Although Las Diarra's absence due to injury will not have much impact due to the large number of personnel available in the central midfield position, it is clear that this non-combat attrition accident has had a very serious negative effect on the psychology of the players. As if this injury was a revelation or a foreshadowing, everyone felt that the Torino club might suffer some setbacks in the next games and even off the field, and it would no longer be as smooth and smooth as before.

For this kind of "superstition" that Westerners care about very much, Li Mudi is also a little uncomfortable. It's not that he thinks this accident will be a portent, but the next two weeks are a schedule of two games a week, which will bring huge pressure on the players in terms of fitness and form, and now because of Russ's injury, their psychology has also fluctuated more seriously, how can this game be played well?

After a home win over Sampdoria, Torino took just a half-day off to regroup and start preparing for their next league game. On the evening of Wednesday, the 20th, they will challenge Udinese, who have not been in good form since the start of the game with 1 win and 3 losses; On Saturday night, the Red Bulls will return to Turin, but still on the road, against city rivals Juventus; On Thursday 28, the team will usher in the second round of the group stage of the Europa League, facing Croatia's Rijeka at home; The following Sunday, 1 October, there will be a return to the Stadio Olimpico in Turin against Verona. The intensity of the two games in a row is amazing, but fortunately, except for the old woman, the strength of the remaining three teams is not too strong, and the lineup can be rotated appropriately, but the current state of the players is not too good, and Li Mudi's head is starting to hurt a little again.

Without the time and energy to accompany his girlfriend who finally flew to Europe, the Torino coach was not in a good mood, and when the team arrived in Udinese, located in the northeastern region of Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, he was harassed by local fans while resting in the hotel, which made Li Mudi even more irritable. In his pre-match press conference, he made a rare denunciation of the outrageous behaviour of the home fans, arguing that they lacked the most basic qualities. This remark also caused a debate between the media and fans on both sides, but more importantly, some neutrals saw that Li Mudi's current form is a bit bad, and if the Torino team fails to win or even loses today, I believe that there will be a lot of content to dig into the post-match report.

Last season, Udinese got off to a poor start and coach Marc Accini was sacked in October, when the 66-year-old veteran coach Delneri took over the reins of the Bianconeri. As a result, the team won 10 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses in the league, and finally finished the 2016-17 season in 13th place in the standings. The result wasn't too bad, but it certainly didn't make much fun for the club's hierarchy and supporters, but president Franco Soldati activated the option to extend the manager's contract until next summer.

In the past summer transfer window, Udinese did not make any big moves, after selling the main players of the former team such as central midfielder Bruno Fernandes and defender Guilhermedos Santos, and then added newcomers such as center forward Bazic and Dutch defender Bramnujdinke from leagues such as Croatia and Belgium, with an overall net investment of just over 3.6 million euros, which is very stable in this transfer market that has obviously become frenzied, or they are better off without capital squandering.

Since there were no big names to join, their style of play was still team-oriented, and although they faced a strong opponent who had won all of their games before, Delneri still lined up his usual 4-3-3 formation, and did not change his tactical style of play because he was afraid of the strength of his opponent. With the exception of Czech international Jankoto, who was slightly unwell, almost all the main players were put in the starting line-up. What is particularly special is that the veteran Argentine striker Maxi López, who was sold to Anderlecht by the Torino team last year, chose to return to the familiar Serie A scene after a disappointing season, joined Udinese as a free agent, and also became the starting center forward candidate for today's game against his old club, which attracted a lot of attention.

Li Mudi, on the other hand, chose a more conservative tactic when the team's form fluctuated, and came up with a more balanced 4-3-1-2 formation in attack and defense, and the starting list was as follows: goalkeeper Casillas, four defenders Dickman, Canneman, Ranocchia and Barreka, three midfielders Vukocevic, Fabas and Musis, forward Benasi, and two forwards Belotti and Immobile. In this position, only Silvestri and Baseli, two of the more capable players, were rested to stay in the Torino derby at the weekend. However, the Torino boss was hopeful that his side would have sealed the win early in the day, so that he could make adjustments with three substitutions earlier in the second half to give more of his starting XI time to rest.

Today's Stade d'Acia (formerly known as Stadio Friuli) is full, but the total 25,144 seats are as many as 4,500 Torino fans who come with the team to cheer, which is relatively rare in Serie A in the past. However, nearly a fifth of the fans will support the visitors today, which is a shot in the arm for the Red Bulls' players, which will boost their morale and confidence in winning.

The home side were the first to attack after a few attempts from the start, taking advantage of the gaps on both flanks of Torino's midfield to form a surprise attack, delivering three crosses and two in-depth attempts in the first seven minutes. However, the outstanding ability of defenders such as Ranocchia, coupled with the assistance of three central midfielders, kept their defensive formation watertight, and the Udinese players only managed to get two very unreliable attacks, all of which were well off the woodwork, and did not achieve anything.

On the contrary, it was the first effective counter-attack of the visiting team that scored successfully, and taught the opponent a good lesson on what it means to be efficient. In the ninth minute, Casillas intercepted the home team's cross from the right and launched a hand-tossed attack, he threw the ball into the midfield circle with a big flick, and Fambas won the ball and shook it past the Icelandic international Halfredsson and passed diagonally to Benassi in front. The latter rushed diagonally with the ball from the left position all the way to the middle of the front field, and suddenly shot from a distance of sixteen or seventeen meters from the opponent's penalty area, the ball flew at a very positive angle, but the trajectory was a little erratic, and it bounced off the ground before hitting the goalkeeper, causing the 21-year-old young goalkeeper Scuffett to make a save, and it bounced far.

