MILAN - This evening at the Stadio Friuli Udinese and Inter will lock horns for the 89th time. Since their first meeting in the 1950/51 season, there have been 44 matches played in Udine and 44 in Milan. The Nerazzurri are ahead in overall results with 41 wins, 29 draws and 18 defeats, and have scored 133 times compared to Udinese's 86.
Tonight's referee is Luca Banti (born in Livorno on 27 March 1974). Since making his Serie A debut on 29 May 2005, he has overseen 102 top-flight games: 48 home wins, 27 draws and 27 away wins, while awarding 17 penalties and producing 28 red cards. This season Banti has been in charge of 16 games: 3 home wins, 10 draws, 3 away wins; 3 penalties and 3 sendings off. Today he will be officiating a fixture involving Inter for the 14th time (9 wins, 3 draws, 1 defeat) and Udinese for the 12th time (7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats). In the current campaign the Tuscan match official has overseen proceedings in two away matches for the Nerazzurri - against Genoa (won) and Lecce (lost).
Francesco Guidolin will be facing Inter for the 29th time. The previous 28 match-ups have produced 16 Nerazzurri wins, 6 draws and 6 victories for the coach.
