09 August 2025
09 August 2025

Werder Bremen 1-2 Udinese

Final pre-season friendly ends in victory

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After the 1-0 win in the morning match played behind closed doors, Udinese made it two from two in Saturday's friendly double-header against Werder Bremen with a 2-1 triumph at a packed Weserstadion in the afternoon.
 
First-half goals by Keinan Davis and Matteo Palma were enough to secure victory, despite Romano Schmid's penalty shortly after the interval.
 
It was the perfect way for Udinese to round off their pre-season preparations ahead of their first competitive fixture in the Coppa Italia on Monday week.
 
Werder Bremen 1-2 Udinese (HT: 0-2)
Scorers: Davis 28, Palma 37, Schmid 53 (pen).
 
Werder Bremen (4-2-3-1): Backhaus (Zetterer 46); Deman, Friedl (Coulibaly 46), Stark, Agu; Bittencourt, Lynen; Mbangula (Covic 62), Schmid, Grull; Topp (Opitz 80). 
Subs not used: Hansen, Malatini, Alvero, Musah, Schmetgens, Adeh, Salifou.
Coach: Steffen.
 
Udinese (3-5-2): Sava (Padelli 83); Palma (Bertola 76), Kristensen (Kabasele 76), Solet (Ballarini 89); Ehizibue (Zemura 76), Lovric (Piotrowski 62), Karlstrom (Zarraga 83), Atta (Ekkelenkamp 62), Kamara; Davis (Bayo 46), Brenner (Bravo 62).
Subs not used: Nunziante, Okoye, Goglichidze, Pafundi, Camara, Modesto. 
Coach: Runjaic.
 
Referee: Bickel
Assistants: Muller, Kluge
 
Booked: Ehizibue 26, Solet 51, Coulibaly 66, Deman 70, Zarraga 90+2.
Sent off: no one
Added time: 1+3 minutes.