Overview
- At the Stadio Penzo on Friday, Toma Basic opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, an own goal by Matias Moreno equalised about four minutes later, and Kike Pérez produced a left-footed long-range winner in the 65th minute to settle the match.
- Match officials paused play for a lengthy VAR review before referee Sacchi and VAR Gariglio ultimately validated Moreno’s own goal, a moment that shaped the game’s momentum.
- Paolo Zanetti lost his first match in charge of Udinese, and the club’s Serie A winless run was stretched to nine matches, deepening the crisis around the team’s form and coaching change.
- The victory moved Venezia to six points and lifted them off the bottom of the table, giving coach Davide Nicola a timely boost after he urged the squad to show courage, balance and continuity.
- With both clubs still in the early relegation fight, the result increases scrutiny on Udinese’s immediate decisions and gives Venezia clearer breathing room to build defensive solidity and sharper attacking moments.