Separated by one place in the Serie A table, Torino welcome Udinese to Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, aiming to create separation from the visitors in Easter Monday's gameweek 33 contest.
History is undoubtedly on the home team's side, with the Bull winning 14 and drawing six of the previous 26 top-flight meetings with the Friulians.
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Torino enter Monday's fixture knowing they can neither be relegated nor realistically finish in the coveted European spots.
Nevertheless, Paolo Vanoli's men head into gameweek 33 seeking to continue the Bull's impressive record against their Udine-based opponents.
Unbeaten in this fixture since February 2022, the Maroons have claimed three wins and two draws since suffering a 2-0 defeat in Udine three years ago.
With Torino not losing this matchup in Turin since a 3-2 win for Udinese in December 2020, the 10th-placed Granata, who have claimed two wins and played out a draw in the three subsequent meetings, bid for a third triumph in four matches.
Entering this round without a loss on home turf in 2025, Vanoli's side aim to extend their seven-match unbeaten run in Turin by securing another positive result against an opponent they typically fare well against.
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Udinese hope to snap that run by getting the better of the Maroons and leapfrogging their Turin hosts by notching maximum points at the Olimpico Grande Torino.
The Little Zebras, who enter gameweek 33 on a four-match losing run, may have won six straight top-flight matches against Torino between 2003 and 2008 but have only claimed as many victories in the next 26 in Serie A, falling to 14 losses and drawing just six.
The travelling fans head into Monday's clash with their side on a four-match losing run in Serie A, suffering defeats to Hellas Verona (1-0), Inter Milan (2-1), Genoa (1-0) and last weekend's 4-0 thrashing by AC Milan, following a six-match streak without defeat (four wins).
Two of those draws in that run were creditable 1-1 draws at title-contending Napoli and sixth-placed Lazio, indicating the Friulani's competence against the division's finest sides when it comes together.
However, Kosta Runjaic's men have managed only one away victory since the start of 2025 and four overall in the ongoing campaign; their 17 points accrued on the road this term outdo only seven clubs in 24-25.
With little to play for this term apart from ending as high as possible, Le Zebrette head into round 33 without the pressure of possible relegation like last season but aim for that reduced anxiety to provoke a relaxed performance to snap their winless run in Turin.
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Saul Coco was booked for the 10th time in Torino's loss at Como last weekend, and the centre-back will serve a ban against Udinese.
Also absent for the Bull are Alieu Njie (ankle), Duvan Zapata (knee), Nikola Vlasic (muscle), Perr Schuurs (knee) and Valentino Lazaro (muscle); Amine Salama's muscle complaint will be evaluated ahead of Easter Monday's fixture.
Although Elif Elmas trails Torino leading goalscorer Che Adams (eight goals), the forward's four goals have been scored since joining the club on loan in the winter transfer window, and the former Napoli man, who was on target in the Maroons' previous fixture in Turin against Hellas Verona, could find the net in consecutive Serie A home appearances since January 2023.
Like their hosts, Udinese have a glut of injury absentees: Alexis Sanchez (foot), Florian Thauvin (thigh), Jordan Zemura (thigh), Keinan Davis (muscle), Razvan Sava (finger) and Isaak Toure (knee) are all in the wars.
Lorenzo Lucca has scored 27.8% of Udinese's 36 top-flight goals this term, and the forward could add to his 10 league strikes in Monday's contest.
Torino possible starting lineup:
Milinkovic-Savic; Walukiewicz, Maripan, Masina, Biraghi; Ricci, Casadei; Karamoh, Ginetis, Elmas; Adams
Udinese possible starting lineup:
Okoye; Kamara, Kristensen, Bijol, Solet; Ehizibue, Lovric, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp; Atta, Lucca
We say: Torino 1-1 Udinese
Four of Torino's five wins on home turf this season have been by one-goal margins, highlighting the close nature of those victories over Atalanta (2-1), Como (1-0), AC Milan (2-1) and Empoli (1-0).
While the Maroons will expect three points again in this fixture, we anticipate Udinese's battling qualities on the road could see the Friulians scrape out a draw in Turin and avoid a third straight loss on their travels and fifth consecutive disappointment overall.
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