⚔️ Udinese-Verona draw: super youngster 🦸🏻, three hit the bar 😱 | OneFootball

It ends 1-1 between Udinese and Verona in the opening match of the season: one point each in a game that came alive in the second half and saw the crossbar struck three times.

In Udine, Montipò makes his 150th appearance wearing the Verona shirt.

The first half lacked great excitement, with Udinese slightly more proactive up front, but without any noteworthy chances.

The only real sparks were a shot from Zemura that went well over in the 22nd minute, taking advantage of a mistake by Frese for Udinese, while Giovane forced Sava into a save in the 41st after skipping past two opponents.

The start of the second half was much livelier, and once again it was Giovane who provided a thrill, hitting the crossbar with a beautiful shot from the edge of the area. An excellent performance from Verona's new Brazilian signing.

Missed chance, conceded goal: just moments later Udinese broke the deadlock with a header from Kristensen off a corner taken by Lovric. Second Serie A goal for the Dane.

Udinese then nearly doubled their lead with Zarraga, who had just come on for Lovric: a rocket from distance that crashed against the crossbar.

In the 73rd minute came Verona's response, equalizing through Serdar, the team's new captain: once again, the goal came from a corner kick.

Frese took the corner, Giovane flicked it on with his head, and then Serdar slipped in with a backheel to put the ball past Sava.

In the 83rd minute, the woodwork was struck again: this time it was Udinese, with Kamara hitting it.

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