Hellas Verona secured a hard-fought goalless draw against Udinese in a tense Serie A encounter, despite playing with 10 men in the closing stages. The home side’s goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo emerged as the hero of the match with a series of crucial saves that preserved the point for his team.
The game began with a bang as Verona’s Suat Serdar unleashed a powerful long-range effort that forced the Udinese goalkeeper into action. Moments later, another curling attempt from Verona narrowly missed the target after a deflection by Udinese’s new signing, Oumar Solet.
A controversial moment arose in the 37th minute when Udinese’s Kingsley Ehizibue appeared to handle the ball in the penalty area. However, the potential penalty was nullified as Verona’s Domagoj Bradaric was ruled offside in the build-up to the incident.
Udinese threatened just before halftime when Florian Thauvin’s free-kick required a fingertip save from Verona’s goalkeeper, Lorenzo Montipò. After the break, Verona’s Casper Tengstedt had a golden opportunity to break the deadlock but failed to capitalize on a mistake by Martin Payero.
Verona’s task was made more difficult when a player received his second yellow card for a clumsy challenge, reducing the hosts to 10 men. However, Montipo’s impressive performance, which included denying several dangerous attempts, ensured Verona held on for a valuable point.
The result keeps Hellas Verona just above the relegation zone, while Udinese remains comfortably mid-table.
Verona (3-4-1-2): Montipò; Dawidowicz, Coppola, Ghilardi; Tchatchoua, Serdar, Duda, Bradaric (82′ Daniliuc); Suslov (82′ Magnani); Tengstedt (74′ Belahyane), Sarr (57′ Mosquera).
Udinese (3-5-2): Sava; Solet, Bijol, Kristensen; Ehizibue (78′ Modesto), Lovric (68′ Atta), Karlstrom (78′ Sanchez), Payero (68′ Ekkelenkamp), Kamara; Thauvin, Lucca (85′ Bravo).
