2022–23 Udinese Calcio season

Udinese
2022–23 season
Owner	Giampaolo Pozzo
Chairman	Franco Soldati
Manager	Andrea Sottil
Stadium	Stadio Friuli
Serie A	9th
Coppa Italia	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Beto (10); All: ; Beto (10)
	← 2021–22
	All statistics correct as of 23 April 2023.

The 2022–23 season is the 126th in the history of Udinese Calcio and their 28th consecutive season in the top flight. The club are participating in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

Players

As of 1 September 2022^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Marco Silvestri
2	DF	IRL	Festy Ebosele
3	DF	MAR	Adam Masina
4	MF	SVN	Sandi Lovrić
5	MF	GER	Tolgay Arslan
6	MF	FRA	Jean-Victor Makengo
7	FW	NGA	Isaac Success
8	MF	BIH	Mato Jajalo
9	FW	POR	Beto
10	FW	ESP	Gerard Deulofeu
11	MF	BRA	Walace
13	DF	ITA	Destiny Udogie (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
14	DF	IRL	James Abankwah
15	DF	POR	Leonardo Buta


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	NED	Bram Nuytinck
18	DF	ARG	Nehuén Pérez
19	DF	NGA	Kingsley Ehizibue
20	GK	ITA	Daniele Padelli
23	DF	CMR	Enzo Ebosse
24	MF	SRB	Lazar Samardžić
29	DF	SVN	Jaka Bijol
30	FW	MKD	Ilija Nestorovski
37	MF	ARG	Roberto Pereyra (captain)
39	FW	POR	Vivaldo Semedo
50	DF	BRA	Rodrigo Becão
67	DF	FRA	Axel Guessand
80	FW	ITA	Simone Pafundi
99	GK	ITA	Edoardo Piana

Out on loan

As of 1 September 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	CRO	Filip Benković (at Eintracht Braunschweig until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	CIV	Hassane Kamara (at Watford until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	ITA	Marco Ballarini (at Trento until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NOR	Martin Palumbo (at Juventus Next Gen until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	ESP	Cristo González (at Sporting Gijón until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	ITA	Simone Ianesi (at Trento until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 July 2022 Friendly	Rapid Lienz	0–11	Udinese	Lienz, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Nestorovski 10' Lovrić 14', 27' Cocetta 17' Deulofeu 38' Pereyra 42' Arslan 54', 75' Makengo 64', 81' Success 90'	Stadium: Dolomitenstadion Referee: Marco Schlacher (Austria)

16 July 2022 Friendly	Union Berlin	3–3	Udinese	Lienz, Austria
13:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Khedira 44', 51' Nuytinck 49' (o.g.) Schäfer 50' Heintz 54' Knoche 63'	Report	Nestorovski 25', 43', 74' Benković 55' Walace 57'	Stadium: Dolomitenstadion Referee: Marco Schlacher (Austria)

17 July 2022 Friendly	Schalke 04	Cancelled	Udinese	Mittersill, Austria
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Waldstadion
Note: Udinese's match against Schalke was cancelled and replaced with a match against Ilirija 1911 due to security reasons.^[2]

17 July 2022 Friendly	Udinese	3–0	Ilirija 1911	Lienz, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nestorovski 48', 75', 87'	Report	Stevanović 53' Kesic 53'	Stadium: Dolomitenstadt Referee: Marco Schlacher (Austria)

21 July 2022 Friendly	Udinese	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Zell am See, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Silvestri 22' Nestorovski 47' Nuytinck 51' Pereyra 82' (pen.) Soppy 84'	Report	Andrich 47' Tah 52' Tapsoba 55' Paulinho 76'	Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Samuel Sampl (Austria)

24 July 2022 Friendly	Udinese	1–2	Qatar	Mittersill, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Benković 28'	Report	Ali 24' (pen.) Ahmed 40'	Stadium: Waldstadion Referee: Hochataffel (Austria)

25 July 2022 Friendly	Udinese	2–1	Pafos	Lienz, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nestorovski 59' Samardžić 88' Success 89'	Report	Jairo 18' Palacios 59'	Stadium: Dolomitenstadt Referee: Arno Weichsler (Austria)

29 July 2022 Friendly	Udinese	1–3	Chelsea	Udine, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Deulofeu 42'	Report	Kanté 20' Sterling 37' Mount 90'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 11,776 Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy)