Just when he was about to get up immediately to control the second landing, the alert Belotti had already shaken off all the defenders, killed two meters outside the small penalty area, and easily pushed the right side of the goal with the arch of his right foot, 0-1, Torino scored on the first goal, and took the lead in the score, which was surprisingly smooth.

After the goal, the visiting players began to get better and better, not only withstanding a series of onslaught from the opposition, but also playing two counter-attacks with ease, creating a continuous threat to the home team's goal. However, due to Mobile's bad luck, he volleyed directly into the far corner of the goal in the 17th minute after receiving a low cross from Barreka, but was denied by the crossbar; In the 23rd minute, when Belotti rushed into the penalty area to resist the opponent's Brazilian central defender Danilola Langella continued to rush forward, he was pulled to the ground by the latter with a very hidden action, but the referee who was blocked in sight did not say anything, and the VAR team outside the field did not move, so angry that Red Bebe sat on the ground and roared loudly twice, almost attracting a yellow card warning.

However, Torino extended their lead in the opening half hour, Benasi's through ball found Belotti on the left side of the field, and after last season's Serie A top scorer dribbled into the box, Danilo had no choice but to move on. When the well-defended Halfredsson also rushed over to try to smash it, Red Babe hurriedly knocked the ball across the board in an attempt to find Immobile in the middle, but it couldn't get through the legs of the Iceland international and the ball bounced in front of the Torino No.9. He scrambled to the ball before it crossed the line and tried to cross it with his left foot again, but the ball again stumbled into Halfredsson, who rushed to his own goal to block the route, and rolled towards the goal after touching the surface of his left foot.

Because the incident was so close to the goal line and so sudden, the Udinese goalkeeper Skufet, who moved to the near corner to prevent the Torino striker from shooting from a tight angle, did not realize in time that the ball was coming towards him in this situation, and when he subconsciously sat on the ground to make an interception action, the ball had already rolled under his crotch into the net. 0 to 2, the home team is really a house leak coincided with overnight rain, and the situation is not good and sent an oolong gift, this luck is indeed a little unlucky!

After the first half, the morale-depleted home players could not organize too good an attack, and the Torino players did not force their strength when the first physical limit appeared under the instructions of the head coach, so the time of halftime was relatively uneventful, and the Red Bulls got a two-goal lead on the road, which was still very ideal, at least to meet everyone's best expectations before the game.

However, Udinese, who was eager to score points, naturally did not give up like this, Delneri made two substitutions before the start of the second half, defender Angela, who had been selected for the Italian U21 national team, replaced Danilo, and Halfredsson, who played a bad half-game, could not be forgiven by the manager, and Jankoto, who had suffered some minor injuries and had not fully adjusted his form, came on and became the core of the midfield.

As soon as the Czech international came on the pitch, he gave the team a golden chance to get one back. Just two minutes after the rematch, he suddenly made a backward knock with his left foot when he was holding the ball with his back to the middle from the left side of the penalty area, and then deftly turned to try to brush off the Febas who had been guarding behind him. The Spanish teenager was unprepared, and rashly stretched out his arm to block the opponent's torso slightly, and Jancoto immediately pretended to be hit by someone, fell to the ground and shouted something, looking very painful. The referee was deceived by his acting skills, and not only directly sentenced him to death, but also gave Febas a yellow card.

Seeing this scene, Li Mudi only smiled helplessly and did not make any protests. Although the Czechs must have been acting there, Febas did make a move to block the opponent before, and even if the penalty was a little controversial, it was awarded so that the away team couldn't say anything, only that the young man's experience was not enough, and the tuition had to be paid!

The home team's No.10 and Argentine midfielder Rodrigo de Paul's powerful shot went straight to the middle of the net, and Cassie misjudged the direction and made a save to his right side, but couldn't stop the ball in the net. At 1-2, Udinese narrowed the gap to one goal at the beginning of the second half, and the situation instantly became optimistic.

Although a goal was recovered, Li Mudi did not panic, he came to the sidelines to remind the players to forget the accident just now, and focus on the game. And the Torino players are also very powerful, after the restart, as if the score has not changed, they still play how to kick and how to kick, and they are strong at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, firmly holding the initiative in their own hands.

In the 60th minute, Li Mudi began to make changes as planned, with Lucas Boye coming on to replace Belotti with a pass and a shot, and two minutes later, Croatian youngster Balic, who had been on loan from the home side, also made his debut for his new club, and Benassi was released to rest and prepare for the derby four days later.

The substitution also had a good effect, as the visitors, who had failed to create good chances on a number of occasions before, stretched the deficit to two goals again in the 67th minute. Balic went straight up front, Boyer forced his foot to attack the goal when the angle on the left side of the box was not good, and the ball was blocked by Dutch centre-back Nuudink and accidentally bounced to the feet of Immobile in the middle. The latter, of course, was not going to waste this pie falling from the sky, first shaking off the local left-back Pezzella who came up to intercept with a fake shot, and then volleying a powerful right-footed volley into the far corner of the goal. Skufet didn't even react as the ball slammed into the side-netting on his right, making it 3-1 for the Red Bulls to seal the victory.

The Torino boss then replaced Immobile with Manuel Pellegri and the disdain infuriated the home players, who went a little too far in the next 20 minutes and made a series of tough fouls on the visitors. Fortunately, the referee intervened in time to suppress this abnormal mentality with three yellow cards, so that the game was relatively calm to complete the process of the last minute, and the Red Bulls won their fifth consecutive game without any danger, making a good start to the difficult schedule of the fortnight and four games.