Deulofeu returned from injury in Udinese’s win

The Udinese He returned to the path of victory against Sampdoria (0-1) in the last minutes, in a match that left a bad taste in the mouth of the Spaniard’s return Gerard Deulofeuwho entered the field of play as a substitute for the first time since the injury he suffered on November 12 and was unable to finish the game.

It was not an easy day for Udinese, especially for Deulofeu. The Catalan, a key player in this team, was injured in the last game before the World Cup break, against Naplesof his left knee.

More than two months later, Deulofeu he stepped on the green again. He did so as a substitute, in the 77th minute, with the score 0-0 in a close game, with almost no chance of his having managed the opener. He jumps with the strength that characterizes him, upright, always ready to tackle, working defensively and creating inconsistencies in defensive marks with his mobility.

A few minutes from the end, with Udinese focused on the attack, desperate to add a victory that they have not known since last October 3 against the Hellas VeronaDeulofeu started a wall that he did not finish because of a bad move in his knee that caused him to come back.

However, the ball that was first returned to the wall with the Spaniard ended up inside the area and, after a rebound, fell at the feet of Dutch winger Kingsley Ehizibue, who, taking advantage of a poor clearance from ‘Samp’, opened the marker.

The goal was checked for a possible offside, the Serbian-led team Dejan Stankovic tried to find the equalizer all the way but Udinese, again to none Deulofeu on the field, visibly sore on the bench and with ice on the affected knee, he held on to secure the three points, end the losing streak and move back into seventh position.

The ‘Samp’, for its part, paid tribute to the Italian Gianluca Vialli, Former player of the Genoese club who died at the beginning of January due to the cancer he suffered since 2017, he remains in the relegation places, penultimate.