30 July 2022 Friendly	Udinese XI	0–2	Chelsea XI	Udine, Italy
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Loftus-Cheek 45+1' Ziyech 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi (Italy)

10 December 2022 Friendly	Udinese	1–3	West Ham United	Udine, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pereyra 13'	Report	Benrahma 45+1' Lanzini 70' Antonio 89'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)

17 December 2022 Friendly	Udinese	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Udine, Italy
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	I. Williams 86'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi (Italy)

23 December 2022 Friendly	Udinese XI	2–0	Lecce	Udine
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Beto 23' Bijol 35' Pérez 51' Ebosele 51'	Report	Pongračić 15'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Daniele Minelli

29 December 2022 Friendly	Cremonese	1–3	Udinese	Cremona
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Beto 12' (o.g.)	Report	Arslan 14', 18' Beto 33' Ebosse 78'	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Matteo Marcenaro

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	13 August 2022	4 June 2023	Matchday 1		32	10	12	10	42	40	+2	031.25
Coppa Italia	5 August 2022	19 October 2022	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
Total					34	11	12	11	46	44	+2	032.35

Last updated: 28 April 2023
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Torino	38	14	11	13	42	41	+1	53
11	Monza	38	14	10	14	48	52	−4	52
12	Udinese	38	11	13	14	47	48	−1	46
13	Sassuolo	38	12	9	17	47	61	−14	45
14	Empoli	38	10	13	15	37	49	−12	43

Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;^[3] 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)^[4]

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Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
32	10	12	10	42	40	+2	42	5	8	2	27	17	+10	5	4	8	15	23	−8

Last updated: 28 April 2023.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	D	D	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	L
Position	17	15	11	9	4	4	3	3	4	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	10	9	10	10	8	10	10	12	9

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2023. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.^[5]

13 August 2022 1	Milan	4–2	Udinese	Milan
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hernandez 12' (pen.) Rebić 15', 68' Brahim 46' Krunić 34'	Report	Becão 2', 34' Soppy 10' Masina 45+4' Pérez 55' Ebosele 90+2'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70,197 Referee: Livio Marinelli

20 August 2022 2	Udinese	0–0	Salernitana	Udine
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Makengo 29' Walace 45+1' Pérez 45+4'	Report	Bonazzoli 35' Bradarić 49' Bronn 66' Gyömbér 74'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 17,054 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano

26 August 2022 3	Monza	1–2	Udinese	Monza
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Caldirola 24' Colpani 32' Machín 82' Pessina 90+2'	Report	Udogie 23', 77' Beto 36' Nestorovski 82'	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 9,955 Referee: Marco Di Bello

31 August 2022 4	Udinese	1–0	Fiorentina	Udine
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Beto 17' Udogie 90+2'	Report	Cabral 47' Igor 89'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 19,684 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

4 September 2022 5	Udinese	4–0	Roma	Udine
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Udogie 5', 62' Samardžić 56' Makengo 66' Pereyra 75', 89' Lovrić 82'	Report	Dybala 45' Pellegrini 52'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 24,108 Referee: Fabio Maresca

11 September 2022 6	Sassuolo	1–3	Udinese	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Frattesi 33' Ruan 44' Lopez 72'	Report	Becão 8' Ebosse 25' Ehizibue 63' Beto 75', 90+3' Samardžić 90+1'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium Attendance: 8,694 Referee: Giacomo Camplone

18 September 2022 7	Udinese	3–1	Internazionale	Udine
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Škriniar 22' (o.g.) Pereyra 40' Udogie 51' Becão 56' Bijol 85' Arslan 90+3'	Report	Barella 5' Bastoni 13' Mkhitaryan 21' Darmian 45+1' Brozović 57'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 22,475 Referee: Paolo Valeri

3 October 2022 8	Hellas Verona	1–2	Udinese	Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Doig 23' Veloso 31' Henry 77' Depaoli 84'	Report	Pérez 47' Beto 70' Becão 74' Pereyra 86' Bijol 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 15,352 Referee: Daniele Minelli

9 October 2022 9	Udinese	2–2	Atalanta	Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bijol 8' Deulofeu 67' Ebosse 70' Pérez 78'	Report	Lookman 36', 37' Muriel 56' (pen.) Hateboer 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 24,671 Referee: Daniele Doveri

