11 August 2023
11 August 2023

Udinese see off Catanzaro in cup opener

A strong second half seals a 4-1 win for Sottil's men in their Coppa Italia bow

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UDINESE 4-1 CATANZARO (HT 1-1) 
Scorers: Lovric 9, Vandeputte 12, Beto 49, Thauvin 64 (pen), Lucca 90+3. 
 
Udinese (3-5-2): Silvestri; Kabasele, Bijol, Masina (Guessand 66); Festy (Ferreira 67), Zarraga, Walace, Lovric, Zemura (Kamara 67); Thauvin (Ake 88), Beto (Lucca 73). 
Subs not used: Padelli, Piana, Success, Abankwah, Semedo, Camara, Pejicic, Nwachukwu, Zunec. 
Coach: Sottil.
 
Catanzaro (3-5-2): Fulignati; Veroli (Olivieri 80), Brighenti, Scognamillo; Situm, Pontisso (Pompetti 80), Sounas, Ghion (Curcio 65), Vandeputte; Brignola (Verna 65), Biasci (D’Andrea 66). 
Subs not used: Sala, Borrelli, Krastev, Welbeck, Bombagi, Katseris. 
Coach: Vivarini.
 
Referee: Minelli.
Assistants: Di Gioia, Moro.
Fourth official: Rinaldi.
VAR: Abbattista.
Assistant VAR: Miele.
 
Added time: 3+7 minutes. 
Assists: Thauvin, Sounas, Zemura, Zarraga.
Possession: 42%-58%.
Corners: 3-1.
Booked: Masina.
Tickets sold: 4,801.
Gate receipts: €40,155.