Udinese vs Inter: the complete guide

Following our narrow victory over Lecce at San Siro, Inter are back in action as they travel to Udine on Serie A matchday 21. Kick-off is set for 15:00 CET on Saturday, 17 January.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Inter and Udinese have a long and rich history together. The Nerazzurri have beaten the Friuliani 55 times in Serie A. Over the last six seasons, Inter have consistently beaten Udinese in their encounters in the second half of the league campaign, scoring at least two goals per match, averaging 2.7 goals per game.

The most common result between the pair is 1-1, having been the final score in 13 meetings, most recently on 26 August 2007. In all competitions, the Nerazzurri have scored in each of their last 11 games against the Bianconeri, averaging 2.5 goals per game. Furthermore, the Nerazzurri scored 76 goals against Udinese away from home in Serie A (only Juventus have scored more in Friuli).

INTER'S STATS

The Nerazzurri could make it 16 wins from 21 games in Serie A. This could be significant because, in each of Inter's last five title-winning campaigns, they reached the same milestone, most recently in 2023/24. Chivu's side travel to Udine off the back of five consecutive away victories, with just two goals conceded, and two clean sheets in their two most recent outings.

Inter are the side with the most goals in the last 15 minutes of games this season, with ten, and they have scored 20 in the last half an hour, behind only LOSC and Bayern München in Europe's Top-5 leagues.

In defence, Inter, alongside Lazio, have the most clean sheets (10), and they lead the way for actions with at least ten passes that ended with a shot or a touch inside the opposition penalty area, 84. The Nerazzurri also lead the way in shots: 356 attempts taken and just 171 conceded, a Serie A high.

LAUTARO'S NUMBERS

Lautaro Martínez has scored six goals in five different games against Udinese in Serie A. Currently on five this season, El Toro could enter the exclusive club of players, which includes Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé, to score more than five away goals in each of the last seven seasons in Europe's Top-5 leagues.

DIMARCO, FRATTESI AND UDINESE

Udinese are Davide Frattesi's favourite victim in Serie A. He has scored five goals against the Friuliani, at least three more than against any other side. In fact, Frattesi scored his last league goal against Udinese on 30 March 2025.

Federico Dimarco has one goal and five assists against Udinese in Serie A; he has set up more goals against the Bianconeri than against any other side. The combination of the Inter full-back's hard running, technical excellence and vision of the game makes Dimarco a key weapon away from home.

RECORD-SETTING PIO

Francesco Pio Esposito made his Serie A debut in the reverse fixture against Udinese this season. Born in 2005, he is the youngest player with at least two goals and two assists off the bench, second only to FC Köln's Saïd El Mala in Europe's Top-5 leagues.

OPPOSITION REVIEW: UDINESE

Udinese go into the game in tenth place in Serie A with 26 points to their name. The Bianconeri have won seven, drawn five, and lost eight. They have scored 22 goals and conceded 32.

The Friulani are in an up-and-down state of form, having taken five points from their last five games. Following the heavy 5-1 defeat away at Fiorentina, they drew 1-1 with Lazio and were narrowly beaten in Como. They then won 2-1 against Torino away from home, before drawing 2-2 with Pisa in Udine.

Kosta Runjaić should go with a 3-5-2, with Okoye in goal, a back three formed of Kristensen, Kabasele and Solet, Zanoli, Miller, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp and Bertola in the midfield five, and a strike partnership of Atta and Davis.

SERIE A, MATCHDAY 21

Friday 16 January Pisa v Atalanta, 20:45

Saturday 17 January Udinese v Inter, 15:00 Napoli v Sassuolo, 18:00 Cagliari v Juventus, 20:45

Sunday 18 January Parma v Genoa, 12:30 Bologna v Fiorentina, 15:00 Torino v Roma, 18:00 AC Milan v Lecce, 20:45

Monday 19 January Cremonese v Hellas Verona, 18:30 Lazio v Como, 20:45

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

SUSPENDED Udinese: Zaniolo (1) Inter: none

ONE BOOKING AWAY FROM SUSPENSION Udinese: Karlström Inter: Çalhanoglu

REFEREE

The referee for Udinese v Inter, a fixture valid for Matchday 21 of Serie A, will be Marco Di Bello from the Brindisi section.

Referee: Di Bello Assistants: Bercigli, Zingarelli Fourth official: Feliciani VAR: Mazzoleni AVAR: La Penna

WHERE TO WATCH

Udinese vs Inter, on matchday 21 of the 2025/26 Serie A season, will be played on Saturday, 17 January, at 15:00 CET and will be shown live exclusively on DAZN. The match will be available via the DAZN app on smart TVs, as well as streamed on PCs, smartphones, and tablets.

UPDATES ON INTER TV

On Inter TV, as always, there will be pre-match updates and live coverage from San Siro ahead of the game. Our Udinese vs Inter Livematch will be on air from 13:45 CET and will also be available on YouTube via the Club’s official channel until 20:35 CET. After the match, fans can catch all the in-depth analysis, highlights, and interviews.