that is a giant a part of the downside.
When: Saturday, March 14, 2026.
Where: Bluenergy Stadium, Udine, Italy.
Official kickoff time: 8:45 pm native time in Italy and throughout Europe, 7:45 pm in the United Kingdom, 3:45 pm Eastern time, 2:45 pm Central time, 12:45 pm Pacific time.
(Please observe that the kickoff time could be an hour later than normal like will probably be in the United States due to Daylight Saving Time happening final weekend. The time change will occur in Italy on March 29.)
Television: TLN (Canada), Sky Sport Uno, Sky Sport Calcio, Sky Sport 251 (Italy).
Online/Streaming: Paramount+CBS Sports Golazo Network, Amazon Prime USA, DAZN USA, fuboTV (United States); DAZN Canada; fuboTV Canada (Canada); DAZN UK (United Kingdom); DAZN Italy (Italy).
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