16 October 2022 10	Lazio	0–0	Udinese	Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Milinković-Savić 74'	Report	Becão 7' Pérez 53' Lovrić 79' Ehizibue 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Andrea Colombo

23 October 2022 11	Udinese	1–2	Torino	Udine
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Deulofeu 26' Success 32' Bijol 85'	Report	Aina 14', 68' Lazaro 34' Pellegri 69' Milinković-Savić 71' Linetty 86'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,711 Referee: Matteo Marchetti

30 October 2022 12	Cremonese	0–0	Udinese	Cremona
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Meïté 4'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 12,810 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

4 November 2022 13	Udinese	1–1	Lecce	Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Deulofeu 37' Bijol 45+1' Beto 68'	Report	Colombo 33' Umtiti 55' Gendrey 69' Oudin 87'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 21,834 Referee: Francesco Fourneau

8 November 2022 14	Spezia	1–1	Udinese	La Spezia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Reca 33' Bourabia 36' Kiwior 45' Bastoni 84'	Report	Arslan 17' Lovrić 43' Success 72' Nuytinck 73'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Marco Piccinini

12 November 2022 15	Napoli	3–2	Udinese	Naples
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Osimhen 15' Juan Jesus 25' Zieliński 31' Elmas 58' Mário Rui 78'	Report	Walace 27' Pereyra 37' Nestorovski 79' Samardžić 82' Ebosse 84'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

4 January 2023 16	Udinese	1–1	Empoli	Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Walace 45+2' Pereyra 70' Nestorovski 90+4'	Report	Baldanzi 3' Akpa Akpro 18' 79' Caputo 61'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 19,327 Referee: Marco Serra

7 January 2023 17	Juventus	1–0	Udinese	Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Locatelli 36' Danilo 86'	Report	Success 54' Bijol 67'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 39,536 Referee: Matteo Marchetti

15 January 2023 18	Udinese	1–2	Bologna	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Beto 10' Walace 57'	Report	Lucumí 41' Sansone 59' Soriano 75' Posch 80' Ferguson 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,486 Referee: Manuel Volpi

22 January 2023 19	Sampdoria	0–1	Udinese	Genoa
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Leris 38' Nuytinck 71' Gabbiadini 90+2'	Report	Ehizibue 32', 88'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,642 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

30 January 2023 20	Udinese	1–1	Hellas Verona	Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Samardžić 21' Beto 30'	Report	Becão 4' (o.g.) Magnani 17' Ceccherini 42' Sulemana 50'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 17,276 Referee: Luca Pairetto

5 February 2023 21	Torino	1–0	Udinese	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Karamoh 49' Aina 86'	Report	Lovrić 82'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 16,820 Referee: Alessandro Prontera

12 February 2023 22	Udinese	2–2	Sassuolo	Udine
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Udogie 1' Bijol 28' Ehizibue 55' Pérez 81'	Report	Matheus Henrique 6' Laurienté 31' Pérez 45+2' (o.g.) Zortea 56'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,912 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

18 February 2023 23	Internazionale	3–1	Udinese	Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lukaku 20' (pen.), 22' Darmian 39' Mkhitaryan 73' Martínez 89'	Report	Masina 22' Lovrić 43' Bijol 47'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71,248 Referee: Federico Dionisi

26 February 2023 24	Udinese	2–2	Spezia	Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Beto 22' Pereyra 55' Ehizibue 58' Becão 62'	Report	Nzola 6', 72' Nikolaou 75' Shomurodov 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,710 Referee: Matteo Marchetti

4 March 2023 25	Atalanta	0–0	Udinese	Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Éderson 44' Djimsiti 45+2'	Report	Lovrić 35' Becão 42' Ebosele 77'	Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 18,475 Referee: Davide Ghersini

11 March 2023 26	Empoli	0–1	Udinese	Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Luperto 28' Fazzini 74'	Report	Bijol 19' Becão 45+3', 54' Beto 67' Lovrić 73'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,465 Referee: Francesco Cosso

18 March 2023 27	Udinese	3–1	Milan	Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Pereyra 9' Pérez 27' Beto 45+1' Walace 69' Ehizibue 70' Ebosele 90' Becão 90+3'	Report	Ibrahimović 45+4' (pen.) Kalulu 61' Tonali 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 24,992 Referee: Daniele Doveri

