Serie A official line-ups: Venezia vs. Udinese

VENICE, ITALY - OCTOBER 17: Head coach of Venezia FC Davide Nicola celebrates after the Serie A match between Venezia FC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo on October 17, 2026 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)

Oumar Solet and Keinan Davis both start for Udinese on Paolo Zanetti’s debut, whilst John Yeboah and Kike Pérez come into the Venezia side.

It kicks off at 20:45 CET [19:45 GMT] at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, with Juan Luca Sacchi refereeing.

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This is a crucial game at the bottom. Venezia are last in Serie A on three points, and Udinese are 19th on five. Davide Nicola’s side won his first game in charge against Napoli, but have lost four straight since, most recently 1-0 at Como last Sunday.

Paolo Zanetti takes charge of Udinese for the first time, and his debut comes against the club he took into Serie A in 2021. He replaced Kosta Runjaic, who was sacked on Monday after a 5-2 home defeat to Roma left Udinese eight games without a win. “With me, those who run and deserve it play,” Zanetti said at his unveiling on Wednesday.

Thierry Correia is back in the Venezia squad after a hamstring problem. Nicola has said he is there mainly to get used to matchday again and is unlikely to play a major role. Andrea Adorante (back), Bartol Franjić (shoulder) and Marin Šverko (hip) are still out.

Oumar Solet is back for Udinese after a calf injury, but Zanetti has said his minutes will be carefully managed. Keinan Davis is a late doubt with a muscle problem, and Vakoun Bayo has only just returned from a hamstring injury. David Alaba (calf) and Alessandro Zanoli (muscle) won’t be back until after the international break, and Gueye is out after ankle surgery.

Neither side has any players suspended.

Venezia (3-5-2): Stanković; Halhal, Moreno, Juan Jesus; Hainaut, Kike Pérez, Busio, Sohm, Mazzocchi; Yeboah, Adams
Coach: Nicola

Udinese (3-4-2-1): Okoye; Abankwah, Palma, Solet; Vojvoda, Piotrowski, Karlström, Kamara; Zaniolo, Ekkelenkamp; Davis
Coach: Zanetti

Venezia vs. Udinese – live updates

Venezia

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Udinese

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0

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Last matches

01-11-2026		Como	L	1 - 0
28-10-2026		Inter	L	0 - 2
25-10-2026		Genoa	L	1 - 0
17-10-2026		Napoli	W	1 - 0
12-10-2026		Atalanta	L	3 - 1

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19

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1

2

7

Last matches

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	0 - 2	L	Milan		25-10-2026
	0 - 3	L	Lecce		18-10-2026
	2 - 1	L	Torino		12-10-2026