2 April 2023 28	Bologna	3–0	Udinese	Bologna
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Posch 3' Moro 12' Lucumí 45+1' Barrow 49'	Report	Bijol 9'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 25,562 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi

8 April 2023 29	Udinese	2–2	Monza	Udine
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lovrić 18' Pérez 76' Beto 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Izzo 26' Colpani 48' Antov 55' Rovella 56' Petagna 90+9'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 22,658 Referee: Luca Massimi

16 April 2023 30	Roma	3–0	Udinese	Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Cristante 37' Bove 37' Pellegrini 55' Mancini 67' Abraham 90+1'	Report	Pereyra 35', 69' Success 40' Ehizibue 45+4' Thauvin 90'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 61,015 Referee: Antonio Giua

23 April 2023 31	Udinese	3–0	Cremonese	Udinese
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Samardžić 2', 47' Pérez 27' Success 36' Arslan 78'	Report	Sernicola 26' Afena-Gyan 64' Valeri 87'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 23,445 Referee: Francesco Fourneau

28 April 2023 32	Lecce	1–0	Udinese	Lecce
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Blin 35' Strefezza 51', 62' (pen.) Gonzàlez 85' Ceesay 90+1'	Report	Bijol 7' Pérez 63'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Referee: Matteo Marchetti

Coppa Italia

5 August 2022 Round of 64	Udinese	2–1	Feralpisalò	Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Deulofeu 12' (pen.) Success 64' Pérez 71'	Report	Siligardi 67' Verzeletti 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 2,962 Referee: Francesco Cosso

19 October 2022 Round of 32	Udinese	2–3	Monza	Udine
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pérez 49', 68', 78' Deulofeu 90+3'	Report	Birindelli 26' Valoti 45' Molina 70' Petagna 72' Bondo 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 5,034 Referee: Federico Dionisi

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ITA	Marco Silvestri	9	0	8	0	1	0
20	GK	ITA	Daniele Padelli	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	GK	ITA	Edoardo Piana	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	IRL	Festy Ebosele	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
3	DF	MAR	Adam Masina	5	1	4	1	1	0
13	DF	ITA	Destiny Udogie	7	2	7	2	0	0
14	DF	IRL	James Abankwah	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	POR	Leonardo Buta	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	NED	Bram Nuytinck	5	0	2+2	0	0+1	0
18	DF	ARG	Nehuén Pérez	7	0	6	0	1	0
19	DF	NGA	Kingsley Ehizibue	4	0	0+4	0	0	0
23	DF	CMR	Enzo Ebosse	7	0	1+5	0	1	0
29	DF	SVN	Jaka Bijol	6	2	5	2	1	0
50	DF	BRA	Rodrigo Becão	8	1	8	1	0	0
67	DF	FRA	Axel Guessand	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	DF	ITA	Nicolò Cocetta	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	SVN	Sandi Lovrić	9	1	5+3	1	1	0
5	MF	GER	Tolgay Arslan	7	1	2+5	1	0	0
6	MF	FRA	Jean-Victor Makengo	9	0	6+2	0	1	0
8	MF	BIH	Mato Jajalo	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	BRA	Walace	8	0	8	0	0	0
24	MF	GER	Lazar Samardzic	8	2	1+6	2	0+1	0
37	MF	ARG	Roberto Pereyra	9	1	8	1	1	0
75	MF	ITA	Leo Miserini	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	MF	ITA	Simone Pafundi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	NGA	Isaac Success	9	1	5+3	0	1	1
9	FW	POR	Beto	8	5	3+5	5	0	0
10	FW	ESP	Gerard Deulofeu	9	1	8	0	1	1
30	FW	MKD	Ilija Nestorovski	4	0	0+3	0	0+1	0
38	FW	POR	Vivaldo	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
93	DF	FRA	Brandon Soppy	2	0	1	0	1	0

Last updated: 3 October 2022
Source: Competitions

References

^ "Prima squadra < Squadre < Udinese". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
^ "S04 to face Augsburg instead of Udinese in Sunday's friendly". FC Schalke 04. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.
^ "Calendario Serie a 2022-2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".

[1] "Prima squadra < Squadre < Udinese". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

[2] "S04 to face Augsburg instead of Udinese in Sunday's friendly". FC Schalke 04. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[note-3] Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.

[4] "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.

[5] "Calendario Serie a 2022-2023, il 24 giugno nasce il nuovo campionato".

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